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Ja Morant throws down a wild one-handed dunk on Victor Wembanyama…that didn’t quite count

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Ja Morant throws down a wild one-handed dunk on Victor Wembanyama…that didn’t quite count

The Memphis Grizzlies star came up with a ridiculous poster about Victor Wembanyama after the whistle blew. (Scott Wachter-Imagn images)

Ja Morant put together what could be the best dunk of the season on Wednesday night in San Antonio.

The only problem for the Memphis Grizzlies star, which Victor Wembanyama greatly benefited from, was that the dunk technically didn’t count.

Morant cruised around the win, drawing a foul late in the fourth quarter during the Grizzlies’ win over the Spurs on Wednesday. Morant committed the foul very clearly while he was still on the three-point line, so anything that happened after the whistle didn’t count.

But neither Morant nor Wembanyama stopped. Morant continued to run straight to the edge, where he encountered the 7-foot star. Skillfully, Morant stood up and threw down a wild one-handed dunk over an outstretched Wembanyama, sending the Grizzlies bench into a tailspin.

Take a look:

The still image from under the basket is somehow even better than the video.

Morant finished with 21 points and 12 assists in the Grizzlies’ 129-115 win over the Spurs, moving them to 25-16 on the season. It was also their ninth straight over Spurs. Desmond Bane added 21 points and Santi Aldama finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Wembanyama had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs. Stephon Castle led them with 26 points and Devin Vassell added 21 points. They are 19-20 this year and have lost four of their last five games.

And even though it doesn’t technically count in the book, Morant still gets credit for one of the best posters of his career. The two teams will repeat the match on Friday evening at the Frost Bank Center, where he will surely have another try before the whistle blows.

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