We’re back! I hope you didn’t miss us too badly while you were watching all the basketball. But you’ve waited patiently and we’d like to reward you with a new video of me talking about a couple of the worst plays of the week. Ones that deserve extra-special attention via multiple media. And also deserve being compared to a famous work by Picasso.
The Week in Worst: You mad, bro?
It’s time for the worst NBA plays of the week, in GIF form. The theme of the week: trolls and the trolls who troll them.
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And now, on to those wacky, lovable GIFs!
Here are the worst basketball plays for the week of May 5-12.
Worst Airball
Player: Manu Ginobili
Date: May 12
Honestly, Gregg Popovich's reaction here is 100 percent what makes this GIF. Just so forlorn and inconsolable. You just KNOW Manu is going to have one of the most uncomfortable conversations ever after the game. "Son, sit down. I found this airball under your bed."
Worst Handling
Player: Kendrick Perkins
Date: May 5
For the record, I said WEEKS ago that when attempting to catch a basketball, make sure you haven’t just eaten a big tub of greasy, buttery movie popcorn. But Kendrick Perkins doesn’t give a fig about MY advice. He’s too busy getting that free refill of large popcorn before seeing Iron Man 3 for the fourth time, loading up on margarine butter-type flavor topping RIGHT before an important playoff game!
We know Iron Man 3 has a lot of cool explosions, Perk, but you really need to focus.
Worst Shining Wizard
Player: Jason Kidd
Date: May 5
Okay so first of all, Jason, the Shining Wizard is delivered to the head of a kneeling opponent, not to the knee of a downed opponent. Secondly, why would you do that to a member of your own team? OH NO IS THIS YOUR HEEL TURN? You may be as old as Keiji Mutoh, Jason, but you certainly lack his ability to tell a story in the ring.
And that concludes this week’s set of Japanese pro wrestling jokes. Thanks for having me.
/grabs hat and coat
/shows self out
Worst Pass
Player: Kendrick Perkins
Date: May 7
Honestly, it was an incredibly difficult call between this pass and this one, but I think I have to go with Perk here. Because this is just awful in every sense of the word. The only person he could possibly have been throwing to here was was Serge Ibaka, but he was IN NO WAY throwing the ball to Serge Ibaka.
My personal favorite part of this GIF, though? Jarryd Bayless scampering past the play like Augustus Gloop just laying eyes on the chocolate river for the first time. Look at him hustle! I like to imagine he’s giggling maniacally as he runs; sort of a breathless “NYEE-HEE-HEEEEEE.” Love it.
Worst Hug
Player: Zach Randolph
Date: May 7
HEY MAN LEMME HUG YOU REAL QUICK
uh no thanks man we’re playing basketball
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED A HUG BRO
uh i’m fine thanks
BRING IT IN MAN BRING IT IN GET IN THERE MAN HUG IT UP
your face is getting real close to my face and i’m prone to panic attacks so
SHHHHHHH JUST KNOW WE’RE ALL IN THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
help
Worst Train Wreck
Player: Marc Gasol
Date: May 5
I discussed this at length in the above video but there really is a lot going on here. Layers upon layers.
Worst Hubris
Player: LeBron James
Date: May 10
I love everything about this. LeBron tossing Nazr Mohammed. The indignant "Me? ME?!" James turning to the second official to continue to plead his innocence before Nazr is like "the HELL outta here, meanjerk" and shoving James like 15 feet across the court. It's just ... it's BEAUTIFUL.
Worst Missed Dunk
Player: Marco Belinelli
Date: May 10
Worst Motivation
Player: Joakim Noah
Date: May 10
Of all the trolling this week -- the Lebron/Nazr scuffle, Z-Bo's unwanted hug, Jason Kidd existing -- none are as overt or as hilarious as Joakim Noah celebrating a heated argument between Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers. YEEEAAAHHH. YEEEAAAAHHHH YOU TELL HIM SUPER NINTENDO CHALMERS. GOOD HUSTLE GUYS HERE WE GO YEEEAAAAAAHHHH.
Can we let Joakim Noah be president now?
Worst Player
Player: Kendrick Perkins
Date: May 7
I mean, seriously.
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