Shaedon Sharpe pulled out a ridiculous poster on Wednesday night in Washington.
Sharpe, in the second quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers’ matchup with the Wizards at Capital One Arena, easily intercepted an outlet pass near midcourt. He had a clear path to the basket, and immediately took full advantage.
Sharpe dribbled once, rose up and absolutely hammered a wild one-handed dunk over Justin Champagnie. He threw it down so hard it sent him crashing down to his back. Just watch:
Though it’s only February, Sharpe immediately entered Dunk of the Year territory with that slam. The rest of the Blazers seemed so stunned by the dunk, too, that they left Tristan Vukčević completely wide open for a 3-pointer on the other end — though his shot was well off the mark.
Sharpe entered Wednesday’s game averaging a career-high 16.9 points and 3.7 rebounds for the Trail Blazers this season, his third in the league. Portland selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 draft. The 21-year-old had a team-high 18 points and five rebounds while shooting 7-of-16 from the field off the bench in the first half on Wednesday night.
Portland, which entered the contest with a 25-33 record, held a one-point lead at the break. The Wizards hold a 10-47 record on the season, and have lost six of their last seven games.
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