Honestly, I feel bad for Kris Dunn, and it's not just because he turned a successful uncontested dunk attempt into an immediate need for medical attention faster than a short white kid using an unstable pile of props to achieve viral glory. That's certainly part of the pity, as that fall was so disturbing that I couldn't even sneak in a proper belly laugh without feeling like a huge dick when the camera quickly scanned back to him and his displaced incisors. However, I also feel bad because - as it stands to the casual fan - that might as well be the only thing Kris has ever Dunn in his NBA career. From disappointing as a lottery pick, to being thought of as part of an objectively comical return in a trade for an NBA star, to running the point for a team that no one outside of Chicago cares to watch. It took Kris Dunn undermining every one of his childhood trips to the orthodontist for him to (literally) make his mark on the hardwood. Like, only after watching him slightly disfigure his smile did I care enough about the 5th overall pick in the 2016 draft to stat check and realize that he's turned himself into a fairly productive player at the professional level. In reality, his 14/6/4 averages for a team that hasn't been anywhere near as bad as previously thought should be his crowning achievement, but he'd have to damn near double those numbers while leading a push for the playoffs to achieve the type of attention he's getting for the face-plant responsible for his crowning appointment.
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