The BIG3 has produced some memorable moments in its early days but very few of them have actually been spectacular on the floor. We’ve experienced Gary Payton skipping a prominent BIG3 event because he “had to stuff to do,” Charles Oakley cussing people out for bad possessions and much more. But this week, Ricky Davis provided a legitimate on-floor highlight with an explosive dunk.
Yes, that Ricky Davis. Oh, and the recipient of his wrath was the always entertaining Stephen Jackson.
Ghost Ballers Ricky Davis had a nice hammer dunk on the Stephen Jackson's Killer 3s. #big3 pic.twitter.com/nVeAR9QaKP
— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) July 25, 2017
It always helps to hear Gus Johnson’s call of the festivities but this was an explosion of sorts from Davis. The former high-flying NBA swingman is now 37 years old after last appearing in the NBA in 2009-2010 but, as evidenced here, there is some giddy-up in his legs even in this kind of setting.
Undoubtedly, this play is helped from a visibility standpoint by the presence of Jackson, who recently opined that he should take Andre Roberson’s spot on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Obviously, that is a pretty off-the-wall statement from a player that last appeared in an NBA game more than three years ago but this kind of on-court interaction between Davis and Jackson is what the BIG3 was created for.
In the absence of real, live NBA basketball for a while, this might be the best dunk you see in a competitive environment and the splendor that is Ricky Davis throwing it down will never get old.
