It’s how high it gets.
Thus, his tattooed arm stretches out forever.
It’s the speed in the shot, and how the extra emphasis shakes its blonde tip forward.
It’s the pose after the explosion.
It’s art.
“Everything is art,” said Kelly Oubre Jr., “depending on how you look at it.”
If he’s an artist, the tip dunk is one of his best works.
It’s a special skill, more difficult than you might expect. That was evident in how his teammates swooned over his ability to pull them off.
Stephen Curry can dip. But he said the only way he gets a putback dunk is on his son’s Fisher-Price hoop.
“He’s a crazy athlete, but he has a good eye for the timing of it,” Curry said. “If you can jump that high and you’re looking for those opportunities, good things will happen.”
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