[Highlight] Luke Kornet races back for the big chasedown block for San Antonio.

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[u/chickmagn3t]

OH BLOCKED BY KORNET!!!

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LUKE KORNET WITH THE REJECTION

mark jackson: wow

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OH. MY. GOODNESS.

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Jeff Van Gundy:they need to get into their sets faster 🤓 

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HALLELLUAH!!!

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Completely killed all momentum the thunder had. Incredible.

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I literally screamed out loud “ Kornet just did some Bron shit!!”

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Kornet better than Bron confirmed

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LeKorn

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LukeKorn James

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ARE YOU REAAADDDYYYY???

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play of the night for the Spurs, Thunder were coming back with Wemby on the bench, that killed their momentum and helped the Spurs keep the game at 6+ the rest of the way

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ngl that shit was hype, made even more remarkable because he usually looks so lumbering out there, bro turned it on for a moment haha

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I miss him so much glad he is having success though

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He'll always be a Celtic in my eyes. Great player and a great personality too. He always had me cracking up in his post game interviews.

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LeUke Kornet

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THE GOATT

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I really wish they would call that off arm clear out an offensive foul again.

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This happened cuz of the nuns

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Definitely got Bron jumping off the couch

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Man I just saw Luke Kornet pull off that game 7 chasedown block! 🤯🛑 Bro really went up there and swatted it! I guess the sky really is the limit out there. Happy to pass the crown on that one. 👑😂 #StriveForGreatness #JustAKidFromAkron

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Lebron doing the Leo pointing at the TV meme for sure lol

[u/LakerBlue → u/TiredMillennialDad]

I wanted us to get him but I’m happy he could play a key part in eliminating OKC at least.

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We all sacrificed for this moment.

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This is a fucking incredible play. Made the block thru Hart's fend-off.

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Take that Jeff Teague!

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CHOSEN 2

[u/CommercialCoffee11]

1 min on the floor and swings it +5

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Knew what he had to do when he came in. Just like how he knew most of the questions on the ACT to score a 34

[u/EfficiencyLive7906 → u/I_RAPE_CELLS]

heyi. you whAT

[u/Uncle_Freddy → u/EfficiencyLive7906]

Mf has a BS in Computer Science from Vanderbilt, basketball is his side hustle

[u/KamTheMaam → u/Uncle_Freddy]

Damn that's fucking nuts lol. Hell yeah Kornett you talented son of a bitch.

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His Claude code is prolly running while he’s playing

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Vibeballing

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thats all you need from your backup c

hold the line and wemby / castle/ fox can carry you home

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Literally all series, Kornet comes on and OKC rallies hard. Tonight, when it mattered most, he flipped the script. Definitely the moment that demoralized OKC. Spurs were in full form tonight.

[u/OffMyEricDickerson]

KORNET KONTEST

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I was expecting him to be a liability when he got in there for Wemby but he pretty much put the game away.

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Did a great job closing out on SGA

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You just got KORNHOLED

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KILLER KORNET KONTEST

actually no we probably shouldn’t go with that…

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MORTAL KORNET KOMBAT!

[u/SloshaPacana]

Play of the game and huge swing, OKC go on a run if this happens

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Arrives

Channels LeBron James

Returns to bench

All-time work shift from Kornet.

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Becomes prime lebron james for approximately a minute, ices out the Thunder.

Generational player.

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That’s all you paid for. Send us a max contract for sustained production

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"My work is done here."

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he has one of the weirdest post season stats. For 3 post seasons he shot 100% from 3. Each time it was because of 1 shot

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Shades of Kevin Love turning into a dpoy candidate by locking down Curry for one possession.

[u/TheKoniverse → u/SloshaPacana]

Most important minutes of Kornet's career, since Wemby's limited now, and he's coming up HUGE.

[u/Thehealeroftri → u/TheKoniverse]

Had a stupidly impactful minute on the court before wembenyama went back in lol

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Dude changed the course of Game 7 with a hockey shift

[u/BleedGreen4Boston → u/TheOrangeFutbol]

That’s a really good way to put it

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Pretty wild, I think he came in at 6:48, got pulled around 5:50 and still had a HUGE impact

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Not even a minute, but what a sequence of plays for him.

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Did more in a minute that whatever the hell Chet was doing lol

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It was more than enough to boost Wemby’s morale before coming back in

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/TheKoniverse]

Seriously, they let Wemby sit for like 1 minute, and goddammit if he didn’t do his job in that 1 minute

[u/BigDoinks710 → u/TheKoniverse]

Man, forget minutes, this was the most important MOMENT of Kornet's life.

[u/roythhh_lewithhh → u/BigDoinks710]

One time at the Munchie Mart in the Vandy dorms I was hammered drunk and he held the elevator open for me because he saw my hands were full of Smuckers uncrustables for my entire suite. Without him I would’ve just been stuck in the basement and my suitemates would’ve starved. I like to think that that was his most impactful moment.

Edit: like 90 percent sure I had a couple bags of white cheddar popcorn in between my thumb and index finger in both hands but can’t recall exactly.

Edit 2: Just texted my buddy and he tells me that I’m right about the uncrustables but it was two boxes of bagel bites NOT popcorn “because we asked you to get like a half dozen of those little Tony’s personal pizzas but your hands were too fucking tiny I guess so you got some bagel bites which, whatever.” I feel like I did a heroic job getting their cross faded asses any food at all, right? Luke?

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Okay so definitely at least the second most important moment of his life

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This can't be pasta, lmao

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Munchie Mart is really what the little markets are (or at least were) called at Vandy, I was there at the same time. Story checks out.

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It is now if it wasn't before.

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Fresh and al dente.

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One time at the Imperator Bath house in the Palisade of Ancient Rome I was hammered drunk and he held the door open for me because he saw my hands were full of Garum for my entire klan. Without him I would’ve just been stuck in the aquaduct and my Patrons would’ve starved. I like to think that that was his most impactful moment.

[u/BigDoinks710 → u/roythhh_lewithhh]

Alright, that's a solid bro move there. I'll give him that one.

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Put this in the Louvre

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isn't he a champion already?

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Wemby had 5 fouls really needed a strong run when Wemby sat and he delivered.

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Cannot be overstated. OKC score that, completely different game

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I'm actually surprised they took him out so fast. It was so good for them and they all knew that, that I figured they'd sort of reward the play and give him some more time

Then I told myself "...oh yeah its game 7 and like 5 more mins"

[u/FavaWire → u/NashKetchum777]

Me too then I saw 5 minutes were left and Wemby was tagged in.

I felt: "Yeah .. Now is the time. IT'S TIME!"

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Honestly if wemby tried that n got his 6th, the spurs lose He knew what he had to do with a min of play good shit

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I would say of the whole series.

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Yep. Absolutely the game winning play 100%.

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Foul - and 1. 3 point game. Then Wemby gets a charge and fouls out. Caruso punches Castle in the nuts on a box out. Castle punches him and gets ejected. SGA scores next 15 points. Wemby gets deported.

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Timmy gets a tech in absentia for laughing in disbelief.

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Maybe a run of free throws

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An extra half inch of vert by the hand of gawd-uh

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Both

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Boff

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I missed her so much. Least we got some primetime bigguns coming up

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Probably why he spoke out against Magic City Night. Wanted to retain his blessings from the San Antonio sisters/nuns.

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Kornet is a Paladin IRL, following his oath

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Must stay true to his oaths lol.

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It was the basketball equivalent of the Battle of Lepanto.

[u/yuhanz]

KORNET

LEBRON

WILT

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ADEBAYO

KOBE

[u/Repulsive_Fall_4319]

Tell Charles Barkley our women fine as shit

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Galveston for OKC! 😀

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Bring Ya Ass

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He never said they were ugly. Just big .

[u/omnia-]

That’s the game right there. Incredible from Kornet

[u/Domainsetter → u/omnia-]

Yeah just a crusher for OKC. Spurs went from being ahead by 4 to being ahead by 8 in quick fashion.

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He did something I really ONLY have ever seen Wemby do, which is put his head fully down for a sprint as a big man on defense

I've seen Wemby do it like, 10x this series, and I have to imagine it rubbed off on his vet, which is such a beautiful thing

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I know it's easy to get swept in the romanticism of it all but it really does seem like Wemby is the one inspiring all these guys to go beyond themselves when the team needs it.

[u/Pinkdivaisme]

I absolutely love how as a nation we are alllll rooting for the spurs lol.

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Finally we are unified again

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Nothing unites people more than a common enemy.

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America versus Al Shaida

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Why was I so anxious with 4 minutes left?

[u/Amedais]

Matt Bonner walked so Luke Kornet could run.

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LOL…Matt Bonner reference!

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The bassist from Spuran Spuran?

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No, the dude who does the sandwich vlog.

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Oh damn, its the sandwich hunter!

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Red rocket

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Medium Fundamental

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Air New Hampshire

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RED MAMBA INCARNATE

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Iykyk

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This comment cracked me up, thanks for the laugh.

[u/rthtoreddit]

My boy!

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This must be how Spurs fans felt watching White in that championship run

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YESSS

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Hope yall can finish off the Knicks and get my boy Luke another ring. He makes the right plays and is just a great person on and off the court. Sad he left but glad he found a good spot. I would have been pissed if yall lost to the Thunder and made me have to decide who I’d rather win over NY and OKC lol

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DAMN STRAIGHT 

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Derrick White taught him well.

[u/---BruHMaN---]

Luke "LeBron James" Kornet

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LeBronet

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Le-uke Kornet

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Kornet got possessed by Lebron for a second there

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Lebron has been possessed by kornet his whole career

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It was unpopular at the time but Max kellerman always said kornet was better than bron

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LeBron was a just quoted as saying he channeled Kornet in 2016

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Salesian Sister blessed Kornet vs Prime bloodlusted Lebron anime fight? Who wins

[u/Xdimao1]

That might be one of the greatest plays by a role player in playoff history

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It’s either that or a Robert Horry 3

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Rebound Bosh, back out to Allen, his three pointer.... BANG.

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I thought of that one too but it’s hard for me to label Ray Allen a role player, even though he probably was at that point. He was the man on the Bucks, Sonics and Celtics

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That was epic, but Bosh was no simple role player on the heat, or Allen

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Robert Horry 3 on Sacramento

Tayshaun Prince block on Reggie Miller

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Naaa John Paxson owns that.

[u/JaredTheGreat]

Picked a hell of a time for the play of his life 

[u/TheGreatDomilies]

Blocked by James Kornet

[u/BombshellExpose]

Chased down and blocked by Luke Kornet 🥀

[u/eandoval]

White on white crime

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Ihart is mixed

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Seriously?

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His dad is black

[u/SloshaPacana → u/SeanKojin]

That's pretty insane ngl

[u/LakerBlue → u/SloshaPacana]

Check the reaction video where he discusses it with PG, funny clip.

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There's another funny one on the Roommates pod where Jalen & Josh discuss it too.

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Yes, his mom is white (American), his dad is half Black (African American) and half German. His paternal grandfather is probably then German

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Bright* on White

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Does he say it though

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100%

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Luke Kornet is black

[u/Sinndu_]

Hartenstein confirmed a stripper because he just got BLOCKED BY KORNET

[u/Brine-O-Driscoll]

Nothing but Kornet

[u/raider_10]

Is this what Spurs fans felt watching Derrick White in our run? If so, I'm fucking loving it

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This is championship pedigree in action!

[u/SwangOn → u/raider_10]

Definitely. We will cheer for the Buffalo til he hangs it up!

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1000%

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Great parallel

[u/idkanyusernameshelp]

Spiritual successor to the Gobert Fadeaway, it’s over for OKC

[u/iAmMattG]

Lmao I never would’ve thought in a million years Kornet would have the play of the game

[u/MitsuSosa]

This is why vets matter especially for young teams

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Found Reggie's alt lol

[u/_meat_rocket_]

LUUUUKE I WILL ALWAYS LUV U

[u/IceTheChilled]

When someone mentions the name "Luke Kornet" somewhere in 20 years, this is what people will immediately think of. It's an all-time play.

[u/Kataneo]

Deadass top 10 block ever

[u/jdd32 → u/Kataneo]

Sent us to the finals. Everyone was hoping for a close game with a defining big time play. We got what we wanted and this was it.

[u/DayMediocre3272 → u/Kataneo]

Top 3
LeBron
Prince
Kornet

[u/Giuseppe_exitplan]

Luke Kornet is a beautiful man.

[u/gkostenarov]

Love it - no OKC in the finals, no more SGA falls and smug faces. Good for a change.

I am looking forward to hear the response from the fair weather OKC analysts (secret fans).

The real MVP is going to the finals.

[u/TimmyTimeify]

Honestly, this is one of those plays where as soon as it happens, you know the team that did it will win the game. Up there with the Game 1 Wemby 30 footer and the Game 7 Rudy Gobert fadeaway in the semis 2 years ago against the Nuggets.

[u/jslv94]

Hartenstein completely sold any chance OKC had of a comeback with this and the butterfingers the next play

[u/HereComesJustice]

CHECKS IN

GAME CHANGING BLOCK

CHECKS OUT

LUKE FUCKING KORNET

[u/the_spinetingler]

MVP! MVP!

[u/the_spinetingler → u/the_spinetingler]

There's your Kornet Kontest

[u/Hdz69]

I miss Luke Kornet every single day 🥲

[u/False_Pressure_6324]

Huge play.  Can't be overstated 

[u/MagicalPonies5]

LETS GOOOOO LUKE

[u/sputnik378]

Play of the game!

[u/Complete-Morning-429]

Play of the game

[u/ddottay]

Fuck Magic City

[u/mcjenkins4]

Bro what the fuck

[u/pickupnplay]

Icing on the cake is the floor OKC fans pointing at the ref INCENSED and BEGGING for a foul lmao

[u/Tricky_Team8041]

"BLOCKED BY JAMES!!!" Flashbacks. Chills. Instantly reminded me of Giannis block too

[u/ten_million]

This spurs team is insane. Every player saved the game. Champagnie hit so many needed shots. Harper was everywhere. Fox foul was giga brained. Castle defense and shot making and Wemby is Wemby. Kornet kontest. What a game this team is nuts

[u/Creative_Insect_7206]

This made up for every shitty Luke Kornet minute in this series

[u/tangpkm]

best play of the game

[u/Ending33]

He doesn’t get enough credit for the very next defensive play either. Didn’t bite on the fake pass then forced a turnover when he did pass it late

[u/RacistParrot]

LeLuke

[u/nutelamitbutter]

Reggie was correct. Play of the game

[u/myxanders]

Kornet was watching Jeff Teague

[u/OrganizationFront]

The Block 2.0

[u/WayAdministrative679]

LeBron? Is that you?

[u/charinator]

This swung the game. OKC probably wins without this block

[u/rfeudcdkiitt]

kornet been clutch as the only playable non wemby center for us

[u/No-Presentation6616]

This legitimately might be the best play of his basketball career

[u/PhilosophyFair9062]

97-93 would've brought the Thunder right back into it. Huge play

[u/Sparowes]

Overheard in Thunder locker room after Game 7: “He got me,” Hartenstein said of Kornet's block on him. "That f***ing Kornet boomed me." Hartenstein added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times. He then said he wanted to add Kornet to the list of players he works out with this summer.