That was one of the best dunks in recent memory. Even Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins and Julius Erving—the three judges—were left in awe, and those guys have seen their fair share of jaw-dropping highlights.
Here are a few of the best reactions on Twitter, courtesy of Chris Palmer, CBSSports.com's Matt Moore and Grantland's netw3rk:
Oh, John Wall. That was next level.
— Chris Palmer (@ChrisPalmerNBA) February 16, 2014
JOHN. WALL.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) February 16, 2014
BRING THE WALL DOWN
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) February 16, 2014
OHHHHHHHH
— netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 16, 2014
We're done here. Clear out. Everyone go home.Before that though, the Slam Dunk Contest was a bit of a mess.
— netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 16, 2014
The Freestyle Round was one of those things that sounded great on paper, but it was terrible in practice. With so many players all dunking at once, it didn't allow any time to sit back and revel in the spectacle. It was sensory overload. Right as fans were basking in the glory of one slam, here came another.
ESPN.com's Kevin Pelton put it best:
The freestyle round kills the moment where everyone stops and admires a great dunk.It's a shame, too, as there were a couple of nasty dunks during the round.
— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) February 16, 2014
The East had a great team dunk that included two alley-oops, the last of which went off the backboard before Paul George threw it down
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