Anthony Davis dunked on Ron Baker so hard that the New York Knicks guard had to poke fun at it on Instagram the next day. But as it turns out, that dunk did more to Baker than give him a black eye and a massively bruised ego.
Anthony Davis just murdered Ron Baker.#Pelicans #DoItBig pic.twitter.com/s4vJRWnWxm
— Andrew Doak (@AndrewPDoak) December 31, 2017
The Knicks announced on Tuesday that Baker will miss some time due to injuries he suffered when he went flying trying to keep Davis from the rim on Saturday night. Baker said on Instagram on Sunday that he got three stitches after he fell to the floor after Davis’ dunk. But New York ruled Baker out of its game on Tuesday against the Spurs after the team revealed he broke an orbital bone during the play.
https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/948291278332194816
That’s a pretty painful diagnosis, and it means that Davis literally broke Baker’s face with a dunk.
He does seem to be keeping a good sense of humor about it, though, as he had another photo on Instagram of him wearing a bandage on his face as a “game day” post on Tuesday.
Basketball can be a violent sport, and there’s no more violent act that’s legal in the game than a big dunk. But perhaps this proves some players have the right idea when they make a business decision and decide not to contest a dunk.
