Jonathan Kuminga was making an attempt to throw a primary court docket cross to teammate Jock Landale on the finish of the third quarter within the Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks recreation on Wednesday night time when one thing superb occurred: he by accident hit one of many longest photographs in NBA historical past.
Kuminga couldn’t imagine it, and instantly put his palms on his head in shock. Landale instinctively held his arms near his chest in order that nobody may accuse him of interfering with the ball. The Hawks reside proper in the intervening time — their 135-120 win over Dallas was their eleventh straight victory — and this shot proves it.
You might want to see each angle of Kuminga’s shot. Luckily, this video that the Hawks — or excuse me, the HaWWWWWWWWWWWs — tweeted through the win has all of them. That is the eighth longest shot in NBA historical past, and Kuminga didn’t even imply to hit it. Unbelievable.
The Hawks obtained Kuminga on the commerce deadline. I appreciated the transfer higher for the Golden State Warriors on the time with the addition of Kristaps Porzingis, nevertheless it’s clear Kuminga actually simply wanted a change of surroundings. Kuminga had 16 factors and 5 rebounds off the bench within the win. His numbers are a little bit higher to date in Atlanta in comparable minutes, and it is going to be fascinating to see if he’s a part of their long-term plans this summer time.
Both method, Kuminga already has a legendary second as a Hawk. Atlanta might by no means lose once more in the event that they’re making photographs like this.
