This sideline reporter just eerily called a Gary Payton dunk right before it happened

Jaime Maggio's timing was spot on.
(Image credit: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Sports Spectacular)

Jaime Maggio ought to go out and buy herself a lottery ticket, because this is her lucky day. While reporting from the sidelines of the Oregon State vs. VCU game on Friday, she coincidentally timed her analysis perfectly with a dunk from Gary Payton:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.