Player fakes handshake, steals ball, dunks — and screws Vegas

Player fakes handshake, steals ball, dunks — and screws Vegas

Published Dec. 5, 2014 4:51 a.m. ET
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Bryce White may want to avoid Las Vegas for a while. Along with being what many would consider a sore loser, he also may be the most hated man in Sin City.

With the final seconds ticking away in Wednesday night's Portland-Portland State game and the host Pilots leading 83-69, Portland State's White walked toward Portland's Alex Wintering and extended his hand for a postgame handshake.

Only the game wasn't quite over, Young wasn't quite as sincere as he appeared, and before Wintering could react, White poked the ball away from the guard and took it to the basket for an uncontested dunk with 1 second to play.

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As you can see from the videos below, the other nine guys on the floor didn't seem to realize what was going on, and when the crowd figure it out, it let White hear the boos.

The damage was minimal — the Pilots still won the game 83-71, Wintering was still the statistical star of the game (27 points, six assists), and White used the cheap bucket to finish with 12 points.

But the same could not be said for the damage in Vegas:

H/t: Deadspin

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