Gotta See It: DeRozan just misses crazy in-game 360 dunk

Maybe trying to emulate Vince Carter’s infamous slam over Frédéric Weis, DeMar DeRozan nearly threw down a jaw-dropping in-game dunk Tuesday night.

Playing for USA Basketball in an exhibition game against China, the Raptors all-star attempted a 360 over a Chinese defender in the dying minutes of the blowout. Unfortunately DeRozan just missed, drawing a foul on the play instead.

Check it out for yourself:

In the background of the video, you can see DeRozan’s teammates going nuts on the bench as No. 9 hangs from the rim afterward.

You can bet LeBron James had the same reaction from his couch, and the King took to Twitter in awe of what could’ve been.

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