This alley-oop from @KyrieIrving to @KDTrey5 should get a #gold medal all by itself: https://t.co/TPba4R9sVq https://t.co/NUqS1r0bDS
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 14, 2016
Kyrie Irving threw an alley-oop to Kevin Durant while belly flopping
Irving’s spectacular lob to Durant brightened up an otherwise rough game for Team USA.
Team USA has made everything look more difficult than it needs to be at the Rio Olympics. Nowhere was this more evident than in Kyrie Irving’s ridiculous alley-oop to Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter of their game against France.
Watch how this transforms from a normal play into some hi jinks of the highest order ... and then an awesome finish anyway.
1. Carmelo Anthony catches a rebound and prepares to throw an outlet pass to a streaking Irving. Pretty standard!
2. Irving catches the pass past at halfcourt, setting up a two-on-one with Durant. Everything is going according to plan.
3. As Irving turns up the court, you can almost hear the internal monologue as he begins to take a tumble ...
4. “What have I done?”
5. Spotting the sprinting pterodactyl that is Kevin Durant, Irving realizes he has but one option: throw the lob and hope for the best.
6. You really have to admire the full extension. Just look at the picture-perfect form!
7. The proverbial, “BOI HE ‘BOUT TO DO IT” moment:
8. Let’s go to the judges for their reaction...
Us too, DeAndre.
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