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SALT LAKE CITY — The Jazz are climbing back into the the NBA playoffs with dominant performances. The side effect of those performances is allowing Jeremy Evans and the bench players to get some playing time.
And any time that Evans gets playing time there is opportunity for a highlight dunk to come along, it is a little more likely against the Trailblazers.
Last night one of those highlights happened.
It started with Jamaal Tinsley nonchalantly bringing the ball down the court as the Jazz are up 15 with minutes to go in the game. Evans isn't running down the court, closer to a gallop, but Tinsley hits the 3-point line at about the same time that Evans does and just lays it up.
Both players were behind the 3-point line as Tinsley lets the lob fly. It is in the air for a full two seconds, which is an eternity with the elite athletes in the NBA. Just the idea that Tinsley can put the ball exactly where he wants and Evans will get there is amazing.
At this point these dunks aren't new and amazing, they are just another example of what Evans can do. There will be more and probably better dunks, but for this one Tinsley threw it from Lob City and it landed in with Evans in Dunk City.
Tales from opening day
The MLB is up and running after Opening Day. On Monday most of the teams got to play their first game and after Day One a few things are certain: Clayton Kershaw will win every game easily, Bryce Harper will hit 324 home runs and the Astros will go worst to first and wire to wire to win the championship.
Okay, those all might be a bit of hyperbole, but the first day brought some enjoyment.
Kershaw threw a shutout on Opening Day and hit a home run in a fantastic showing as the Dodgers, who are expected to make waves this season, get their first win of the season. The home run was the first of his career. He is the first to throw a shutout and hit a home run since 1953.
Harper hits two home runs to start his sophomore year and jump right back into the best young player discussion with Mike Trout. Harper and Stephen Strasburg, finally back pitching after last year's pitch count, have spirits high in Washington. Here is the video of Harper's two homers.
As far as the Astros. Just enjoy it for now and take it one game at a time.
NBA March Bloopers
There are great athletes in the NBA, but even they are able to make some dumb, fun and interesting things happen.
This is a video that the NBA put together for the month of March with a bunch of weird and wild stuff.
While it would be hard to document all of the bloopers here are a handful of more interesting ones that can be seen.
The first highlight is just Blake Griffin, the dunk king of the NBA, getting stuffed by the rim. It isn't an easy dunk, but it is still amusing.
DeAndre Jordan actually makes a free throw, and that is entertaining enough. This is one of many Clippers low lights. Another was Matt Barnes getting a wide open layup and blowing it.
There are multiple players getting hit in the head with the ball including Dwight Howard. The Jazz's Randy Foye gets hit where no man wants to get hit. There is even the Al Jefferson H-O-R-S-E shot that went off the top of the backboard.
There is a lot of Heat and Clippers players doing weird stuff while teammates are getting interviews.
Dirk Nowitzki forgets how to shoot a ball and Kevin Durant tackles a fan.
Just some lighthearted fun from the NBA.
The dunks from Dunk City
Why would a coach from Florida Golf Coast get a job at USC after one big season?
Well the publicity wasn't bad to start. Suddenly FGCU aka "Dunk City" was put on the map for every kid who might not have a ton of opportunities to play for a big program, but still wanted to have fun.
The other guys who were too small, or didn't shoot well enough got a chance to shine.
Now "Dunk City" founder Andy Enfield is moving west to USC and videos like this is why. A bunch of kids having fun. They spend their practices working on alley-oops and running up and down the court enjoying their time.
A novel concept is letting kids do what they do naturally. It works in the NBA, and now everyone will get to see whether that style will work at a big time program or if it was just a flash in the pan.
