Tre Holloman ignites the crowd with one-handed slam in Summer League debut

Tre Holloman and Jase Richardson were expected to team up for the NBA Summer League this month but unfortunately, the two former Michigan State teammates were never on the floor together at the same time.

Throughout the entirety of Summer League play, we saw three games of Richardson as he missed two likely for rest reasons and because the staff already knows what it has in the second-year guard out of Michigan State. As for Holloman, he made his debut on Saturday evening — of course it was one of the two games that Richardson sat for.

Holloman played just five total minutes in the Summer League with the Magic over the past couple of weeks — which is disappointing — but the former Spartan made a very quick statement.

Entering the game for the first time in the fourth quarter, the former Michigan State fan favorite made a move that Spartan fans are very familiar with. He tried to lull his Celtics defender to sleep with a slow dribble to his right before quickly crossing over and making a move toward the basket. The lane opened up and Holloman threw down an impressive one-handed dunk to increase the lead to 13.

Michigan State fans still feel a certain way about Tre Holloman

We all have our feelings about Holloman and the way he went about leaving Michigan State was less than desirable, especially when he took a slight shot at Tom Izzo, but he was a fan favorite in East Lansing for three years for a reason. Although he made the mistake of trusting Will Wade over Izzo, he still had some legendary moments.

There was the Big Ten Tournament during his sophomore season in which he stood up to a 7-foot-3 Zach Edey that really started the legend of Holloman. The next season, he hit a buzzer-beater from beyond half court to beat Maryland on the road and then he defended his senior teammates when Michigan players were standing on the logo during the tradition of the Spartan kiss.

The way he left kind of wiped away all the good grace he built up with Michigan State fans, fair or not.

It’s unfortunate, but Holloman went from one of the most beloved Spartans in recent memory to a guy who turned his back on Izzo. It felt like betrayal, but I think Holloman knows that he made a mistake and Izzo kind of hinted at received a text from a “former player” saying that he wished things went differently.

So while he realized his wrongs (most likely), it’s fair for fans to hold a little resentment. The team really could have used him and plays like the one above this past season.

We know NC State didn’t use him enough.

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