Memphis senior forward Shaq Goodwin picked up one of the dumbest technical fouls of the season on Saturday with the Tigers on the road against Tulane. Goodwin attempted to copy Vince Carter’s famous arm-in-the-rim dunk from the 2000 NBA dunk contest. This would have been okay during pregame warmups, but Goodwin tried to pull this off on a breakaway near the end of the first half. He was quickly hit with the T for hanging on the rim. To make matters worse, Goodwin celebrated the dunk and took high-fives from teammates after being immediately benched.
Goodwin has good timing when it comes to current events, as the NBA’s dunk contest airs on Saturday night, but the timing of pulling this off in the first half of a tight conference game is not so great. Memphis eventually lost in overtime as Tulane snapped a 12-game home losing streak in American conference games.
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For past reference, here’s Carter’s original arm-in-the-rim dunk from 2000, which had everyone astonished since it had never been done before.
After the game, Goodwin took to Twitter to apologize for the dunk and his behavior afterwards.
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I want to apologize to Coach P, coaching staff and fans for letting my emotions get the best of me during the game and for my behavior after
— Shaq goodwin (@shaq210) February 14, 2016
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(H/T: WeLoveSport Broo)