The Orlando Magic re-created an iconic Miami Heat moment in their 139-120 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony paid homage to a viral 2010 play on which LeBron James cashed in a no-look bounce pass from Dwyane Wade, who reacted with outstretched arms after making the assist.
Suggs did his best impression of Wade by setting up the alley-oop with a perfectly placed lob to Anthony, who played his role as James by completing the play with a one-handed dunk.
same thing only different https://t.co/XpZzcOsv5o pic.twitter.com/qYES21CQv3
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 30, 2023
After the game, Suggs revealed that the highlight-reel play almost didn’t happen.
“Fast break. Good steal. I was going to go lay it up [then] saw him out the corner of my eye and I knew I was throwing it up,” he told Bally Sports. “He’s too athletic for me not to. What a dope moment with my boy.”
Anthony, a 6-foot-2 point guard, previously displayed his hops when he participated in the 2022 NBA slam dunk contest.