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SALT LAKE CITY — A picture of the Pistons' Brandon Knight now accompanies the definition of posterized in the encyclopedia thanks to the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan.
During Sunday's game, Clippers point guard Chris Paul tossed up an ally oop to Jordan, who was streaking down the middle of the lane.
To Knight's credit he recognized what was happening, but couldn't beat Jordan to the ball and then he got dunked on ... hard.
To make matters worse, Knight got called for the foul.
And check out Jordan's face, post dunk.
Even Lebron James, a dunkaholic in his own right, took to Twitter to compliment Jordan.
"Dunk of the year #littletikeshoop," James wrote.
Certainly the frontrunner for dunk of the year.
Half-court shot for naught
A fan at the Missouri Valley tournament hit a half-court shot and thinks he won $50,000!
And why not? He hit the shot, but wait. He didn't follow the rules.
Ugh.
Alex Permann nailed the half-court shot during a contest before the Missouri Valley title game on Sunday, but the 24-year-old wasn't allowed to walk away with the cash money.
For the $50,000 Permann was required to make a layup, a free throw, a 3-pointer and a half-court shot in less than 24 seconds.
After hitting the layup and a free throw, Permann goes straight for half court, bypassing the 3-pointer even though the PA announcer and crowd are all yelling at him.
Obviously Permann felt the pressure of the clock.
So while Permann didn't get any cash, tournament organizers decided he deserved something and gave him tickets for life to the Missouri Valley tournament and four VIP passes and a three-day hotel stay for next year's event.
Not $50,000, but pretty decent consolation prize.
Consoling mascot
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. Such is sports, but when you toss in a mascot it becomes a little hilarious.
In a New York high school regional final a Batavia High School player picks up a loose ball and hits a miraculous game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat Olean High School 63-62.
Batavia players go nuts, one devastated Olean player falls to the floor. As the Batavia players celebrate around the fallen foe, the school mascot, a blue devil, runs to join the celebration, but runs right into the Olean player.
Instead of leaving him alone and going on his way, the blue devil gives the emotional player a soft pat on the head before joining the celebratory mosh pit.
One point for good sportsmanship.
Buzzer-beater #fail
Speaking of failed attempts, the Raptors' Landry Fields took an ill-fated buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Fields heaved the ball as time expired, as players normally do, and usually no harm, no foul.
The ball rarely ever draws iron, and even more rarely actually goes in.
Fields' shot did neither, but was on target for the floor mopper's head. As the ball completely whiffs on the rim, the net, the backboard and the standard, it hits the floor-mopper right in the noggin.
No fun. Worth a chuckle, but no fun ... for him.
Landry Fields's full court buzzer beater hits nothing but face.
Basebrawl
Well, leave it to baseball to screw up something that's supposed to bring the world together.
Over the weekend, during the World Baseball Classic, the Mexico-Canada game turned into a backyard brawl.
Pushing, shoving, take downs, throw downs, scrums and haymakers. There was also probably some scratching, biting, spiting, headbutting and some cheapshotting, but none of that is confirmed.
And why did this happen you ask?
Because apparently Mexico didn't understand that run differential mattered.
Up 9-3 in the top of the ninth inning, Canada's Chris Robinson lays down a bunt single. Now, that goes against baseball's unwritten rules. When you are up big you don't bunt for a hit.
Mexico's third baseman Luis Cruz, who fielded the ball, signals to his pitcher to plunk the next batter, which, Arnold Leon does.
Leon hits Canada's Rene Tosoni, the benches clear and a good game turns chaotic — all because Mexico's players admittedly didn't understand that run differential matters in pool play.
Seriously.
