Exactly one year ago today, DeAndre Jordanthrew down the dunk heard 'round the world on Brandon Knight. Or, maybe more appropriately, the dunk heard 'round Twitter. Because after the Clippers forward caught a lob pass from Chris Paul and put the then-Pistons guard on a poster, Twitter exploded with meme after meme after meme after meme after meme after meme after…well, you get the point. Jordan's dunk was so incredible that it was trending for a long, long time.
In fact, it's actually still trending. Even though the dunk took place a year ago—and even though we've seen a ton of dunks take place since then—people still bring it up on Twitter and talk about it like it just happened. And on this day in particular, people are having a field day with it. It's clear that the epic throwdown hasn't faded from anyone's memory. Hell, even the NBA's own Instagram has gotten in on the action:
To prove just how big of an impact that dunk had, we decided to scan Twitter this afternoon to see what the tweets were saying about Jordan and Knight. And as we expected, we found plenty of strong reactions to the dunk, one year later. Here is how Twitter is reacting to the anniversary of the best dunk of the last 365 days:
Lets all take a moment for the 1 Year Anniversary of Brandon Knight... #RIP pic.twitter.com/Yh3AwDl9XN
It's been a year since Brandon knight got baptized by deandre Jordan lmao
I just read something about people thinking Deandre Jordan's dunk over Brandon Knight was overrated.. not even close #RIPbrandonknight
One year ago today we lost one of the NBAs brightest young stars... RIP Brandon Knight #deandremurderedyou pic.twitter.com/WMqeQXWYgb
Brandon Knight's legacy will live on through a poster of him gettin baptized
Can't believe it's been one year since you passed. RIP Brandon Knight, gone but never forgotten.
1 year ago today DeAndre Jordan dunked all over Brandon Knight's life lmao .
One year ago. Sorry Brandon Knight. pic.twitter.com/NqVcNX3yeA
It's the one-year anniversary of when Deandre Jordan ended Brandon Knight's life
1 YEAR AGO TODAY DEANDRE JORDAN ENDED BRANDON KNIGHT'S CAREER. MOMENT OF SILENCE
Brandon Knight ass still dead
Year ago today brandon knight lost his soul lol
Today is Brandon Knight's Memorial Day btw
Exactly 1 year ago today! I wonder if Brandon knight is having flashbacks today!!! http://t.co/6dbmX8PKNr pic.twitter.com/GyCb9hIDx6
1 year ago today we lost a terrific young basketball player. RIP Brandon Knight pic.twitter.com/KW51ni0d61
1 year ago today Brandon Knight died due to one of the craziest dunks by @deandrejordan
1 year ago today Deandre Jordan posterized Brandon Knight, RIP Brandon Knight's integrity.
One year ago today Brandon Knight lost his life. pic.twitter.com/8Bcn7MAb7e
A year ago today DeAndre Jordan banged on Brandon Knight, and Wikipedia pronounced him dead pic.twitter.com/CKufVxiFGC
Where were you when DeAndre Jordan assassinated Brandon Knight ?
We would say "Never forget" here. But it doesn't look like that's going to be a problem, is it?
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[via Twitter]
