Andrew Wiggins Turned On The Jets To Take Flight Against The Magic

Andrew Wiggins is not an airplane, but he sure can fly.

The Minnesota Timberwolves star had the dunk of the night Monday against the Orlando Magic. The nasty dunk saw Wiggins turn on the jets and posterize Nikola Vucevic in the lane in the fourth quarter.

First, Wiggins ball-faked Aaron Gordon into an out-of-body experience at the 3-point line. With the initial defender out of the way, he raced to the hoop and took flight. Wiggins breezed by a hapless Vucevic and blasted off to bring down a thunderous dunk. Take another look.

I’ve watched this more times than I’d like to admit and I still can’t figure it out. It just doesn’t seem like a person should be able to accelerate in midair like that. Maybe I didn’t take enough physics classes but it just doesn’t add up. What’s in those shoes? Is magic real? Did Andrew Wiggins use magic to beat… the Magic? Have I completely lost my grip on reality?

Maybe!

Either way, it was a nice compliment to a Karl-Anthony Towns windmill dunk earlier in the game. Wiggins had 27 points and KAT added 23 in the 111-105 overtime win. This T-Wolves team may not be very good, but they sure can finish around the rim.