Watch: Dunk By University of the Incarnate Word Player Ends in a Piggyback Ride

click to enlarge Shawn Johnson takes Asa Cantwell for a ride. Or is it the other way around. - YouTube/University of the Incarnate Word
YouTube/University of the Incarnate Word
Shawn Johnson takes Asa Cantwell for a ride. Or is it the other way around.

When one basketball player posterizes another, it usually ends with shouting, gesticulating, and general chest-thumping. Rare is the dunk that finishes with a friendly piggyback ride between competitors.

But that's what happened this weekend when San Antonio's own University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals took on the Houston Baptist University Huskies. Sophomore Shawn Johnson threw down on freshman Asa Cantwell. Hilarity ensued: 


Cantwell, a freshman who hooped at Johnson High School in San Antonio, tried to take the charge, because really what else is he supposed to do there? He was in the restricted area anyway. This probably ended about as well as could be expected for him.

Johnson's impressive dunk helped the Cardinals to a 97-86 victory over Houston Baptist.

(H/T Deadspin)

KEEP SA CURRENT!

Since 1986, the SA Current has served as the free, independent voice of San Antonio, and we want to keep it that way.

Becoming an SA Current Supporter for as little as $5 a month allows us to continue offering readers access to our coverage of local news, food, nightlife, events, and culture with no paywalls.

Join today to keep San Antonio Current.

Scroll to read more San Antonio News articles

Join SA Current Newsletters

Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox.