Coby White has dunk of the year
Coby White doesn't dunk much. But when he does, he makes it count. The Chicago Bulls guard threw down one of the dunks of the NBA season Monday night with a dagger poster over the outstretched arms of none other than Victor Wembanyama.
Before Monday’s 114-110 Chicago Bulls win over the San Antonio Spurs, Coby White had attempted only two dunks this year. But in the final 30 seconds, he had no choice.
Victor Wembanyama has nearly a foot on Coby White, but it didn't matter in the late stages of the game on Monday night. The Bulls had a huge possession late as they were up by one point, and White was able to make a three-point game with a monster dunk over Wembanyama.
With the Chicago Bulls clinging to a one-point lead late in Monday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs, guard Coby White took matters into his own hands.
The Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 114–110 on Monday night. Coby White finished with 23 points, including two huge baskets over Victor Wembanyama in the final minute of the game. First, White beat Wemby off the dribble and made a layup high off the glass.
Dunking on Victor Wembanyama is not an easy thing to do, especially if you're almost a foot shorter than him. Zach LaVine noted after the game that the Bulls had been joking about trying to dunk on him, and Coby White was actually able to pull it off.
Fans call on the NBA to make dunks worth three points after Coby White's explosive poster slam over Victor Wembanyama sparks debate.
Zach LaVine scored 35 points to lead the Bulls, who also got 24 points and 11 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic and 23 from White. The Spurs squandered 23 points, 14 blocks and eight blocks from Wembanyama, who for the second game in a row faded with his team down the stretch.
The Bulls outscored the Spurs 32-15 in the game's final quarter as Chicago rallied from a 79-60 second-half deficit. After the Bulls trailed 97-82 early in the fourth quarter, White gave Chicago its first lead of the game by beating Wembanyama with 47.1 seconds remaining.
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White threw down an emphatic dunk on the San Antonio Spurs' 7-foot-3 phenom Victor Wembanyama on Monday night.
More and more players are hesitant to attack the rim if Victor Wembanyama is lurking around — and with good reason. Wemby leads the league in blocks (116) and blocks per game (3.9 per game), likely on his way to his first Defensive Player of the Year award.