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VIDEO: Oak Park's Iman Shumpert has Dunk of the Playoffs
The OPRF grad and New York Knick slammed home a put-back dunk in the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers.
Oak Park native Iman Shumpert got a fair amount of publicity his rookie season for his strong perimeter defense, and later for tearing his ACL in the first game of the playoffs, the same day Derrick Rose did.
And though the Chicago Bulls' star is still on the bench, Shumpert has been playing since January and last week got even more publicity after slamming home what's likely the dunk of the playoffs.
The Knicks' Chris Copeland missed a shot off the back of the rim, and no Pacers player went for the rebound. That opened a lane for Shumpert, who flew through the paint, caught the ball with one hand and threw down a big-time dunk.
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Check it out on YouTube in the video above.
Shumpert finished with 15 points to help the Knicks to a 105-79 win over the Pacers, tying the series at 1 game apiece. Indiana won the next game, and the two teams face off in Game 4 on Tuesday night.
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