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Article: Bonner making most of his shot So far, folks in Toronto impressed by his athleticism
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- November 13, 2004
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A Toronto Raptors beat writer says Matt Bonner took some ribbing
the other night.Perhaps you saw what caused it. Made the ESPN
highlight reel.
Bonner followed a teammate's miss with a thunderous two-handed
dunk against the defending champion Detroit Pistons eight days ago in
Toronto.
He hung on the rim, lifting himself higher and higher as his knees
also rose toward his chin.
The Raptors, apparently, were amazed.
Bonner, from some placed called Concord, N.H., playing the high-
wire act? The supposedly cement-footed power forward with no wings
rising above the rest? The sharp-shooting rookie, playing in just his
second NBA game, making such a loud statement underneath?
"He came out of the ...