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.
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The tweet of the night?
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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.
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Other fans ragged on the utter disrespect, though any hoops fan knows this sort of disrespect isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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[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.
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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.
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Who you got? 'Zo or 'Zo?
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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?
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