DeAndre Jordan’s Reaction to dunk on Brandon Knight


DeAndre Jordan’s Reaction to dunk on Brandon Knight
DeAndre Jordan’s Reaction to dunk on Brandon Knight


DeAndre Jordan’s Reaction to dunk on Brandon Knight

This is perhaps more true for the sports community than any other. Which brings us to last night’s proceedings.

The Big Lead runs down the various memes that emerged in the aftermath, many with an “RIP Knight” slant.

Brandon Knight, the Piston who, in a moment of panic, chose to jump and contest the impending disaster, responded in the only way he could: with humor. No matter, though. It is in these moments that we see how cold and unforgiving the Internet can be. In the immediate aftermath, someone went so far as to update Knight’s Wikipedia page to reflect the dunk: “On March 10, 2013 Knight died in a game vs the Los Angeles Clippers. The cause of death was determined to be DeAndre Jordan.” 

Would that have been difficult to do? Absolutely. But it’s not an altogether impossible defensive rotation to make, because proper scouting would have given Knight the knowledge to snuff out the play.

Let’s be honest: 2013 hasn’t been kind to Brandon Knight. Just a month ago, his ankles were the victims of a Kyrie Irving crossover during All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge. Were it not for Miami Heat center Chris Bosh, Knight’s sixth sense for being in the wrong place at the wrong time would be legendary.