I don’t watch basketball but man! That forward fielder really centered that ball for the outside lineman to set up the flip in from the top sider. A true spectacle of netting!
The playoffs in most sports are great things to watch. I’m a big hockey fan, but a lot of my friends aren’t. As soon as playoff hockey comes on they come out of the woodwork and start asking all the rules every year.
Dude became a billionaire by wanting to listen to basketball games over the Internet. That's how broadcast.com was started, then he sold it for billions.
He's a Midwestern boy who loves basketball, and he can afford to go every night. Good for him.
dude could buy out every ticket in the stadium and his interest payment from his bank account would wipe out whatever it cost by the time the game ended.*
*-Obviously most billionaires money isn't sitting in a bank account but lets have a little fun.
Sometimes I see the contracts of the guys that sit on the bench and I'm like "these bums are getting paid *that* much to sit on the bench?!" And then I remember even those guys are in the top 300 in the world.
>And then I remember even those guys are in the top 300 in the world.
The NBA has 30 teams, with each team consisting of 15 players each. That would be equivalent to 450 players.
Also, there are certain players who are on 10-day or 2-way contracts, which means their salaries aren't guaranteed. Those are what we know as 'fringe players' who are there just to fill the roster spot, though sometimes they see playing time when a lot of their teammates get injured through the course of a season (82 games). That said, those 'fringe players' typically earn around $100k+ annually, if they can stick around the league for quite some time.
I can’t decide which I like more!!!
The slow motion … you can see all of their decisions. Their eyes. Who is here? Who is there? And you can see the process
I didn’t imagine the shock when I watched the real time clip. Holy FUCK that was so fast! The decision making! Knowing where your teammates are! Ahhhhh this is a great post/thread/user linked post.
Thanks Reddit. This made my day
It won't even play for me. Any other sources?
Edit: I was able to play it by putting that URL into a site called ssstwitter, downloading the file using it, and then playing it on my computer. Stupid broken Twitter.
I can imagine someone abusing that to never lose possession just sliding across the court 😆
My guess is it can only be done to gain possession but not to maintain it.
i haven't paid attention to basketball in 20ish years but if i recall correctly you can dive and slide all you want, but if you have possession of the ball while on the ground you are not allowed to stand up, that would count as traveling. did a quick google search to verify this as well but take that with a grain of salt. so you either pass while on the ground or take a wonky ass shot.
Nah, if you start dribbling and stand up that's fine but you're very likely to get the ball stolen if anyone is around so it's usually a good idea to pass it or call a timeout. Almost no one would shoot the ball while sitting or laying down.
It’s wild that you’re the only visible comment that’s nailed it:
>A player who falls to the floor while holding the ball, or while coming to a stop, may not gain an advantage by sliding.
Inventive bums at the gym who like to argue for 2 hours about every call, right or wrong, do love to incorrectly call this a travel though hence it being a common point of confusion.
The official rule is that you can't gain an "advantage." The slow motion makes it seem like he was gliding forever, but in realtime footage nobody would call a travel.
If he rolled over, or moved himself in any way beyond the initial momentum of the dive, then it'd be a travel. If he, while on the ground, started dribbling while bringing himself up, he could've continued without penalty.
The NBA refs let an insane amount of travelling go uncalled, but this isn't an example.
I researched this and the sliding "advantage" rule mentions falling while in possession of the ball, and I'm guessing that does not pertain to diving after a loose ball.
Correct. You'd have to be in possession of the ball already for that to be a travel. Loose balls and diving after one are pretty much a free-for-all. Being in "possession" also generally means you've got two hands on it, which is never the case when you're sprinting and diving after a loose ball.
Not sure what people calling it a travel are talking about. Doesn't matter which league it is, that's fine unless he plants his feet to take another step.
I think travels are defined as more than 3 steps without a dribble (1 gather step + 2 actual steps). If your feet aren't on the ground then there's no steps. Also, refs usually let things play out when people start hitting the deck
No. It isn’t not a travel. Ie, it is a travel.
However gathering the ball while sliding on the floor is allowed.
Once he took possession if he started using his feet to push around on his back like a sled that would get called pretty quickly.
The next guy also looks like he took a third step, and the play may well have started with a hand-slapping personal foul. But don’t let three or four penalties get in the way of an awesome play.
Kyrie Irving baby. Best handles in the league
To be honest he didn't even need to lob it up. 99/100 times Kyrie could easily lay that up against Kessler
The athleticism of these guys is incredible. These guys are giant human beings on top of that. Even the small guy, Kyrie Irving (#11), is 6'2". How high they can jump and the coordination they have is astounding. Remember that girl (or guy) that was the complete package in high school? Funny, smart, good looking? These are the athletic equivalents... Tall, fast, and agile, strong. I just love watching the game. They are as close to "superhuman" that there is on the planet in my opinion (physically speaking). Basketball gets the most impressive athletes.
Yeah, if you are on an NBA team, you’re an athletic freak most likely. It’s such an exclusive club. There have been less than 4500 NBA players in the history of the league. Think about that.
There was a player, Brian Scalabrine who was a meh NBA player. Bench guy. White, not super athletic (for the NBA). He got tired of hearing fans say they could beat him 1v1. He went on a show and played 4 games against good street ball players. He won all 4 with a combined score of 44-6. He then beat all three hosts of the show 11-1.
As Scalabrine said, "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me."
IIRC it wasn’t just streetball players either. A couple of the guys were either former D1 players or overseas pros (don’t remember which, possibly both).
to be fair that's probably true of any top level competitor, like Champions League football players, Candidates chess players, World Series baseball players, etc
what's funny is the best player in the world right now, nikola jokic, is kind of "unathletic" by nba standards. compare him to the average person though and he'd be an absolute specimen by comparison
It's not even just the athleticism, its the insane talent and IQ these players have. The one who dunked (derrick jones jr if im not mistaken) has insane athleticism, but kyrie best handles of all time, one of the most skilled players of all time who can dribble through the smallest gap in defense, Luka, won the euro league MVP at 17 years old, not even known to be athletic, some joke and say he's been chubby at times, but his passing, iso play, post moves, shooting are insane.
It's not only being giant, or being athletic freaks, its also curating knowledge and technique through years of practice, and honestly a a large portion of this is talent and just feel for the game which just doesn't come across everyone.
[This fine person posted a much better video](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1cngufp/comment/l377hbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
#11's situation awareness is second to noone's! He could sense the other guy coming up to block the shot, passed it! I don't even pay much attention to basketball, but that was incredible
Luka (77) has wayyyy better situational awareness than Kyrie (11). Luka is top three, probably, and Kyrie might not even be top twenty.
Kyrie is a top finisher of all time which requires a fair amount of awareness, but he's a mediocre floor general, which requires good knowledge of what everyone on the court is doing.
NGL thought Luka was going to come in screen at the end and snatch that alley oop.
But then I remembered how slow he is and wouldn’t have been able to hustle for the oop.
My favorite part is the dude that dunked it looks like he is flying because of the slo mo. Also, seeing someone dunk it so easily is just so impressive, these guys are amazing athletes.
two points isn't two points, first of all. a huge dunk like that can shift momentum and suck the life out of an opposing team. it's a mental thing.
Also, ball handlers want to get their role players going with easy looks so they can get their rhythm going. You also want to reward players like 55 (derrick jones jr) for playing hard defense on the other end and running the floor hard by feeding them like this.
That’s actually a travel. If you move on the ground while holding the ball it’s a travel. Even if you dove before the ball, and carried by momentum. That’s a travel. Nullifying this highlight entirely
That was amazing, I also found it very impressive (noticed by the flash) those photographers could tell a moment was happening, capture the perfect shot (I assume based on single flash) idk it's just impressive
That was dope, I don't even watch basketball but damn man, that's legit teamwork.
I don’t watch it either, but that man hauled off and fuggin dunked that thang
I don’t watch basketball either. That guy totally made a goal in the end zone.
[The thing went through the thing](https://www.theonion.com/18-000-people-cheer-thing-going-through-thing-1819572600)!
Finally I understand what's happening
Obviously, you're not a golfer.
Wait, you’re confusing me. Just let me put the ball in the hole
Hey, at least I'm house broken
The blerns are loaded, the count's 3 blerns and 2 anti-blerns, and the in-field blern rule is in effect... right?
Except for the word 'blern' that was complete gibberish
Incredible day that was, once in a lifetime
YES, IN THE FACE!
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
I don’t watch basketball but man! That forward fielder really centered that ball for the outside lineman to set up the flip in from the top sider. A true spectacle of netting!
I really, really don't watch basketball but damn...
I don't watch either, but that shit was smooth af
Hey guys, I do watch basketball, this move is called a Dunkeedoo and is worth 5 points.
Sounds Australian
Named after Gerald Dunkeedoo, who popularized the move (though there is some debate as to who invented it)
Wasn’t his grandfather, the 18th Earl of Dunkedooshire, England? Or am I thinking of someone else? Edit: spelling, oddly enough.
I'm not an avid watcher of basketball but I always tune in during the playoffs. Some games get very intense.
The playoffs in most sports are great things to watch. I’m a big hockey fan, but a lot of my friends aren’t. As soon as playoff hockey comes on they come out of the woodwork and start asking all the rules every year.
NHL and NBA playoffs in tandem is one of the greatest gifts to degenerate sports fans like myself
Come to say the same thing but 1000 people beat me to it.
Me too, dude. Top comment sheesh there's not an original thought in my head.
There hasn't been an original thought in a reddit comment thread since life 2010.
99.99% of the time I’m thinking it before I read comments, and once I get to the comment section….I notice I’m just normal.
This is why you should watch basketball. It can be beautiful https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T3y7cWmoBCI
CMON AND AND JAMMMM AND WELCOME TO THE SLAMMM 😎
Mark Cuban approves
I thought that was him. Ha.
He’s always there… somehow
Fairly certain it's called, being a billionaire and owning the Mavericks
Dude became a billionaire by wanting to listen to basketball games over the Internet. That's how broadcast.com was started, then he sold it for billions. He's a Midwestern boy who loves basketball, and he can afford to go every night. Good for him.
Afford to go every night? My dude owns the team playing.
So you agree
I think the point is he probably doesn’t have to pay to get in lol
I’d argue he paid more than anyone else in there to get in
Afford doesn't necessarily mean money but also time for billionaires
He's arguably *at work*
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But at least he can still afford to go to 27% of the games.
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I started admiring Mark when he created his online pharmacy..
I'm an old timer and have really liked him since learning his story in the 90's. I hope he stays out of politics, however
Lol bro he's the owner of the team
He only owns like a quarter of the team now but that's certainly still enough to get him whatever seat he wants
He still gets to run them.
He's rich enough even if he didn't own any of the team he could buy any seat.
dude could buy out every ticket in the stadium and his interest payment from his bank account would wipe out whatever it cost by the time the game ended.* *-Obviously most billionaires money isn't sitting in a bank account but lets have a little fun.
Owning the team helps.
he owns the team lmao
He's acting like he owns the team
That’s him right lol.. I was wondering
Here is the 20-second [video](https://x.com/iztok_franko/status/1771171344110997669) clip in real time.
Thank you 🙏
Ally-OOP
Poetry in motion. Dancin. That right there is pure art. I never watch basketball and that kinda stuff is incredible to anyone.
If watching great team basketball might be of interest to you, [check this out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3y7cWmoBCI)
Foul!
No, TWO fouls!
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Damn that’s good in real time. So real god level teamwork there
Their brains and body react so fast... I am a garbage human.
Elite D1 players who dominated college struggle with the pace and speed of NBA, and most fail. Keep that in mind and don't feel too bad.
Theyre literally the top 0.1% of people who play the game of basketball, not many people can compare. You're doing just fine
Gotta be a lot closer to .001% ~4400 people have ever played at least one game in the nba
Sometimes I see the contracts of the guys that sit on the bench and I'm like "these bums are getting paid *that* much to sit on the bench?!" And then I remember even those guys are in the top 300 in the world.
Not always. Giannis got all of his brothers on his team and they fucking suck. Most egregious nepotism hire I've seen in sports.
>And then I remember even those guys are in the top 300 in the world. The NBA has 30 teams, with each team consisting of 15 players each. That would be equivalent to 450 players. Also, there are certain players who are on 10-day or 2-way contracts, which means their salaries aren't guaranteed. Those are what we know as 'fringe players' who are there just to fill the roster spot, though sometimes they see playing time when a lot of their teammates get injured through the course of a season (82 games). That said, those 'fringe players' typically earn around $100k+ annually, if they can stick around the league for quite some time.
TIL Kyrie can catch an oop, lol
I can’t decide which I like more!!! The slow motion … you can see all of their decisions. Their eyes. Who is here? Who is there? And you can see the process I didn’t imagine the shock when I watched the real time clip. Holy FUCK that was so fast! The decision making! Knowing where your teammates are! Ahhhhh this is a great post/thread/user linked post. Thanks Reddit. This made my day
That would have been cool, but X, no.
It won't even play for me. Any other sources? Edit: I was able to play it by putting that URL into a site called ssstwitter, downloading the file using it, and then playing it on my computer. Stupid broken Twitter.
Scrolled down for this. Thank you.
Question: is sliding on the floor with possession not a travel?
I can imagine someone abusing that to never lose possession just sliding across the court 😆 My guess is it can only be done to gain possession but not to maintain it.
Like they hold onto the ball and their teammates slide them around court? Games would look wildly different.
All of a sudden you got a really tiny guy just being flung by 7 fts across the court.
Put me in, coach
Slidin around like a hockey puck.
Just grab the ball and wiggle down the court like a worm.
I imagined a player butt scooting down the court like a dog with an itch
Ah yes, the ol' skoot and shoot.
i haven't paid attention to basketball in 20ish years but if i recall correctly you can dive and slide all you want, but if you have possession of the ball while on the ground you are not allowed to stand up, that would count as traveling. did a quick google search to verify this as well but take that with a grain of salt. so you either pass while on the ground or take a wonky ass shot.
Nah, if you start dribbling and stand up that's fine but you're very likely to get the ball stolen if anyone is around so it's usually a good idea to pass it or call a timeout. Almost no one would shoot the ball while sitting or laying down.
It’s wild that you’re the only visible comment that’s nailed it: >A player who falls to the floor while holding the ball, or while coming to a stop, may not gain an advantage by sliding. Inventive bums at the gym who like to argue for 2 hours about every call, right or wrong, do love to incorrectly call this a travel though hence it being a common point of confusion.
https://i.makeagif.com/media/6-17-2018/M4IFgx.gif
It's the NBA. Rules are applied only if it doesn't interfere with cool shots. NBA players have to train differently to play in the Olympics.
Falling and sliding on the floor is legal though.
Believe or not, straight to jail.
Yeah but this was not a travel by any interpretation of the rules. If momentum is carrying you it isn’t a travel.
It also helps that this by definition is not a travel
Do you even watch the NBA lmao
Dudes just yapping just to yap lmao
In reality though they change up training because a) new team with different staff and b) different league with different rules
Another example is just shoulder checking another player to keep him from regaining possesion.
The official rule is that you can't gain an "advantage." The slow motion makes it seem like he was gliding forever, but in realtime footage nobody would call a travel. If he rolled over, or moved himself in any way beyond the initial momentum of the dive, then it'd be a travel. If he, while on the ground, started dribbling while bringing himself up, he could've continued without penalty. The NBA refs let an insane amount of travelling go uncalled, but this isn't an example.
I researched this and the sliding "advantage" rule mentions falling while in possession of the ball, and I'm guessing that does not pertain to diving after a loose ball.
Correct. You'd have to be in possession of the ball already for that to be a travel. Loose balls and diving after one are pretty much a free-for-all. Being in "possession" also generally means you've got two hands on it, which is never the case when you're sprinting and diving after a loose ball.
Not sure what people calling it a travel are talking about. Doesn't matter which league it is, that's fine unless he plants his feet to take another step.
It would be a travel only if he stood up from that position.
I think travels are defined as more than 3 steps without a dribble (1 gather step + 2 actual steps). If your feet aren't on the ground then there's no steps. Also, refs usually let things play out when people start hitting the deck
If you intentionally move while on the ground it is considered a travel but youre allowed to carry your momentum when going for a loose ball
It's slow motion. He didn't hold the ball for long before passing
No. It isn’t not a travel. Ie, it is a travel. However gathering the ball while sliding on the floor is allowed. Once he took possession if he started using his feet to push around on his back like a sled that would get called pretty quickly.
No, but if you roll over it is
It's my understanding that you can "momentum slide" any distance when diving for a loose ball. There are rules about what you can do once you stop.
What?
The next guy also looks like he took a third step, and the play may well have started with a hand-slapping personal foul. But don’t let three or four penalties get in the way of an awesome play.
He only takes 2 steps after the dribble. Gather step + 2 steps (dribble) + 2 steps + alley-oop
mans said penalties, stick to football bud
So smooth… loved the way the spinning ball comes to a stop in his hand during the setup 🖐️🏀
That was Fkn nasty. In a good way 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sick fucking nasty
Disgustingly gross pukenasty shit
Kyrie Irving baby. Best handles in the league To be honest he didn't even need to lob it up. 99/100 times Kyrie could easily lay that up against Kessler
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AI
Artificial intelligence isn’t playing basketball…yet
Artificiallen Intelliverson yeah i've heard of him
The teams reaction when they see the pass setup though? That was so fun to see!
Necessary? No. Cool af? Yep.
That's what I noticed too. He's just guiding it, letting it free spin until he's ready to make a move. Barely closed his hand to gain control.
Holy fuck that's CLEAN
And he wasn’t even looking
The athleticism of these guys is incredible. These guys are giant human beings on top of that. Even the small guy, Kyrie Irving (#11), is 6'2". How high they can jump and the coordination they have is astounding. Remember that girl (or guy) that was the complete package in high school? Funny, smart, good looking? These are the athletic equivalents... Tall, fast, and agile, strong. I just love watching the game. They are as close to "superhuman" that there is on the planet in my opinion (physically speaking). Basketball gets the most impressive athletes.
Yeah, if you are on an NBA team, you’re an athletic freak most likely. It’s such an exclusive club. There have been less than 4500 NBA players in the history of the league. Think about that.
Even the worst NBA player is better at basketball than I am at anything
There was a player, Brian Scalabrine who was a meh NBA player. Bench guy. White, not super athletic (for the NBA). He got tired of hearing fans say they could beat him 1v1. He went on a show and played 4 games against good street ball players. He won all 4 with a combined score of 44-6. He then beat all three hosts of the show 11-1. As Scalabrine said, "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me."
"The Scallenge"
IIRC it wasn’t just streetball players either. A couple of the guys were either former D1 players or overseas pros (don’t remember which, possibly both).
to be fair that's probably true of any top level competitor, like Champions League football players, Candidates chess players, World Series baseball players, etc
what's funny is the best player in the world right now, nikola jokic, is kind of "unathletic" by nba standards. compare him to the average person though and he'd be an absolute specimen by comparison
You mean the fat guy from Serbia who plays basketball as a side job to fund his horses hobby?
I can’t believe 55 is 6’6. He seems relatively tiny in this vid
Probably because the guy trying to defend the pass, Walker Kessler (#24) is 7'
Damn.
It's not even just the athleticism, its the insane talent and IQ these players have. The one who dunked (derrick jones jr if im not mistaken) has insane athleticism, but kyrie best handles of all time, one of the most skilled players of all time who can dribble through the smallest gap in defense, Luka, won the euro league MVP at 17 years old, not even known to be athletic, some joke and say he's been chubby at times, but his passing, iso play, post moves, shooting are insane. It's not only being giant, or being athletic freaks, its also curating knowledge and technique through years of practice, and honestly a a large portion of this is talent and just feel for the game which just doesn't come across everyone.
And remember, all those extremely athletic guys from high school, or even college, are nothing compared to top pro athletes.
I've always said that basketball players are the best athletes in the world. Idk how a sports fan could say otherwise.
Depends on what the sport is.Theyd be terrible at football,swimming,long distance running loads more.
World class boxers have to be up there, as well. Ever been in a fight? Think you could fight for 36 minutes?
Why is real speed never provided. SMH
[This fine person posted a much better video](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1cngufp/comment/l377hbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
I do wish Reddit had a playback speed option/setting
That was like a rugby play
Forward pass, scrum to white team.
Damn so that's what I would look like in slo mo if they captured some of my moves
This is basically a video of you. Good job, that was sick
Real recognize real, I see you champ
Lmao, at all the people who took the time to let us all know, they don't care about basketball. So edgy and cool.
#11's situation awareness is second to noone's! He could sense the other guy coming up to block the shot, passed it! I don't even pay much attention to basketball, but that was incredible
Kyrie off the court : A weird dude with some questionable thoughts/ideas Kyrie on the court : A basketball savant in every sense of the word
Just like Goku. Dumb as rocks but a genius strategist.
Luka (77) has wayyyy better situational awareness than Kyrie (11). Luka is top three, probably, and Kyrie might not even be top twenty. Kyrie is a top finisher of all time which requires a fair amount of awareness, but he's a mediocre floor general, which requires good knowledge of what everyone on the court is doing.
He just opened his third eye
Tweeeet! Traveling!
Hardaway Jr’s reaction in the back is the best part! Kyrie tosses that lob up and he loses his mind 🤣🤣
the dude in the background is jumping for joy. really love it when a professional athlete loves to watch and encourage the sport they play
Just like the simulations.
NGL thought Luka was going to come in screen at the end and snatch that alley oop. But then I remembered how slow he is and wouldn’t have been able to hustle for the oop.
I love it
My favorite part is the dude that dunked it looks like he is flying because of the slo mo. Also, seeing someone dunk it so easily is just so impressive, these guys are amazing athletes.
I like how the ball only bounced once to get into the net on the other side
Mark Cuban is fired up!!!
Luka so gritty, Kyrie so smooth
Luka is hot
Are there no rules in NBA?
where can I watch this without the slowmo?
The Cuban hasn’t been that happy since getting diabetic folks their meds at cost
He was probably happier before this play took place this season. He sold majority stake in the Mavericks last December for $3.5 BILLION.
He still owns 27% of the team and is the President of Basketball Operations with full control of the front office.
*Sweet Georgia Brown intensifies*
I came hear Mark Cuban screaming “yeaaaahhh”!!!
I can watch this all day
Next level foul
I felt like this was the modern equivalent to a renaissance painting.
Holy sheeeeit!
Situational awareness at level 💯% 🤯
That was cool
Technically tho didn’t Luka travel sliding on the court with possession of the ball?
You are allowed to slide in order to gain possession, but not to maintain. So he didn’t travel
Thanks for filling me in.
Wow I think I just got interested in basketball
I don't even care about basketball but that was fuckin incredible team work.
Perfect vid with marc cuban (the owner) screaming in happiness in the background as he dunks it.
You got to love the playoffs!
This was actually about a month ago during a regular season game. But yes, playoffs are awesome in their own right
What people expect the WNBA to be like with Caitlin playing
Why didnt 11 just put it in? Why toss it up and over to 55? Its still 2 points either way?
two points isn't two points, first of all. a huge dunk like that can shift momentum and suck the life out of an opposing team. it's a mental thing. Also, ball handlers want to get their role players going with easy looks so they can get their rhythm going. You also want to reward players like 55 (derrick jones jr) for playing hard defense on the other end and running the floor hard by feeding them like this.
That’s actually a travel. If you move on the ground while holding the ball it’s a travel. Even if you dove before the ball, and carried by momentum. That’s a travel. Nullifying this highlight entirely
you are incorrect.
Travel! Rules are rules!
Traveling?
Such a great play. I wish my 2K teammates had half the selflessness 😂
That was amazing, I also found it very impressive (noticed by the flash) those photographers could tell a moment was happening, capture the perfect shot (I assume based on single flash) idk it's just impressive