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Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black made his case for the dunk of the year on Thursday when the team took on the Memphis Grizzlies in the league’s first regular season game in Germany.
Late in the fourth quarter, Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. lost. the ball in the paint. Orlando started the fast break and got the ball in Black’s hands.
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Anthony Black #0 of the Orlando Magic runs with the ball in the fourth quarter of the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic at Uber Arena on January 15, 2026 in Berlin, Germany (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Black had one defender on him and three others about to meet when he jumped through a person in his way and went up and dunked the ball over four players. Orlando’s bench exploded like NBA fans in the Berlin crowd.
The bucket put the Magic up 109-107 with 2:24 left in the game.
The Black dunk was part of an 11-2 run for the Magic. Orlando won the game, 118-111.
“I didn’t even know it was on four people (defenders),” he said, via NBA.com. “I just saw the rim, then the helper. My teammates told me about it back in the huddle. Just being aggressive.”
Black finished with 21 points in the win as Orlando has won three of its last four games. The Magic were down by as many as 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, had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Wagner had missed more than a month with a high ankle sprain, but was able to return to his homeland 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 floor 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 had 17.
Orlando is 23-18 this season and is 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.
