{"id":171656,"date":"2025-07-15T05:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/171656\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T05:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:55:12","slug":"noa-essengue-bulls-photo-goes-viral-after-getting-posterized-in-summer-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/171656\/","title":{"rendered":"Noa Essengue Bulls photo goes viral after getting posterized in Summer League"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Noa Essengue Bulls photo goes viral after getting posterized in Summer League<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Bulls<\/a> are getting an early taste of rookie Noa Essengue<\/a>. He\u2019s getting his first pro experience in via NBA Summer League. But he became the recipient of one poster dunk.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Furphy of the Indiana Pacers raced down the court with Essengue the last defender standing in the way. Furphy cocked back his right arm with the basketball in his hand. Then threw down this thunderous dunk that got the Thomas and Mack Center crowd jumping out their seats.<\/p>\n

The Kansas star Furphy immediately went viral and trended after the insane dunk. But the French talent Essengue got roasted immediately.<\/p>\n

NBA reporter Kevin O\u2019Connor first shared a viral photo of Essengue\u2019s not-so-flattering moment on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n

And it wasn\u2019t just the video and photo that became attached to Essengue. Fans delivered some serious troll jobs toward the 12th overall pick of the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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Notable reactions for Noa Essengue viral Bulls Summer League moment\u00a0\"Stephen<\/p>\n

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One Bulls fan account officially wrote off Essengue\u2019s rookie season.<\/p>\n

\u201cNoa Essengue hit rock bottom without playing a single minute of the regular season,\u201d the account posted<\/a> in reacting to the viral photo.<\/p>\n

Another fan feared the worst for the first-year player.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fear Noa Essengue will never recover from this,\u201d that fan posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One more fan looked at Essengue\u2019s game as a whole. Pointing out one \u201cinconsistent\u201d element from Monday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still think Noa Essengue could be more active on all areas of the game. He\u2019s played well, but the inconsistent motor is the thing that\u2019s stood out the most so far,\u201d the fan shared.<\/p>\n

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But not everyone was criticizing or trolling the 6-foot-10 talent. He nailed one deep three late in the first quarter. The Bulls also captured his midrange pull up form.<\/p>\n

Essengue entered the league drawing comparisons to Pascal Siakam<\/a>. He began the game with being on the wrong end of a dunk. But he ended the evening dropping 21 points with three rebounds and hitting all four free throw attempts.<\/p>\n

Related: Matas Buzelis dazzles fans with Summer League slam dunk<\/a><\/p>\n

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