Cooks' dunk that broke the internet
10 Oct
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Sunday's historic win by the Sydney Kings, in which they broke the all-time road wins record, was emphasised by Xavier Cooks' early contender for 'dunk of the season'.
X-RATED 🔞 ALL-ANGLES@xaviercooks10 threw down one of the NASTIEST dunks in NBL history earlier today in the @SydneyKings W over United.#NBL23 pic.twitter.com/IkCGnhYQtd
— NBL (@NBL) October 9, 2022
The throwdown, midway through the second period on United Isaac Humphries, quickly went viral and was trending all over the globe - as shown by the coverage below:
- News.com.au - 'Sydney Kings' Xavier Cooks throws down 'nastiest dunk ever seen'.
- Fox Sports News: Cooks slams down dunk of 2022 contender.
- Perth Now: Sydney Kings smash Melbourne United, but highlight comes from Xavier Cooks’ huge dunk.
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Not only did media publications love the athletic play, but so did social media, including FIBA, The Daily Telegraph, ESPN Australia and New Zealand, Basketball Forever and Dunk Comp, as well as Cooks' current and former teammates Dejan Vasiljevic and Ian Clark.
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