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Photo of Anthony Edwards Dunking Over Kevin Durant at Olympic Practice Is Iconic

Tom Dierberger

USA guard Anthony Edwards looks on in the fourth quarter against Canada in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena.
USA guard Anthony Edwards looks on in the fourth quarter against Canada in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena. / Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
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Every once in a while, a sports photograph circulates around the internet that you know you'll be seeing for a long, long time.

Photographer Garrett W. Ellwood captured one of those pictures Thursday ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

At Team USA practice, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, playing in his first Olympic Games, threw down a violent dunk over the arms of an outstretched Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant. Ellwood was there underneath the basket to capture the perfect shot.

Durant poked fun at himself after seeing the photo on social media.

Thursday's practice was far from the first viral moment between Edwards and Durant. In Game 1 of the Timberwolves-Suns first-round playoff series in April, Edwards jogged down the court backwards while taunting Durant, who seemed to enjoy the moment.

The Timberwolves went on to win that tilt 120–95 and swept the Suns in four games.

Durant, Edwards and Team USA are set to begin the group phase at the Olympic Games on Sunday against Serbia. The Americans won all five of their exhibitions leading up to the Games with Durant sidelined with a calf injury.

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Tom Dierberger
TOM DIERBERGER

Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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