“Dear Diary, When I found out that I was being traded away from Minnesota, a land abandoned by god and beset by the cursed white sand which the ever-tormented locals refer to as “snow”, I fell to my knees and wept. While I have always been fond of my teammates and the fans in Minnesota,…
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Shake Milton Career High 39 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (3/1/2020)
Shake Milton opened his eyes, took one look at the unfamiliar surroundings, and wearily closed his eyes again. He knew he was dreaming, and attempted to will himself into waking up. However, when he next opened his eyes, the scene hadn’t changed, and there was still the hardness of stone against his back rather than…
Read MoreOG Anunoby Career High 32 Points/7 Steals Full Highlights (3/1/2020)
OG Anunoby realized that he was lying on a hard surface, and just as quickly realized that there was no reason for him to being on a hard surface unless something had gone terribly wrong. “This isn’t funny, guys,” he said without opening his eyes, assuming that some of his teammates, prone to juvenile practical…
Read MoreJerami Grant Career High 29 Points Full Highlights (2/25/2020)
“Hey Paul, why are you crying?” Nikola Jokic asked, poking his head into the bathroom stall that had, up until the interruption, had loud sobs coming from it. “It’s nothing. I’m not crying,” Paul Millsap replied, quickly wiping the tears off his cheeks and pretending to look at message on his phone. “Leave me alone.”…
Read MoreJames Johnson 19 Points Full Highlights (2/24/2020)
“Hey! Hey! KAT! Wait up!” James Johnson, jogging after his teammate as they exited the team plane, was gratified to see Karl-Anthony Towns slow down and turn around. “What’s up?” “You’ve been in Minnesota longer than anybody else. Do you know anything about…casserole?” Karl-Anthony immediately furrowed his brows in response to this query, which James…
Read MoreCoby White Career High 33 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/22/2020)
Coby White had the sensation that he was lying on his back. His voluminous hair acted as a pillow, protecting the back of his head from the hard surface he was lying on. But the real question was, if he was just waking up from sleep, why wasn’t he in a bed? He opened his…
Read MoreDaniel Theis Career High 25 Points/6 Dunks Full Highlights (2/21/2020)
“Waitress! Waitress! We gotta get ANOTHER ROUND OF STEINS OVER HERE!!!!” yelled Brad Wanamaker exuberantly as he slammed his empty mug of beer on the table. “Germany rules!!!!” As if to emphasize his love of Germany, he ripped a German flag from the wall and wrapped it around him like a cloak. “I’m glad you…
Read MoreMaxi Kleber Career High 26 Points Full Highlights (2/21/2020)
“Woooo! Get me another stein! I’m on a roll here!” Willie Cauley-Stein yelled as he easily downed what must have been his tenth beer of the evening. “Going to this authentic German restaurant was a great idea, Maxi!” Maxi Kleber, who had been forced into wearing a pair of too-small lederhosen for the occasion of…
Read MorePresenting the DownToBuck Highlights Archivium
LINK TO THE DOWNTOBUCK HIGHLIGHTS ARCHIVIUM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwtpgn358Vq8ta_wOuB9Zg/ The hidden door creaks open on ancient hinges. Down a secret flight of steps the Curator descends, needing no light to navigate the familiar path. The sounds of crawling things scurrying away, disturbed from their quiet, is nearly louder than the Curator’s footsteps on the seldom-trodden stairs which…
Read MoreZion Williamson 31 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/11/2020)
Zion Williamson opened his eyes from…not sleep, exactly, but something close to it. When he saw nothing but gleaming silver clouds above his head, he blinked once. Nothing changed. He closed his eyes and opened them again after a few seconds. Still no change. Somehow, he had sleepwalked and ended up outside. Or had he?…
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