"THERE ARE FAMILIES IN THE STANDS THEY CANT WITNESS A MURDER"- NBA fans are going nuclear after Donovan Mitchell baptizes Nets star with nasty dunk
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers got the job done on Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. The Cavs had a 115-109 victory, improving their record to 46-28. Mitchell took care of the business and left a long-lasting impression in Brooklyn after exploding on Yuta Watanabe.
Donovan Mitchell went up for a posterizing dunk on Watanabe in the 4th quarter. With exactly 11 minutes remaining on the clock, Yuta turned the ball over to Caris LeVert. The turnover led to a Cavaliers fastbreak situation wherein LeVert dropped a dime to Mitchell, who finished the game with a rim-rattling dunk over Watanabe. Fans on social media are going crazy after witnessing the ridiculous play.
@Harmanator2 tweeted: "THERE ARE FAMILIES IN THE STANDS THEY CANT WITNESS A MURDER"
@BleacherReport THERE ARE FAMILIES IN THE STANDS THEY CANT WITNESS A MURDER
Donovan Mitchell's posterizing dunk has NBA fans in shock
Donovan Mitchell carried the Cleveland Cavaliers to victory on Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Mitchell added 31 points, five rebounds, and three assists. The rest of the Cavs team did their part as well to support the star guard's scoring efforts. Aside from Donovan, five other Cavaliers players were in double figures.
Jarrett Allen had a double-double outing with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Caris LeVert added 18 points, while both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley put up 17 points. Cedi Osman was also in double figures, scoring 12 points. It was an impressive team effort by the Cavaliers.
On top of Mitchell's impressive 30-point outing, "Spida" also went up high to detonate on Yuta Watanabe. Donovan's explosive poster had the entire Barclays Arena in awe. Fans on social media were also amazed by the dunk and couldn't help but praise the play and make fun of Watanabe. Here's what they had to say:
@viktorbezic tweeted: "Poor Yuta, not again"
@BleacherReport Poor Yuta, not again
@YoungPiccasso tweeted: "Up down on the right stick and greened it"
@BleacherReport Up down on the right stick and greened it😭
@LSzabados27 tweeted: "Hahahaha look out below. Don’t let the Cavs peak at the right time"
@BleacherReport Hahahaha look out below. Don’t let the Cavs peak at the right time
@GoatBucketz7 tweeted: "Brooklyn getting OWNED 6th seed is on the way !!"
@BleacherReport Brooklyn getting OWNED 6th seed is on the way !! 🔥🔥🔥 📝
@BaldMambaSZN tweeted: "Yuta always on the wrong end of these highlights"
@BleacherReport Yuta always on the wrong end of these highlights😭
@NoCropBurner tweeted: "Why they always wanna inbound the ball extra fast they be embarrassed asf"
@BleacherReport Why they always wanna inbound the ball extra fast 😂😂😂 they be embarrassed asf