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Arizona Wildcats NBA Summer League Social Media Reactions: Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon wow them

By Javier Morales

Posted on July 5, 2014

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A great line by the NBA-TV announcer Rick Kamla after Nick Johnson’s left-handed monster jam in the NBA Summer League between Houston and Detroit: “Don’t do it to them on Day One Nick Johnson!”

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An impressive showing after all those workouts (16 to be exact) before the NBA draft a couple of weeks ago.

UA's Nick Johnson was strong in first NBA Summer League contest – 18 points (7-14 FGs) 5 rebs, 3 assists (3 TOs). Played both guard spots.

— Doug Haller (@DougHaller) July 5, 2014

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Arizona senior guard T.J. McConnell knows the history of Sean Miller passing the ball to Jerome Lane, who did send it in and broke the backboard for Pitt in 1988.

SEND IT IN Nick Johnson!!! @UACoachMiller

— TJ McConnell (@iPass4Zona) July 5, 2014

Johnson became a hot trend on Twitter after his emphatic jam.

@JavierJMorales @Rockets_Social @iRocket3 trending! pic.twitter.com/9frBsE7mkP

— Quinn Lodge (@QLoDMB) July 5, 2014

Check out this catch-block by Aaron Gordon.

Watch Nick Johnson and Aaron Gordon blow up NBA Summer League http://t.co/jGI1K8UT4C https://t.co/0LVWtmWMIW (via @gifdsports)

— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) July 5, 2014

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What are the chances that Johnson and Gordon will meet in the finals of the slam-dunk competition in the NBA All-Star Game next season?

Impressive @MarkMoses959: Aaron Gordon just dunked with 2 hands and his head was at the rim. That guy can dunk!!!”

— Paola Boivin (@PaolaBoivin) July 5, 2014

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Gordon struggled on offense but it’s early and as Arizona’s fans learned, he heats up as he goes along (at least from the field)

Former UA standout Aaron Gordon's first NBA Summer League game: 7 points (3-11 FG), 5 rebounds, 1 really impressive block (4 TOs) in 25 mins

— Doug Haller (@DougHaller) July 5, 2014

NOTE: Former Arizona guard Mustafa Shakur apparently is not on Detroit’s Summer League roster at Orlando as was previously reported by various outlets last week.

ARIZONA WILDCATS IN THE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE
*DLS is NBA Developmental League Select team
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.