Christian Braun's Highlight-Reel Slam Over Rudy Gobert Had NBA Fans Going Wild on Social Media

The Nuggets wing had one of the dunks of the year over the Defensive Player of the Year favorite.

Apr 10, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) finishes off a dunk / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

The Denver Nuggets picked up a key late-season, 116-107, victory on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves that catapulted the defending NBA champions into the No. 1 seed in the West, but it was Christian Braun's highlight-reel dunk over Rudy Gobert that stole the show

Braun, who made several key plays in the closing stretch of the game, saved his best dunk for last over the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year. With 3:24 to play, Braun went sprinting up the left wing and elevated with the ball in his right hand. When he saw that Gobert was in good defensive position, Braun switched hands mid-air and dunked it home over the Timberwolves star with his left hand.

The dunk sent the Denver crowd into a frenzy.

Christian Braun put Gobert on le poster pic.twitter.com/B3ZIEiLpYf

— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 11, 2024

Here's another view of it:

Christian Braun ne fait pas semblant quand il monte au dunk 🧨 pic.twitter.com/FldFEdOxTY

— First Team (@FirstTeam101) April 11, 2024

Braun finished with eight points and five rebounds, and played a key role on both ends of the floor in the fourth quarter. Nikola Jokic scored 41 for Denver in the victory that moved the Nuggets into the top-seed in the Western Conference.

Here are some of the best reactions to Braun's incredible acrobatic play:

Sheeesh https://t.co/FEs0d7r2Nd

— TeShawn (@TDokes32) April 11, 2024

Left handed yam https://t.co/VygfTVZcNy

— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) April 11, 2024

Christian Braun after dunking on Gobert https://t.co/lvQ4oUCvNX pic.twitter.com/WhSYokwodS

— R. (@gullyblanchard) April 11, 2024

Make no mistake Gobert is only winning DPOY because he has the 4th best defensive wing pairing and another 7 footer next to him https://t.co/ZvNV31y3Sf

— 🎭 (@PibeBall) April 11, 2024

Wemby make players run back out please give him the award https://t.co/9H8UlNXPLQ

— Bj 🎞 (@fettyfilm) April 11, 2024

Almost put Gobert dans le basket https://t.co/7xN6y1mWPQ

— Jake (@JShootersBounce) April 11, 2024

On the “DPOY”

No one thought about dribbling the ball out 😅 https://t.co/1aAaJjhwpk

— RealMcCoy (@jam10mccoy) April 11, 2024