Did you know that Delly was no longer in NBA?
I just assume he was clapping really hard as the 12th man on some NBA team’s bench. Alas, Delly is playing in the NBL league and getting dunked on by the legendary Mitch Creek via UPROXX.
Matthew Dellavedova’s NBA career is over for the time being. After appearing in 13 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season before a number of injuries kept him on the sidelines, the former NBA champion decided to head back home and sign with Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League.
The NBL season just started, with Delly scoring nine points and doling out six assists in the first game of his stint in the league, a 79-76 loss to the Sydney Kings. On Sunday, Melbourne United got the chance to go for their first win of the season during a matchup with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
There was a moment in the game that Dellavedova will surely want to forget. Mitch Creek, the highly-regarded Australian hooper who has had a few cups of coffee in the NBA, got out in transition with only Delly between himself and the rim. He dang near jumped out of the building, while the former Cavs standout got viciously dunked on. Creek celebrated a bit, Melbourne United’s Mason Peatling didn’t exactly appreciate that, and a moment later, a fracas broke out.
Creek a former NBL Finals MVP had a cup of coffee with the Nets and T-Wolves, but who knows now maybe he will get back on NBA teams radar after this dunk.
Delly, aka The Steph Stopper, probably wishes this wasn’t how people figured out he was still playing basketball. I don’t think the Cavs will be calling any time soon.
LeBron can use some help.
Flip the pages for the dunk, the brawl, and the Twitter reactions.