5-Foot-7 Yuki Kawamura, The Shortest Player in Chicago Bulls History, Won a Jump Ball Over 6-Foot-5 Kasparas Jakučionis

Kasparas Jakučionis is going to be seeing Yuki in his sleep. He didn't lose that jump ball on a fluke. Maybe he mistimed it a little bit. But Yuki, at a full 10-inch height disadvantage, had his hand right there with him. 

My only pointer for Yuki is when you make a play like that. When you force the jump ball, win the jump ball against all odds, then get the ball back and are leading a fast break… you at least gotta try to finish the job. Had Yuki pulled up and hit this three, or taken Bam Adebayo to the rim, even the Miami Heat crowd might have given him a standing ovation.

But had he done that, the chaos wouldn't have continued, and he probably wouldn't have had the chance to strip Jamie Jaquez Jr. on the way back down the court. 

The well-under-six-foot NBA player has to be about the most beloved player by fans in all of sports. It's up there with fat [anything], white running back/defensive back, and black hockey player. To crack the NBA at 5-foot-7 takes almost unfathomable levels of skill and athleticism. I would love to get Yuki Kawamura in a gym with any psycho sports dad who thinks their 6-foot-0 point guard son is god's gift to basketball, and is going to make make the NBA by working hard and making the right pass. I bet 5 minutes on the court with Yuki Kawamura would change that dad's perspective on things.

Good game, Yuki. Keep up the short work.