Kevin Love joked that Ja Morant almost ended his career with a spectacular failed slam dunk attempt in the Cavaliers' 114-107 win over the Grizzlies on Friday.
Morant sprung high into the air and made contact with Love's head as he just about leaped over him, with both players ending up on the deck after the ball struck the rim.
Love later tweeted: "Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk ... that kid is something special."
Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk...that kid is something special 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/5SxCItAMba
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) December 21, 2019
The Cavaliers forward added: "Boy, I was so glad he missed that dunk. I looked back, I helped him up. That was my tip of the hat to him. That kid, he's really special and you've got to give credit where credit is due. He's going to continue to get better."
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Morant also was in good spirits over his failed attempt to add two points.
"He was in the way," the rookie guard quipped. "You don't get any cool points if you miss it. I probably cocked it back too much because it hit the rim."
Jordan Clarkson led all scorers with 33 points off the bench in a second consecutive victory for Cleveland (8-21).