Twitter Despite being a hilariously large human, Victor Wembanyama possesses an incredibly tight handle that makes him and absolutely nightmare to guard in 1-on-1 situations. We’ve seen Wembanyama use that handle to do some ridiculous things, and he’s even shown off the ability to do a really good Shammgod dribble, which is a move that …
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Deuce McBride Got A Layup By Throwing An Inbounds Pass Off Of Malachi Flynn
NBA Monday’s game between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons did not arrive with great fanfare. After all, the Knicks began the day a whopping 30.5 games ahead of the Pistons in the Eastern Conference standings and, in general, there were more aesthetically appealing matchups during a 11-game slate in the league. However, …
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Andre Drummond Missed A Layup So Badly That He Grabbed The Rebound And Got Called For A Travel
Twitter Things could have gone considerably better for the Chicago Bulls in the first half of their matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday evening. At the half, Joel Embiid led Philly to an emphatic, 73-42 lead that meant Chicago was going to need a miracle if it was going to win its second game …
Jordan Poole Passed Up A Wide Open Jumper For A Layup That Got Blocked Into The Crowd
Twitter Tuesday’s five-game NBA slate featured a couple of highly appetizing matchups, but one game was appealing in a bit of a different way. The Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons squared off in a battle between the two worst teams in the league this season, with each club bringing a 2-14 record into the contest. …
The Warriors Beat The Thunder In A Wild In-Season Tournament Opener Thanks To A Game-Winning Layup By Steph Curry
NBA The hope behind the In-Season Tournament is that it would add some excitement to the early season games that can often fly under the radar. During the first night of competition, there were a few matchups that served as a pretty good proof of concept, with the best of the bunch being the matchup …
Luka Doncic And Devin Booker Got Face-To-Face After Luka’s Blown Layup To Lose To The Suns
ESPN The Suns and Mavs really do not like each other, and their budding rivalry is one of the best things going in the NBA. On Sunday afternoon in Dallas, the two teams met in what became another tense battle that saw both teams seemingly take control at various times, only for the stars on …
Rudy Gobert Went Coast-To-Coast On His Own And Then Missed A Wide Open Layup
Bally Sports Rudy Gobert had a pretty good night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The veteran big man helped lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-115 win over their Western Conference foes, which went into the game with both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the sideline. Gobert had 25 points, 21 rebounds, three blocks, …
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Jalen Green Finished An Impossible Layup Over Myles Turner And Hit Him With A Too Small
TNT Jalen Green is slated to have a breakout campaign during the 2022-23 campaign. After earning First-Team All Rookie honors last season, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft is expected to take another step forward as the kind of ultra-explosive scorer around whom the Houston Rockets hope to build in the coming …
The Aces Forgot What Basket They Were Starting On And Gave The Sun A Wide Open Layup To Start Game 2
ESPN The WNBA Finals are not the place you expect there to be significant mental lapses by either team, but after a hard fought Game 1 win, the Aces opened Game 2 with a team-wide blunder on the opening tipoff. Jonquel Jones won the tip over Kiah Stokes, but instead of tapping it backwards as …
Ja Morant’s Buzzer-Beating Layup Completed An 11-Point Fourth Quarter Comeback In Game 5
TNT Memphis and Minnesota entered Tuesday night having gone back-and-forth for four games, trading haymakers in a wild first round series. Game 5 was no different as Memphis jumped out to a quick 13-2 lead, only to trail by three after the first quarter. Minnesota then took a 10-point lead, with the Grizzlies clawing back …
Jayson Tatum’s Buzzer-Beating Layup Snatched Game 1 Away From The Nets
ABC Coming into the first round, all eyes were on the 2-7 series in the Eastern Conference, as the Boston Celtics would play host to the Brooklyn Nets in a matchup worthy of a conference finals, and Game 1 delivered on every single level. The two teams would battle in a choppy, physical first half …
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Sixers Big Man Paul Reed Went Up For A Dunk But Misjudged It And Missed A Layup
Twitter One of the more under-the-radar elements of the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade is that the Philadelphia 76ers had to give up backup big man Andre Drummond. While backup centers don’t normally get a ton of love, Philly has struggled for years to figure out what to do when Joel Embiid is on the bench, …
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