It wasn’t just the media and the fans that Chris Paul surprised with his two-handed slam during last Sunday’s All-Star Game.
It was also his teammate, Steven Adams.
Adams is much more used to Paul throwing up the lobs than to see him being the one throwing them down.
Adams told Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman that he was “shocked” by the fact that Paul was able to get up for the slam based on the fact that CP3 apparently hasn’t been too successful in the dunking department before games.
“I was shocked because the amount of dunks that he attempted in our layup line, you know, the percentage that he actually made was rather low. And that was with one hand. But he got up there on the two-hand. It was really impressive. It looked easy.”
Dunks probably seem a lot easier to the 6’11” Adams than they do to the 6’1” Paul.
Paul led the Thunder to a 113-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. He shot 11-of-17 from the floor, but no dunks in his first game back from the All-Star break.
On Sunday, Paul got up on an alley-oop from Russell Westbrook in Team LeBron’s 157-155 win over Team Giannis.
It wasn’t nearly as flashy as the dunks showcased during the Rising Stars Challenge or the AT&T Dunk Contest, but it was one of the most talked-about from All-Star Weekend.
Considering Adams hit his first career 3-pointer in OKC’s win over the Pelicans on Feb. 13, maybe during next year’s All-Star Weekend, he can compete in the 3-point contest and Paul can show off in the Dunk Contest.
