NBA Twitter couldn’t get enough of Anfernee Simons’ socially-distanced kiss dunk
By Scott Rogust
NBA Twitter lost their minds after seeing Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons’ socially-distanced kiss dunk.
The NBA All-Star Game festivities officially took place on Sunday. Domantas Sabonis of the Indiana Pacers won the Skills Challenge and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry edged out Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz to win the 3-Point Contest. But what about the Slam Dunk Contest?
During halftime, Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons defeated New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin and Cassius Stanley of the Pacers to win the Slam Dunk Contest. Out of all of his dunks, the one that caught the most attention was Simons’ kissing the rim dunk. During said dunk, Simons remembered that we were living in the middle of a pandemic and pulled away!
Anfernee Simons almost kissed the rim 😯#ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/1BXYOP8cJS
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2021
And, as is always the case, NBA Twitter shared their thoughts on the dunk attempt.
My man tried to kiss the rim. pic.twitter.com/IoDjkXykoN
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/sreekyshooter/status/1368758289001967617?s=20
Can't actually kiss the rim, it's a pandemic.
— ian karmel (@IanKarmel) March 8, 2021
Socially distant rim kiss
— Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) (@MikePradaNBA) March 8, 2021
Simons going to kiss the rim pic.twitter.com/JzsF1Zwq8u
— Dom2K 🌊🏖 (@Dom_2k) March 8, 2021
BOY BLEW A KISS TO THE RIM AND WON A NBA SLAM DUNK CONTEST IM STILL CRYING ABOUT THAT 😭
— Kristopher London (@IamKrisLondon) March 8, 2021
Imagine not winning with this but a dude that kisses the rim 3 feet away wins 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/ORPdwvqxD1
— Degenerate Sports Gambler (@DuckzSzn) March 8, 2021
Anfernee Simons definitely kissed the rim, the rim just goes to a different school and you don't know her
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 8, 2021
*human being sprinting full speed at a steel rim*
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 8, 2021
"Why didn't he kiss it?"
Simons is first player in Blazers’ team history to win Slam Dunk Contest
This very dunk by Simons was the one that helped him win the Slam Dunk contest. As a result, he is now the first Trail Blazers player in franchise history to win the annual All-Star Game event.
Simons pullback kiss attempt was not the only dunk that was talked about on Sunday evening. To start things off, Stanley hit a ridiculous between the legs slam that caught everyone’s attention. But the judges were not impressed, as they only gave him a 44 on his first attempt. That left all users on social media users baffled.
You have to give Simons credit for the rather creative dunk. As a result, he can now put “2021 Slam Dunk Contest winner” on his resume.
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