Jakob Poeltl isn’t just the NBA variation of Wordle — he’s actually a pretty fantastic defender and one of the best rim protectors in the NBA.
We actually saw that defense in play against the Grizzlies on Wednesday night. San Antonio may have lost the game, but Poeltl himself actually had 5 blocks which is extremely impressive.
It’s just too bad that nobody is going to care about that.
Ja Morant’s poster dunk on him renders all of the things I just said about Jakob Poeltl irrelevant — at least it will in the eyes of most fans. Of course, he’s still a great player. But, man. Ja did him dirty. Diiiiirty, y’all. I’m telling you.
Just look at this dunk.
12 PUT THE MAN ON A POSTER AGAIN pic.twitter.com/jJPstpWTCH
— Bally Sports: Grizzlies (@GrizzOnBally) January 12, 2023
Bruh. That dunk was ferocious. Violent. Visceral. Spectacular. There are so many things you can call it. But that’s not even the kicker here. Get this — that dunk was actually the second time Ja Morant put Poeltl on a poster in the last calendar year.
Seriously. Look.
i just want to know what ja morant has on jakob poeltl pic.twitter.com/gL5aC5UNWF
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) January 12, 2023
Poor Jakob, man. What can you do? Morant is just showing no mercy here. He was asked why he keeps putting Poeltl on posters over and over again and he had the wildest response.
Warning: There is NSFW language in this video
"I guess he ain't get the memo last time" – Ja Morant on his dunk over Jakob Poeltl pic.twitter.com/obhoFQsvLu
— eric (@EricTweetsNBA) January 12, 2023
“Obviously, I guess he ain’t get the memo last time…He’s a great shot blocker so I know if I went up with a layup he would’ve blocked the **** out of it, so I went up with authority.”
HE AIN’T GET THE MEMO LAST TIME. Man. Somebody put that on a t-shirt or something. Fans loved this.
Poeltl when he sees Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/VuzlUJfrD6
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) January 12, 2023
Ja Morant really did this to Jakob Poeltl TWICE pic.twitter.com/OSiEYv7yTt
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) January 12, 2023
At a certain point you have to start wondering if Jakob Poeltl did something unforgivable to Ja Morant to keep getting dunked on like this every time they see each other. https://t.co/wwTFIqgZ4G
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) January 12, 2023
What did Poeltl do to Ja Morant, he keeps dunking on him 😭 pic.twitter.com/ZdL5Mg0FJX
— Russ' TD ⚡ (@RussFcb) January 12, 2023
Ja Morant when Jakob Poeltl checks into the game pic.twitter.com/YfDgQD3Hud
— Pat Benson (@Pat_Benson_Jr) January 12, 2023
Jakob Poeltl doesn’t deserve to live on Ja Morant’s highlight reels like this…
But if you’re the last line of defense at the rim, you’re gonna get dunked on…
— Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro) January 12, 2023
if i were jakob poeltl i would simply never step foot into the same room as ja morant again
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) January 12, 2023
When Ja Morant sees Jakob Poeltl under the basket pic.twitter.com/5npRbksTmd
— Steve HSL (@SteveLN6) January 12, 2023
