In a recent interview with the rising star born in 1999, an ESPN reporter revisited the topic of the player’s potential participation in the dunk contest event. Despite receiving considerable support with likes and votes ranging from 1 million to 5 million, player number 12, Ja Morant, remains unsatisfied. Without hesitation, Ja asserted that he would only consider participating if the number of likes on his endorsement post reached an astronomical 1 billion.

This figure is truly unprecedented across all social media platforms. Regardless of the individual’s fame, achieving such an odd number seems implausible, considering any existing social infrastructure. For instance, on the widely-used Twitter platform, a post announcing actor Chadwick Boseman’s death garnered a record 7.4 million likes.

The famed egg photo on Instagram currently holds the record for the most likes at 55.7 million. Meanwhile, the highest number on Facebook reached 15.7 million.

The prospect of Ja Morant participating in the NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest seems increasingly unlikely, considering the near-impossible feat of achieving one billion likes on a single post, even when combining all social networks. Ja Morant’s seemingly witty response to the media and his devoted fans may, unfortunately, signify that the chances of witnessing this alpha bear in the dunk contest are slim.