Anthony Davis is a talented basketball player and a very tall man who, overall, had a pretty good Monday night. Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans clinched a spot in the postseason in a 113-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He also threw down this ridiculous alley-oop on an off-the-backboard pass from Rajon Rondo.
Rondo throws it off the glass for Anthony Davis …. WOW. https://t.co/pAskZRumsZ
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) April 10, 2018
The score was just part of a triumph for a team that’s overcome a devastating injury to DeMarcus Cousins thanks to Davis playing some of his best basketball. But the night was not without a humbling moment for Davis thanks to Clippers forward Boban Marjanović.
During a stoppage in play, the 7-foot-3 Marjanović managed to make the 6-foot-11 Davis look downright childlike in an impromptu game of keep away.
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The clip is mesmerizing because it upends any normal notions of what being tall is. Boban’s height, even compared to the towering giants in the NBA, is truly staggering. Were the game actually still happening at that point, Davis could have put in more of an effort and gotten the ball. But even in real action, Boban’s size allows him to do some truly ridiculous things.
Davis’ smile at the end of the clip shows that even he sees how ridiculous it all is. He did, however, have 28 points, six rebounds and five blocks. More importantly? The Pelicans will reach the postseason for the first time since 2015. That’s better than reaching the ball in Boban’s outstretched hand. Probably.
