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Social Media Reacts To Allonzo Trier's Poster Dunk In Spain

Social Media Reacts To Allonzo Trier's Poster Dunk In Spain

How Arizona junior guard Allonzo Trier took social media by storm during the Wildcats' tour in Barcelona.

Aug 17, 2017 by Jaki Goldner
Social Media Reacts To Allonzo Trier's Poster Dunk In Spain
Social media stormed over Allonzo Trier's poster dunk and subsequent step-over at the end of Arizona's game against the Mataró All-Stars on Wednesday in Barcelona. The Wildcats cruised to a 99-74 victory, but that highlight was what everyone was talking about.

The first comment a fan made? ... Pizza.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Traneofthought_/status/897936961033207809" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

The tweet of the night?
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/bmalisewski12/status/897996627062829056" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

Then came a flood of fans throwing it back to Allen Iverson's step-over back in the day -- a play that has gone down as one of the most memorable of AI's career.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/papamurph43/status/897937775760072705" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/ArizonaDieHards/status/897938116425637888" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/23Interests/status/897944889588973568" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Fresha_BTFD/status/897957372823347201" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

Other fans ragged on the utter disrespect, though any hoops fan knows this sort of disrespect isn't necessarily a bad thing.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Ynbm_will/status/897943123136925696" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/1jordanbell/status/898089419852337152" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/epalmer26/status/897941068620021760" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/MrTheological/status/897973735143088128" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/_luke6/status/897976001937891328" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/TheRoddyP/status/898004415453347840" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/DemetriJimenez/status/898035046459871232" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

For anyone who believed 'Zo should have been in the league already, this play only solidified their beliefs. Allonzo Trier is NBA-ready.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/ImNotJordanB/status/897945375834767362" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/mcashh03/status/897946077436968960" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Ozuna13_/status/897979640895070208" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

At the end of the night, fans garnered enough attention around the play that it was named No. 10 on Sportscenter's Top 10 Plays.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/JustinESports/status/897941230981496832" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/adameich1123/status/897994396469125120" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

Who you got? 'Zo or 'Zo?
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/angelo_h1/status/897947652956016640" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]


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