Matt Barnes Thought The Spurs Bringing Their Giant Rookie In To Defend Him Was Hilarious

When the 7-foot-3 Spurs rookie, Boban Marjanovic, reaches for the sky, his fingertips stretch 9 feet, 7 inches above the ground. That means the edge of his nail is merely five inches away from touching an NBA rim. It’s why he barely needs a vertical to dunk.

He also didn’t need a vertical to make Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes have a quick mid-game cackle during Game 2 of San Antonio’s series against Memphis on Tuesday night.

During an end-of-quarter play against the Grizz, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich figured it best to put Marjanovic into the game to guard the inbounds passer, Barnes. And as Boban stood there with his hands up, looking ready to spike just about any conceivable full-court pass back into Barnes’ face Meet the Parents-style, even Barnes couldn’t help but chuckle at the absurdity of a real-life human being standing that large.

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