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Shaedon Sharpe Had the NBA’s Dunk of the Year vs. Wizards

Stephen Douglas

Shaedon Sharpe dunks on Justin Champagnie.
Shaedon Sharpe dunks on Justin Champagnie. / Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
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Shaedon Sharpe just pulled off one of the greatest in-game dunks in NBA history. That might sound like an exaggeration, but you've really got to see what he did to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

Early in the second quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers game against the Washington Wizards, Sharpe intercepted a pass from Washington's Justin Champagnie. Sharpe took one dribble and took off of two feet. Champagnie went straight up and tried to meet him at the rim. Instead, Sharpe flew right by and threw down a vicious poster dunk.

This was basically DeAndre Jordan over Brandon Knight, except Sharpe is 6'6" and Champagnie is 6'6" and this was a fair fight, except it was not. Jumping with Shaedon Sharpe is a fool's errand.

Sharpe is averaging a career-high 16.9 points per game this season. If he realizes he can just do this every possession, that number will definitely continue to go up.

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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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