Paul Millsap put home a dunk that changed the orbit of the Earth.
Paul Millsap is a good player, one that probably won’t be remembered in 50 years but that is certainly relevant at the moment. On Friday, Millsap made sure he will always be remembered by one man.
With his Atlanta Hawks taking on the Milwaukee Bucks, Millsap came barreling down the lane and rose up, going over the top of Bucks forward John Henson with a thunderous dunk.
Get up, Paul Millsap! https://t.co/X8yqPy9dXM
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2016
It’s unconfirmed, but Henson is believed to have checked himself out of the game and got to the nearest trauma unit. Henson’s life will never be the same after what Millsap did to him, leaving the former University of North Carolina star to wonder how to even begin picking up the pieces.
Kids will point and laugh, adults will give him a knowing, devastated look. In all likelihood, Henson will wonder the cold, dark streets of Atlanta tonight, trying to remember the good times before Millsap took off.
Some day, those who knew the pre-Millsap Henson will talk in hushed tones about the man he used to be, before Millsap went up top and changed lives forever.