The highlight of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 134-115 win over the LA Clippers belongs to Chet Holmgren.
During the third quarter, Holmgren pulled off a backyard move by throwing the ball off the backboard and slamming it down for the self-created jam.
The flashy dunk sparked a 13-0 run by OKC to pull away in its win. Overall, Holmgren had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
As one can imagine, the unconventional play sent the home crowd into a frenzy and left social media in awe. Let’s look at some of the best reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Chet Holmgren. pic.twitter.com/Xy9dlvQxFL
— shotbyjojo_ (@Shotbyjojo__) December 22, 2023
CHET HOLMGREN IS NOT REAL
— TF (@ThunderFocus) December 22, 2023
"I don’t really know where that came from.” 🤷♂️
– Chet on his self oop pic.twitter.com/MkyzSeMtir
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2023
CHET OFF THE BACKBOARD OOP TO HIMSELFpic.twitter.com/UNXPv9DyH9
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) December 22, 2023
CHET HOLMGREN IS UNREAL. 🔥🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 22, 2023
Well alright Chet Holmgren. pic.twitter.com/uM6dVFvjbw
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) December 22, 2023
Chet Holmgren was asked what inspired his off the backboard self-slam:
“Ummm… that was just like… I don’t really know where that came from.”
pic.twitter.com/mkTXCwIRRW— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) December 22, 2023
“He’s 7 feet so he better have it in him,”
Shai on Chet Holmgren’s self-lob. pic.twitter.com/HpJ3wAfgTx
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) December 22, 2023
Chet Holmgren did WHAT? pic.twitter.com/f1ce8PZoVj
— Nick Crain (@CrainNBA) December 22, 2023
Mark Daigneault on if he saw the Chet Holmgren backboard slam coming:
“No, we don’t work on that.”
Daigneault’s sarcasm and humor is one of the most underrated strengths of this Thunder team.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) December 22, 2023
Chet Holmgren when asked about the self-lob pic.twitter.com/lhkGTDyrTQ
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) December 22, 2023
Oh my Chet! pic.twitter.com/E3iGy915Ef
— Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) December 22, 2023
CHET OFF THE GLASS TO… CHET 🤯 https://t.co/PDEet2Wce8 pic.twitter.com/961LIo6WBv
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2023
Set it 🆙, throw it down 😤
Vote Chet: https://t.co/2FFNkzxxzm pic.twitter.com/QlXHKvCRBk
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 22, 2023
bro actually threw it off the backboard 😂@ChetHolmgren
— therealjalenwilliams (@jdubwttp) December 22, 2023
