Florida State player misses wide open dunk, a breakdown
What Happened
Florida State University forward Cam'Ron Fletcher, wearing jersey number 24, is playing against the University of Miami in a crucial late-season college basketball matchup. With just three minutes remaining and Florida State holding a comfortable lead, Fletcher makes a smart defensive play, covering an open Miami player in the corner. The ball is kicked back out to Miami guard Jordan Miller, who tries to drive to the hoop, but loses control and falls to the floor. This leaves the Florida State basket completely unguarded and Fletcher recognizes the opportunity immediately. He begins to break towards the rim, anticipating an easy dunk that would further extend his team's lead. As Fletcher gathers the ball and rises up, the Florida State bench erupts in cheers, eagerly awaiting the highlight-reel flush. However, as Fletcher goes up for the dunk, he appears to lose his concentration at the last moment. The ball clangs hard off the back of the rim and bounces harmlessly away, much to the dismay of the Florida State players and coaches. Fletcher's teammate, guard Caleb Mills, can be seen with his hands on his head in disbelief, while head coach Leonard Hamilton has a look of exasperation on his face. "I can't wait to make fun of you for that," says one of the Miami players, clearly amused by Fletcher's missed opportunity. Fletcher, visibly embarrassed, turns away from the basket with a dejected expression. "That was so embarrassing," he mutters, shaking his head. Coach Hamilton briefly approaches Fletcher on the sideline, offering a word of encouragement, but the damage has been done. Despite the missed dunk, Florida State maintains their lead and goes on to win the game, but the moment will surely be a topic of conversation for both teams long after the final buzzer sounds. Fletcher, a talented young player, will undoubtedly learn from this experience and look to bounce back stronger in the next outing for the Seminoles.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentflorida state up against miami florida
state's winning big with three minutes
left our dude number 24 is about to make
a nice defensive play
he's covered in the middle number four
on white cover number two down in the
corner
and then they dish it back up and now
number four is going to try for the
steel he's going to fall
which means number 11 is going to shoot
over there to cover his guy number two
which means our dude number 24 realizes
that's open
reads the play perfectly gonna get
rewarded for his great defense with the
dunk
checks behind to see if anyone's coming
and that's where it kind of started
falling apart
he regains control and then just spikes
it
right off the back of the rim and his
entire
bench they're ready to celebrate with
them and then they're oh
no and he's like
and he and this guy's thinking oh my god
i can't wait to make fun of you for that
that was so embarrassing i would never
do that you'd never see me ever do that
coach is like come on son he's like
we're all laughing about it oh i
wish i made that