For one night as it were, Obi Toppin was back on on the Unused York Knicks.
Toppin shared the floor with his brother Jacob, helping him as the last mentioned entered the family trade on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium:
Jacob repped the Knicks organization within the most recent version of the Hammer Dunk Challenge.
The G Alliance standout from Westchester brought his more seasoned kin, a 2020 first-round choose for the Knicks, out for his opener, jumping over him for a invert stick to the charm of the Indianapolis swarm. The senior Toppin is right now a part of the facilitating Indiana Pacers after a July exchange.
To advance set the brotherly bond and maybe looking for a bit of intimate luckiness, Jacob wore the same shoes that Obi wore during his triumph within the 2022 version in Cleveland.
For his moment endeavor, Toppin locked in in a 360-degree turn around pummel, to some degree reflecting the decided impact that secured Obi’s triumph two seasons earlier. The two already shared Indianapolis hardwood back on Dec. 30, when the Knicks did fight with the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
See Toppin’s dunks underneath (h/t Unused York Basketball/Bleacher Report):
Oh, rejoining with Obi was not sufficient to draw the favor of judges Darnell Hillman, Fred Jones, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, and Dominique Wilkins. Toppin was allowed a combined score of 95 from the panel (47.8+47.2) but that wasn’t sufficient to induce past Jaylen Brown (Boston) and guarding winner individual G Leaguer Mac McClung (Osceola).
Toppin did oversee to wrap up ahead of fourth-place finisher Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami), guaranteeing that a Knick wrapped up third within the Pummel Dunk Challenge for the moment straight season (Jericho Sims doing so final year).
McClung, right now positioned within the Orlando Magic’s framework, wound up protecting his title, fixing the bargain with a culminate score of 50 within the last circular. He awed judges with a turn around pummel over sizable NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal (who as of late had his number resigned by Osceola’s parent organization), who was made to wear McClung’s shirt from Entryway City (VA) Tall School.
Toppin is set to bring his dunking ability back to White Fields on Thursday when Westchester faces the Blustery City Bulls (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+).
New York Knicks forward Jacob Toppin will supposedly take an interest in this year’s Hammer Dunk Challenge, concurring to Chris Haynes of TNT Sports.
Per both that report and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the challenge is “anticipated” to incorporate Toppin, defending winner and G Leaguer Mac McClung, Miami Warm watch Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown.
Toppin, 23, is on a two-way contract and has went through the larger part of the 2023-24 season with the G League’s Westchester Knicks. He’s made fair three NBA appearances this season and hasn’t enrolled any stats in his rookie campaign.
His brother, Obi Toppin, won the 2022 Pummel Dunk Challenge.
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