Los Angeles Lakers

This ridiculous dunk pours more salt in the Lakers' awful season

Published Feb. 23, 2016 12:42 p.m. ET

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The Los Angeles Lakers lost yet again -- this time to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night -- and 21-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo was the biggest reason why.

The third-year guard/forward/every position notched the first triple-double of his career, with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists (He also had four blocks, three steals and only one turnover.)

Giannis Antetokounmpo became the youngest player to ever record a triple-double against the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/zemfKuxElo
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 23, 2016

It was a tremendous performance and, from the Lakers perspective, none of it was more humiliating than a ridiculous off-the-backboard dunk in the third quarter:

This nearly ended in horror, as Brandon Bass gave Antetokounmpo a slight nudge in the back while he was airborne (the same sequence that nearly ended Andrew Bogut's career), but the youngster managed to hang on to the rim and complete the play.

The Lakers were probably already at rock bottom heading into Monday night's game, but this dunk reminded them just how bad they have it. L.A. is 11-47, dead last in point differential and defense; only the Philadelphia 76ers trot out a less-efficient offense each game.

Things are really bad and don't even have a chance to get much better until the lottery. Ironically, that night could also be the Lakers' most depressing of the season — considering they may forfeit their first-round pick to Philly.

Maybe this franchise isn't even at their lowest point?