Brandon Ingram has struggled to make shots for much of the year (making just 34.7 percent of his shots so far this season), but he came up with a solution: just dunk on anyone that gets in his way. Jonas Valanciunas just learned the hard way that Ingram’s arms don’t end:
Brandon Ingram crosses over and throws it down! #LakeShow
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 2, 2017
( : @SpectrumSN / @spectdeportes) pic.twitter.com/m2s01lFD8s
Brandon Ingram bringing the thunder!! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/LfvC1g6QLQ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 2, 2017
Did that dunk look familiar? Probably, because it was a clear homage to Michael Jordan’s dunk at the end of ‘Space Jam’:
Basically, Ingram and his elastic arms should just star in the sequel to that movie, if for no other reason than that they could save a lot on CGI.
Harrison Faigen is co-host of the Locked on Lakers podcast (subscribe here), and you can follow him on Twitter at @hmfaigen.