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Tre Mann's posterizing dunk vs. Nets reminds Hornets announcer of Vince Carter

The big-time dunk from the Hornets' guard went viral on social media.

Schuyler Callihan

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In the final minute of the third quarter in Wednesday night's NBA Cup matchup between the Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets, Hornets guard Tre Mann delivered one of the best dunks we've seen this season, throwing it down over the top of Noah Clowney, who tried to draw a charge.

Hornets play-by-play announcer Eric Collins screamed in excitement following the play, providing his usual energy that can't be matched.

"Wooo!!! Lookin' like Vince Carter! Tre Mann, come alive!"

Mann has been one of the biggest surprises for the Hornets early in the season, giving Charles Lee a nice scoring punch off of the bench. Head coach Charles Lee even opted to leave him on the floor in crunch time in place of LaMelo Ball, which certainly caused some heated discussions on social media.

"Melo has been phenomenal for us, and he's done so many good things," Lee said. "He's creating offensively and guarding, and I just thought that Tre had a little better of a hand tonight and was helping us a little bit more on both ends of the court. But that's not to say that we weren't getting anything from Melo early in the game. I thought he did a really good job of setting the table and doing some good things, too."

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Schuyler Callihan
SCHUYLER CALLIHAN

schuylercallihan(at)gmail.com  Twitter:@Callihan_ Schuyler Callihan is the lead publisher of Mountaineers Now, All Panthers, and All Hornets on FanNation/Sports Illustrated. He took over publishing duties of All Panthers in 2020 and wanted to expand his professional coverage in the Queen City by running the operations at All Hornets. Schuyler attended Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia before finishing up his schooling at Alamance Community College in Graham, North Carolina. The Wheeling, West Virginia native made the move to North Carolina in 2015 and has been in Charlotte since 2021.

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