Ja Morant had already blessed the NBA evening with an all-time highlight once his astounding, above-the-box chasedown block on Bennedict Mathurin was ruled legal.

And then the dunk happened.

Ja saw daylight. Jalen Smith went up to contest. Ja reared back. And back. And back.

*BOOM*

The detonation set off NBA Twitter. Here’s a sampling of the reaction:

EVERY ANGLE OF JA MORANT'S UNBELIEVABLE DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 😱📽️ pic.twitter.com/8u1j6ZNH3F

— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023

IT’S THE JA1s . IT’S THE SHOES .

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 15, 2023

https://t.co/We6D7Md4Rc pic.twitter.com/qq5uWGskFW

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 15, 2023

Bruh just do the mf dunk contest 😂😂 @JaMorant https://t.co/4aNrft733K

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 15, 2023

When we look back on Ja’s in game dunk highlights when it’s all said and done it’s gonna be up there with the some of the greatest ever 🚀

— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) January 15, 2023

OMGGGGGGGGGG https://t.co/Jr3sQ0Pf5t

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 15, 2023

Good Lord Ja Morant !!!!! 👀 pic.twitter.com/Bf4PHDKI6a

— Etan Thomas (@etanthomas36) January 15, 2023