Barclays Center, February 5, 2025
How Many Can You Take?
Some seasons have one defining moment. This one has too many to count.
The Moment Everything Changed (Again)
61-60, just before halftime. The game still in reach. Then Richaun Holmes rose up, Nic Claxton took the hit, and everything started to slip away. The dunk itself was just two points, but it was more than that—it was another punch in a season full of them.
For Claxton, it’s been that kind of year. The broken nose, the burden of holding down Brooklyn’s defense, the long fight to keep this team afloat. And now, this. Another moment of impact. Another breaking point.
A Drawing That Feels Like the Moment
This piece isn’t meticulous, because the moment wasn’t. The brushstrokes are loose, raw—gestural, like a figure study of collapse. The ink pulls the weight of impact, the gouache bleeds into motion, and the form isn’t frozen in perfection but caught midair, still unraveling. The dunk, the bodies, the tension—it’s all still falling.
Details That Matter:
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Size: 14" x 22.5"
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Medium: Gouache and ink on paper
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Series: Drawing of the Game
Own the Moment
Some plays change everything. Some seasons never stop reminding you. Another Breaking Point is about what it feels like when the hits just keep coming.
Inspired by a photograph taken by Sarah Stier during the Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards game February 5, 2025
