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5 wonderfully accurate impressions of NBA stars by NBA rookies

At the 2015 NBA rookie photoshoot, SB Nation asked players to do their best impressions of NBA vets. The imitations are pretty good! Let’s hope, for the rookies’ sake, that the game’s biggest stars never see them.

(1) DeAngelo Russell’s impersonation of Kobe is a treasure.

(2) R.J. Hunter does an incredibly scrappy Matthew Dellavedova.

(3) Everyone knows *exactly* how to do the Nick Young.

(4) You are legally required to have a LeBron impression to be drafted.

(5) But there is no greater NBA tradition than the Internet having a teeny bit of fun at James Harden’s expense.

Watch our full video here.

NBA rookies produce funny imitations of stars

Watching NBA rookies imitate LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and others is amazing.

Posted by SB Nation on Monday, August 10, 2015
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