Basketball player sparks new \u201clag\u201d dunk TikTok challenge TikTok: basketball0411A gravity-defying basketball player has created a whole new trend on TikTok with what viewers are calling the \u201clag\u201d dunk challenge. TikTok has become the perfect place for basketball fans to get their daily dose of the sport. Whether it means getting a look into the private lives of their favorite NBA players via their own TikTok accounts or catching a game\u2019s most dramatic moments, TikTok and basketball are a match made in Heaven for many. One up-and-coming basketball player was quickly propelled to TikTok stardom after pulling off a slam dunk, the likes of which many viewers hadn\u2019t seen before. Basketball player goes viral on TikTok for \u201clag\u201d dunk On August 10, the Basketball-fuelled TikTok account \u2018basketball0411\u2019 shared a move from a player which had viewers astounded. Warming up for the brilliant move, the unnamed player throws a few hits to the ground before rushing up to the net across the court. He then leaps up in the air to score. However, rather than slamming the ball into the hoop, he appears to halt in mid-air before quickly shooting the ball into the net at the very last second much to the amazement of the watching crowd. (Click here if the TikTok doesn\u2019t load) The moment prompted a wave of TikTok viewers to label the move as a \u201clag dunk.\u201d The reason being how the player appeared to pause in mid-air as if he was \u201clagging\u201d like his \u201cBros controller disconnected for a second.\u201d Many more were amazed at how he seemed to make time stand still to pull off the dunk, as one viewer described: \u201cBro went to the dinosaur age, found a rock and learned how to turn it into a time machine, he went to 2999 and the world was ending so he was scared.\u201d The player\u2019s identity has not yet been confirmed. However, with the clip picking up 4.3 million views as of writing, he is already a viral TikTok star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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