Davis Bertans finds it funny people are surprised by his dunks originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
When Davis Bertans shoots the ball, very rarely is it not from three-point range. Of the shots he's attempted this season, 88.8 percent of them have been threes. On Feb. 17, he set an NBA record for the most points scored in a game without attempting a single two.
Bertans, though, does dunk every once in a while, about a dozen times per year on average. In the last week alone he has dunked twice; he followed his own missed three with a putback slam and threw down an alley-oop in separate games.
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Each time it took people by surprise on social media. Bertans has noticed that reaction and finds it amusing.
"I scroll through Instagram after all these things, so I see it. It's not really a surprise for me," he said. "I know I can do those things, I just don't do them very often. I guess you've gotta keep it to yourself sometimes so that it's more fun for everybody else when I finally do it."
The alley-oop came in the Wizards' win over the Clippers on Thursday night. Bertans caught a pass from Russell Westbrook and slammed it with two hands.
Here's how Bertans described the play:
"When I caught the ball, I looked at the rim and I was like right there. [Dunking] made more sense than anything else at that moment."
The best part may have been Westbrook's reaction, as he was clearly surprised Bertans was able to throw it down:
Bertans has now shown Westbrook what he can do. Maybe next time he won't be nearly as shocked.