A day later, they were still talking about Kyle Korver’s dunk.
Even his wife.
“When I got home my wife was up … and she kind of wanted to see it,” Korver said. “She missed it. We looked at it. Someone sent me a text with the video. I was like ‘Yeah, that was all right.’ My wife was like ‘I’m glad that you are good at what you actually do.’”
The dunk sent the Philips Arena in a frenzy and caught the attention of social media when Korver finished a second-quarter fast break in a 110-91 victory over the Pacers Wednesday. It was the first dunk for Korver in two years and just the 16th of his career for the sharp-shooter.
As he leads the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage, seeing the guard dunk was cause for attention.
Following the game, Korver admitted that he won $100 from center Elton Brand. It turns out there was a wager on what would happen first - a Korver dunk or a Brand 3-pointer.
Korver better wait to spend the money.
“That was a joke,” Brand said. “I don’t really bet but he did it. He’s not going to get any money for that fingertip dunk. No way he’s not getting any money for a fingertip dunk.”
Perhaps a dinner then.
Note: The Hawks-Pacers game Wednesday was the highest-rated game of the season on SportSouth. According to the network, the game did a 2.93 rating. The previous high was against the Clippers on Dec. 23 that had a 2.78 rating in the Atlanta market. It was the highest-rated game since the 2011-12 season.
