He was met in the lane by Jonas Valanciunas who knocked the ball out of his hands and then simply caught him in mid-air. If this sounds funny, that's because it was funny. The announcers laughed.

It's truly not an exaggeration: Jonas Valanciunas is the most-accomplished player in the history of the NBA's play-in tournament. To be fair to all the past greats, it only began in 2020.

Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double, and Sacramento clinched homecourt advantage for the Kings first play-in game, beating the Phoenix Suns 109-98 on Sunday.

(AP) — Domantas Sabonis y Jonas Valanciunas lograron el domingo cada uno un doble-doble, y Sacramento aseguró la ventaja de local para el primer partido de play-in de los Kings, venciendo 109 ...