Derrick White Playfully Blames Celtics Coaching Staff For His Role In Viral Dunk
To be fair, no one saw this dunk coming ...
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White was on the wrong end of a viral dunk on Tuesday in a matchup with the Utah Jazz.
In the second quarter, Jazz guard Walter Clayton Jr. rose up on a fast break and pulled off a ridiculous dunk that made it seem like he’d just jumped off a trampoline. It was a rare moment in which White was actually bested in mid-air.
After the game, White was naturally asked about the poster-worthy moment. White went the playful route and blamed his coaching staff for not noting Clayton’s otherworldly athleticism in the scouting report. “I gotta watch the scouting report and talk to the coaches, because that was definitely not in there,” White said. “I didn’t know he had it like that.”
It should be noted that White had no less than seven blocks in the game, and the Celtics won, pushing their record to 20-12. White also dropped a team-high 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and a perfect 9-of-9 from the line, to go along with seven rebounds, six assists, and just one turnover.
Next up, White and the Celtics will take on the Sacramento Kings on Thursday on the road.
