Obi Toppin's devastated reaction to dunk whiff was priceless
Obi Toppin's devastated reaction to dunk whiff was priceless
Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin tried to throw down a commanding dunk during the first game of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night, but it didn't go according to plan.
Toppin got air during the road game to open the conference finals and attempt a dunk, but he hit the corner of the rim and saw the ball ricochet off his hand for the brutal whiff.
The reaction on Toppin's face just summed up so much of what it's like to miss on a dunk in front of the entire world, and we shared in his pain watching this in slow motion. Oh, the agony! It happens, though.
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