Duke's Zion Williamson nearly hit his head on the rim in yet another gravity-defying dunk

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November 15, 2018 4:29 PM

Williamson had 21 points and nine rebounds Wednesday night, but his Earth-shaking dunk in the first half completely stole the show.

Highly-touted Duke freshman Zion Williamson has lived up to all of the hype and then some in his first three games as a Blue Devil.

He and fellow ridiculously talented Duke freshman R.J. Barrett set a record with 77 points apiece through their first three contests, and Williamson has added 10.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game to boot.

Still, it's Williamson's monstrous dunks — the same ones that made him famous on social media well before arriving in Durham — that have taken the spotlight so far this season.

Wednesday night's game against Eastern Michigan was no exception. Williamson poured in 21 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes on the floor, but his gravity-defying dunk midway through the first half absolutely rocked Cameron Indoor and stole the show.

With 10:29 on the clock, fellow highly-touted freshman Cam Reddish threw a high lob pass well to the left of the basket. Williamson somehow rose high enough to gobble up the pass, prompting the commentator to scream "look out!" as the sensational Blue Devil descended on the rim and slammed it home with two hands. All sophomore guard Alex O'Connell could do was shrug his shoulders from the backcourt in absolute disbelief.

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