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WATCH: Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown dunks all over Magic's Nikola Vucevic

Entering Wednesday night, opponents were shooting 50 percent at the rim with Nikola Vucevic defending on the play. Evidently, Boston Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown liked those odds:

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The No. 3 pick in the 2016 NBA draft out of Cal had shown flashes of explosive excellence early in his rookie year, and made a point of announcing his presence with authority early in the second quarter at Amway Center.

Unfortunately for Vucevic, that announcement came attached to an off-hand straight to the big man’s face, which might have helped explain why Nik doubled over there after the moment of impact:

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Nothing like adding injury to insult. And here I thought you were supposed to respect your elders. Clearly, nobody’s caught young Mr. Brown up on that one.

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Dan Devine is an editor for Ball Don’t Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at devine@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter!