by Michael Katz, USA TODAY Sports

What if I told you there is a (self-aware?) grassroots movement bubbling on the Internet to get Byron Mullens into the NBA dunk contest?

This is a thing that is kind of happening after Byron Mullens threw down one of the most visually spectacular and bizarre dunks of the season on Monday night.

Sorry, LaMarcus Aldridge. We have to bring this up. I mean, the photo alone …

There is a lesson here: Always follow your shot. (This lesson is especially true if you are career 26.7 percent three-point shooter Byron Mullens.)

The play-by-play call says it all: “Wow! … What?”

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