Anchor Ryan Smith said it was the "worst poster" he's ever seen
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Johnny Furphy of the Indiana Pacers dunks during a game on July 14, 2025NEED TO KNOW
- The SportsCenter anchors couldn't stop laughing after Indiana Pacers forward Johnny Furphy's forceful dunk during NBA Summer League
- Chicago Bulls rookie Noa Essengue's reaction to the dunk quickly went viral
- Anchor Ryan Smith said it was the "worst poster" he's ever seen
The anchors of SportsCenter couldn't keep their cool after an epic poster from Indiana Pacers player Johnny Furphy.
Furphy, 20, delivered a ferocious dunk over Chicago Bulls rookie Noa Essengue during a Summer League matchup in Las Vegas on Monday, July 14 that left Nicole Briscoe and Ryan Smith in disbelief during their SportsCenterbroadcast.
"That's the worst poster I've seen in my life," Smith said during the segment, joking, "Is that real?!"
Briscoe and Smith both broke out into laughter, with Briscoe even laying her head down on the desk from laughing so hard. "This is hard to do right now because I just want to laugh," she said as she tried to move onto a segment about the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky WNBA game.
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) July 14, 2025
Later, both broadcasters took to X to continue poking fun at the poster. "OMG this is not photoshopped," Smith wrote. "That's not photoshopped," wrote Briscoe.
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was impressed by his teammate, too, writing, "Johnny MF Murphy sheeeeesh," in a post on X, which prompted friend and fellow Indiana basketball star Caitlin Clark to share on her Instagram Stories.
Furphy also reposted the highlight on his Instagram Stories.
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Despite the epic dunk, the Pacers lost to the Bulls 114-105 on Monday.
Furphy was drafted with the 35th overall pick in 2024 by the San Antonio Spurs before being traded to the Pacers. In college, he played for the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
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