This might be the best overall moment of the just-started 2023-24 NBA season.
Remember that iconic photo of LeBron James flying through the air for a slam dunk and Dwyane Wade happily spreading his arms next to the King?
Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony reenacted it in real time as the Orlando Magic defeated the Washington Wizards 139-120 on Thursday to improve to 13-5 and win again.
The photo of James and Wade has become legendary.
It shows how powerful James was in his prime with the Heat, and how cool Wade was in Miami with the infamous Big Three.
On Thursday, the Magic recreated a live photo of James and Wade from 2010 that immediately went viral, leaving current NBA fans in disbelief that the Orlando duo was able to leave an immortal mark on the Heat duo 13 Complete these actions later in the year. .
On Thursday, Suggs played Wade.
Anthony took on the role of James, knocking down a one-handed alley-oop that will be circulating on social media for years to come.
“Fast break. Good steal. I was going for a layup (and) I saw him out of the corner of my eye and I knew I was going to shoot,” Suggs told BallySports. “He was too athletic and I couldn’t pass it up. It was such a great moment with my son.”
Orlando is one of the best early-season surprises in the NBA.
The Magic are second in the Eastern Conference, just one game behind first-place Boston.
Orlando hasn’t won in five years.
Just two seasons ago, the Magic went 22-60, trying to make their way through the draft and slowly move towards relevance.
The 13-5 start was a breakthrough, and the combination of Suggs and Anthony on Thursday was clearly the pinnacle moment of Orlando’s rebuild.
“You start analyzing things like schedules and you start to fail,” Suggs said. “Attention to detail, I think that’s one of the things that makes this tournament and the beginning of the season so special for us. “We were stuck in every situation. “
The Magic led the Wizards 66-56 at the timeout, but only kept rolling.
The Magic scored at least 31 points in each quarter.
But the most important moment belonged to the Magic’s two young teammates, who pulled off a shocking move that had to make James and Wade proud.
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