Basketball bounced twice off the rim before finally popping out.
Little Sabonis secured the defensive rebound immediately.
He turned and fired another long pass to Fox, who was sprinting ahead.
Fox kept his offense blazing, pushing the transition at nearly full sprint.
After catching the pass on the move, he charged straight into the Knicks' paint, then gathered the ball one step inside the three-point line and took off for a layup.
After briefly gliding through the air, he attempted to finish with an underhand scoop.
But at that very moment, something unexpected happened.
The instant Basketball left his hand, gusts of wind suddenly whistled past his ears.
Yet Fox, only realizing the danger at that point, was too late to adjust his motion.
All he could do was helplessly watch during his descent as a massive hand suddenly seemed to "grow" rapidly from behind him, swatting the ball cleanly out of bounds.
"Chris!!! A chase-down block!! Another tough block against the Kings' player—his second block of the night!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Crazy!! What terrifying Chase Defense speed!! What terrifying leaping ability!!"
"This is Chris! This is the DPOY!!"
"That explosive chase-down rejection even reminded me of LeBron James back in the day!! That terrifying off-ball speed, terrifying elevation, and precise anticipation! When a defender of this caliber is behind you, it puts enormous pressure on players trying to run a Fast Break and finish at the rim."
"Fox was way too confident on that play! He was too confident in his own speed. He never even thought to check who was chasing him from behind before he jumped directly for the layup."
"You can't blame him entirely, though. Before this, the Knicks' Chase Defense pressure had been fairly light, so it was only natural for him to let down