There were some news and whispers about Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant joining this year's edition of the All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest. Unfortunately, this never came to fruition. For now, we will need to settle for some in-game dunks from the high-flying point guard.

This is by no means a travesty considering Morant's nasty dunks during games. On Friday, the 21-year-old produced another moment of brilliance with an insane alley-oop slam against the Orlando Magic (h/t Bleacher Report on Twitter):

As soon as you saw the Grizzlies on a 2-on-1 fast-break play with Ja Morant, you knew that something special was about to take place. For a second there, it looked like Dillon Brooks threw a mistimed lob and that Morant jumped a bit early. As it turns out, however, Morant knew exactly what he wanted to do when he took off to catch that oop.

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These are the type of plays that deserve at least five or six viewings in order for you to truly appreciate it.

Morant may not be participating in a Dunk Contest anytime soon (we truly hope he does, though), but if these are the types of in-game dunks he produces every so often, then Grizzlies fans will be more than happy to take that.