Magic’s Anthony Black makes incredible dunk over four defenders in historic NBA game
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Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black made his case for dunk of the year on Thursday as the team faced the Memphis Grizzlies in the league’s regular-season opener in Germany.
Late in the fourth quarter, Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. fumbled the ball in the paint. Orlando started the counterattack and put the ball in Black’s hands.
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Anthony Black #0 of the Orlando Magic runs with the ball during the fourth quarter of the NBA game between Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic at Uber Arena on January 15, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Black had a defender on him and three others about to converge when he jumped through a person in his path and came up and dunked the ball over four players. The Orlando bench exploded, as did the NBA fans in the Berlin crowd.
The basket put the Magic up 109-107 with 2:24 left in the game.
Black’s dunk was part of an 11-2 run for the Magic. Orlando won the game, 118-111.
“I didn’t even know it was four people (defensemen),” he said via NBA.com. “I just saw the rim, I saw the help defender. My teammates told me that in the huddle. I was just aggressive.”
Black finished with 21 points in the victory, as Orlando has won three of its last four games. The Magic lost up to 20 points during the game.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) runs with the ball during an NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Paolo Banchero led the way with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Franz Wagner, in his return to the Magic lineup, scored 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Wagner had missed more than a month with a sprained ankle, but was able to return to his native country to play alongside his brother Moritz for the first time in more than a year. Moritz Wagner tore his left ACL in December 2024 and returned to the court earlier this week.
Moritz Wagner scored seven points in 14 minutes against Memphis.
Jackson finished with 30 points for the Grizzlies, while Santi Aldama added 18 points and Cedric Coward 17.
Orlando is 23-18 this season and sits in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) controls the ball during an NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Memphis is 17-23 this season and is 10th in the Western Conference standings.
The News contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.