It might be the best overall moment from a 2023-24 NBA season that has just started.
Remember that iconic photo of LeBron James flying through the air for a powerful slam dunk and Dwyane Wade happily spreading his arms below The King when the superstars were teammates with the Miami Heat?
Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony re-enacted the image in real time on Thursday as the Orlando Magic won again and improved to 13-5 with a smooth 139-120 victory over the Washington Wizards.
The photo of James and Wade has become legendary.
It shows how strong James was when he was at his peak with the Heat and how cool Wade was while Miami had its infamous Big Three.
The Magic's live recreation of the James-Wade photo from 2010 instantly went viral on Thursday, leaving current NBA fans in disbelief that the Orlando duo were able to pull off the moves in a game that occurred 13 years after the Heat duo made their lasting mark.
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Suggs played the part of Wade on Thursday.
Anthony took on the role of James, slamming home a one-handed alley-oop for a moment that will be recirculated on social media for years to come.
"Fast break. Good steal. I was going to go lay it up (then) saw him out the corner of my eye and I knew I was throwing it up," Suggs told Bally Sports. "He's too athletic for me not to. What a dope moment with my boy."
Orlando has been one of the NBA's best early season surprises.
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The Magic are tied for second place in the Eastern Conference and only one game behind first place Boston.
It's been five years since Orlando had a winning season.
The Magic went 22-60 just two seasons ago, attempting to build though the draft and slowly work their way toward relevance.
A 13-5 start has been a breakthrough and the Suggs-Anthony connection on Thursday was an obvious peak moment in Orlando's rebuild.
“You start analyzing the schedule and things like that, you start to lose,” Suggs said. “Attention to detail, I think that’s one thing that’s made this run, and this start of the season, so special for us. We’re so locked in in any situation.”
The Magic led the Wizards 66-56 at haltime and only continued to roll.
Orlando scored at least 31 points in each quarter.
But the biggest moment belonged to two young Magic teammates who pulled off a stunning move that had to make James and Wade proud.
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