Watch: De’Aaron Fox passes it off an opponent's back to set himself up for a massive dunk
Sacramento Kings star point guard De’ Aaron Fox turned heads in the third quarter of Monday (Mar. 20) night’s matchup versus Utah with a playground-style move.
Fox was inbounding the ball on the baseline, but no teammates were open, as the Jazz were not defending the inbound. So Fox proceeded to throw the ball off the back of Jazz rookie big man Walker Kessler. He then caught it and threw down a two-handed slam.
Watch the play below:
De’Aaron Fox passes it off Walker Kessler's back to set himself up for the dunk 🤣🦊
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De'Aaron Fox and Sacramento Kings come up short against Utah
De’ Aaron Fox finished with a game-high 37 points to go along with four rebounds, seven assists, one steal and six 3-pointers on 66.7% shooting. However, it wasn’t enough, as the Sacramento Kings fell 128-120 to the Utah Jazz.
The Kings trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half before storming back to make it a close game in the fourth quarter. The game was tied 118-118 with under two minutes remaining after Fox hit a game-tying 3-pointer.
However, Utah pulled away with a clutch 3-pointer from forward Kelly Olynyk, which helped them regain the lead on the next possession.
Utah was led in scoring by rookie wing Ochai Agbaji. Agbaji finished with a career-high 27 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists, one block and six 3-pointers on 57.1% shooting. Meanwhile, Olynyk added a near triple-double with 19 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, one steal and four 3-pointers on 50.0% shooting.
Following the win, Utah (35-36, tenth in the West) is back in play-in position in the Western Conference. Sacramento (43-28), meanwhile, has now dropped to third in the West.
Utah will next play against Portland (31-40, 13th in the West) on Wednesday (Mar. 22), while Sacramento will be up against Boston (49-23, second in the East) on Tuesday (Mar. 21).
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