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Lakers’ Austin Reaves Had Perfect Quip After Being Posterized by Hawks’ Jalen Johnson

The Los Angeles Lakers guard offered a witty self-deprecating quip about being posterized by Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson.
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Lakers’ Austin Reaves Had Perfect Quip After Being Posterized by Hawks’ Jalen Johnson
Lakers’ Austin Reaves Had Perfect Quip After Being Posterized by Hawks’ Jalen Johnson

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Austin Reaves was a good sport about the poster dunk that left him victimized during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136—105 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena. 

On a night dominated by discourse about Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards‘s thunderous dunk, Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson also submitted a memorable slam, rising for a fast-break dunk while jamming his groin into Reaves’s face in the process.

After the game, Los Angeles Times reporter Dan Woike asked the Lakers guard what happened on the play. When Reaves replied by saying everyone already saw what happened, Woike commented that no one had his perspective, setting up Reaves for the perfect quip.

“Nobody has your view,” Woike prodded.

“You don’t want my view,” Reaves replied with a laugh. 

Well done by Reaves. While it’s true no one wants to be posterized, the Lakers guard can take solace in the fact that his team ended a two-game losing skid with the victory over Atlanta. 

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, primarily covering MLB, college football and college basketball. Before joining SI in November 2023, Capurso worked at RotoBaller and ClutchPoints and is a graduate of Assumption University. When he's not working, he can be found at the gym, reading a book or enjoying a good hike. A resident of New York, Capurso openly wonders if the Giants will ever be a winning football team again.

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