I have no idea why this is, but the Dallas Mavericks can’t seem to stay away from wrong-basket debacles in the NBA.
We remember the fiasco with the Golden State Warriors this season that ended up in Mark Cuban actually protesting a loss because of a free basket the Warriors got behind an officiating mistake.
Now, the Mavs are finally on the right end of one of those mistakes. Summer Leaguer Marcus Bingham Jr. was the only person who realized it, though.
After a dead ball, the Mavericks were awarded the ball by the officials and just continued to play regularly. That is, until Marcus Bingham Jr. did the unthinkable.
He took the ball the other way and dunked it. It was HILARIOUS.
🛑 Mavericks are going the wrong way!
Jared Dudley: “What are you doing?”#NBASummerLeague pic.twitter.com/5c8skijDE4
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) July 15, 2023
Jared Dudley (who is apparently coaching now!) was absolutely stunned. Mans said “what are you doing?” And, yeah, that’s the question we all had.
But if you were actually paying attention — which no one but Bingham appeared to me — you’d know that Bingham was right.