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When Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards levitated over Utah Jazz center John Collins on Monday, other players around the NBA followed the trend.
Jalen Johnson, Chet Holmgren and others understood the assignment with their own jaw-dropping posters.
Here's a look at the best posters this past week.
When Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker poked the ball away from Jazz rookie Keyonte George, no one could've predicted what followed.
The Timberwolves were on a fast break when Alexander-Walker gave the ball back to a trailing Edwards, who elevated over Collins.
Edwards, who had several high-flying plays earlier this month, including a winning block against the Indiana Pacers on March 7, said this was the best dunk of his career.
"I couldn't even react to that because I dislocated my finger," Edwards said postgame. "I wish I could've reacted to it."
On the same night of Edwards' viral dunk, Johnson delivered one too.
After the Los Angeles Lakers turned the ball over 17 seconds into the game, the Atlanta Hawks found themselves on a fast break on their first possession.
Johnson leaped just outside the restricted area to throw a one-handed dunk over Lakers guard Austin Reaves.
Following the game, Reaves went back and forth with a reporter in a postgame interview.
The reporter said nobody had Reaves' view, and Reaves replied "you don't want my view."
The Jazz found themselves on the wrong end of another poster when they played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
Holmgren introduced himself to Jazz rookie Taylor Hendricks with a loud one-hander.
After the Thunder forced a turnover, no one picked up Holmgren, who only needed one dribble to announce his presence over Hendricks.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III joined the party Thursday with his dunk over Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz.
Murphy III made a backdoor cut before springing up just outside the restricted area, meeting Fultz at the rim.