Ja Morant said in December that he doesn't want to dunk anymore. He wanted to preserve his health, he said. But on Friday night, about four months later, and playing with an ankle injury that had Morant questionable for the Grizzlies' win-or-go-home game in the play-in tournament,

Ja Morant threw down a one-handed putback dunk in the first quarter of the Grizzlies' game against the Mavericks on Friday night.

Aldama’s missed shot gave Morant the perfect runway to go airborne on Beale Street. The Grizzlies All-Star grabbed the ball with one hand in mid-air, cocked it back, and dunked it so hard that it rattled the rim.