GIF Tournament III: No. 1 ‘Tommy Hunter’ vs. No. 4 ‘Courtney Kirkland/Kris Humphries’

This is a premeditated move on his part. He pulled this pose hoping/expecting the camera to eventually be on him. I like gifs for their spontaneity and this is not that.

When I think of the gif tournament I think about the images we see in the middle of a sporting event that we did not expect to see. Great feats of athleticism are expected. Home runs are expected.

Seeing a thrilled statue dressed like a relief pitcher is unexpected.

Not a lot of people know this, but he's still there. Still posing. Still staring. Just a thin layer of snow on his shoulders.

I like Courtney Kirkland because we are seeing someone's dream come true.

No one sets out to be a referee as a kid – clearly, Courtney grew up wanting to be a basketball player. And a big man too, one who could own the paint. But Courtney is not a big man, and Courtney rode the bench in high school, and Courtney rode the bench for his D-III college.

But on the day of this gif, Courtney blocked a shot. Way to go, Courtney.

MORE LIKE KANYE KIRKLAND RIGHT GUYS

I can not logically explain it. Every other gif ever had some kind of explanation. The Astros suck. Lincecum is goofy. The Chiefs suck. People trip all the time, its just really funny when it gets caught on tape. We got a whole article about the Screamin’ Marine But a ref leaping to stuff a free throw? WTF Kirkland.