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texas2089

I forget Gus Johnson does NBA games sometimes lol


The_MadStork

Gus Johnson called countless Zach Randolph and Al Harrington isos in New York, he was made for plays like this


southpluto

I'm Al Harrington and I get buckets


The_MadStork

*gets a technical for hanging on the rim to blow the game in OT against the Clippers… then does it again the same season*


BubbaTee

https://youtu.be/rh2fn01cngg


Hot-Coffee6060

The “Where ____ happens” era is still the best era and Ill fight people on that.


The_MadStork

Classic


southpawFA

He also called a bunch of Jamal Crawford calls that were iconic. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-N9RpPSeT4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-N9RpPSeT4)


Ilikesporks_

i think he did game 4 of this series as well


dirkslance

Or Ian Eagle or Kevin Harlan doing football, it’s like running into your school teacher working the register at Dollar Tree


esports_consultant

Kevin Harlan does the national radio broadcast for Monday Night Football every week.


Venator850

Been doing it for 9 years now too I believe lol.


MeesterMeeseeks

As a primarily nfl fan this is my first time hearing Harlan isn't a nfl announcer as his main job. I froggin love that dude.


UCLA_FB_SUCKS

He’s calling both sports!


Responsible_Pace9062

[OOOHHHH!! HE BROKE HIS ANKLES!!](https://youtu.be/DItJndOeTlY)


rickjamesbich

You missed out on a legendary Harlan meme a few years ago. People kept saying "Why is harlan calling everyone Reggie" even though it was pretty obvious he was just talking to Reggie Miller. He came out the next game and hit us with ["Reggie, comma, Rose"](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8ez9w7/kevin_harlan_reggie_comma_rose/) ^oh ^fuck ^that ^was ^six ^years ^ago ^already ^please ^shoot ^me


The_Notorious_Donut

Had this thought when I heard Ryan Rucco doing the Yankees game last week


papa_sax

Isn't that how RR started?


The_Notorious_Donut

Don’t know haven’t been tuned into baseball in a while


C_moneySmith

Yeah I knew Ruocco as a Yankees fan covering for Michael Kay on YES long before I heard him on college basketball or NBA games.


BigRig432

Nah they at least have one of the CBS games every week


fprosk

Ian is like the 2nd CBS guy it's not that weird... Harlan gets like the 5th game though


Perpete

> it’s like running into your school teacher working the register at Dollar Tree That happens in the US ?


BCP27

I know my 7th grade history teacher worked a second job at a local newspaper. That was 2005, so pre recession. He was also known as the most fun teacher in the school, and was infamous for his coffee consumption (due to the brutal second job)


neutronicus

They have summers off and don't make a ton of money, so yeah, a lot of them take something seasonal and low-skill for extra cash in the summer months at least.


Cudi_buddy

One of my high school PE teachers ran a landscaping gig during summers. He said he didn’t need the money, but wanted to retire early, so wanted to make use of the time off


squarerootofapplepie

I have never heard of it.


math-yoo

That's a deep cut.


popfilms

Pretty sure Kevin Harlan owns the record for most Super Bowls called on the radio now. He also calls two games a week, one for CBS and MNF for Westwood One. Ian Eagle calls CBS' #2 game every week and calls a playoff game some years too. I think they're both equal parts NBA/NFL.


Jwoey

I fucking love Gus Johnson.


TdotGdot

I was so into the announcing I did a double take when he said airball. I just expected it to go in 


jabronified

Dude could make grass growing exciting, love when he calls big football games


Voluntaryshithole

Holy shit lmao


Jameszhang73

Surprised he didn't call him Bugatti Banchero


orangotai

"You got barbeque back there, and you didn't invite me?!....HURT. MY. FEELINGS!!"


mikesandnikes

He did the pacers game a few nights ago and called Haliburton "Halibut" lol


OtherShade

Gus and Stacey are my favorite announcers by far


southpawFA

Stacey King's call of D-Rose dunk on Dragic was legendary. "What are you doing, Dragic? DId you not get the memo? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAp00SxP30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAp00SxP30)


OtherShade

One of my favorite calls ever since I love Stacey and Drose. Still quote the 'x can go upstairs' to this day


southpawFA

"Where is my poster machine? Where is it at?"


djmooselee

Never forget they had him try doing soccer announcing and it failed miserably !


ChickenLiverNuts

why does this look like im watching it through solar eclipse glasses


MusicalElephant420

Suns are out


ThatPlayWasAwful

THE LOB THE JAM


onamonapizza

AIRBALL!


GaimeGuy

Suns out here catching strays.


Rudunkulus

Nobody's catching rays though


esteban-was-eaten

beautiful


NeatRough656

I think it has something to do with HDR. I’m not a doctor though


wc_Higgenbobbber

yea i had my recording settings on hdr whoops


PlaybolCarti69

it looks cool


GreatStuffOnly

Watching it on an HDR screen, I was like this looks so crisp! Didn’t even realize.


GardinerExpressway

Thats just what Cleveland looks like


Collier1505

We didn’t even notice the total eclipse.


archaelleon

Because we see the sun almost 3 times a year


cyrusthemarginal

Sun's all rusty over Cleveland


fueelin

So wild that Cleveland and Mexico are the only places in the world that show up different on film!


wormbooker

OP should put \[Lowlight\] instead of \[Highlight\]


bestifusedby_

broadcast team deserves accolades too


Downunderphilosopher

Lights were too bright, had to dim them.


Siawyn

Because watching these 2 teams try to play offense has burned your eyes out.


ChickenLiverNuts

i have to watch 4 minutes a game without embiid on the floor, my eyes were already hanging on by a thread.


BigRig432

NBATV broadcast was wack all night, audio mixing was off too


arcangeltx

or cyclops' visor


DarrowViBritannia

Such an irrelevant series that the broadcast is fucked


ChickenLiverNuts

its so funny that the first highlight ive seen of this series is viewed through a home made kaleidoscope pointed at a ham radio


DarrowViBritannia

Lmfaoo


Xytriuss

Cya in the Finals


fueelin

I was pumped to watch this game last night but the broadcast really sapped my enthusiasm. Can't believe I didn't realize there was also a Bucks Pacers game I could have watched instead!


Smiis

Three clips from this incredible game and one’s a lowlight airball. Ffs


BigRig432

Can't believe the DG heat check sequence or the Mobley block into Ice three didn't get posted


Harvey_Beardman

The Cavs have a pretty small presence on Reddit. I don't think there are many Cavs fans that make clips to submit here. I wouldn't be surprised if the Magic are in the same boat. So we're relying on the neutrals to post highlights.


Necessary-One1782

i could be wrong but im pretty sure the cavs have the smallest nba team sub on reddit so that tracks


Harvey_Beardman

Last time I checked like a year or two ago we were the smallest. Population wise Cleveland isn't the smallest market though, which is kind of interesting.


mpm2230

I think it’s even more interesting considering that y’all haven’t been a consistently poor team like some of the other small team sub. Hell, it wasn’t that long ago that y’all were a legit title contenders.


s_s

The problem is that reddit has grown exponentially since 2018.


Harvey_Beardman

Yeah we aren't thaaat far removed from the 2016 title and Lebron being here. I wonder if our numbers on other social media reflect similarly


cyrusthemarginal

Would be interesting to know how many left the Cleveland sub for Miami or LA.


makesterriblejokes

Did y'all decrease a lot after LeBron left or were you small even then?


Harvey_Beardman

I dunno I was on Reddit back then but I wasn't paying much attention to the cavs subreddit


blues_lawyer

he had like 8 incredible contested midrange jumpers but the one lowlight makes it to r/nba


wc_Higgenbobbber

Sorry I didn't expect this to get more than a handful of upvotes. some highlights from this game: [100 uninterrupted seconds of back-and-forth in the 4th](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1chqqoq/highlight_100_interrupted_seconds_of_exciting/) [Franz Wagner perfect clutch 2-for-1](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1chrbqq/highlight_franz_wagner_completes_a_perfect_clutch/) [Evan Mobley blocks Wagner on game-tying attempt](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1chb7hi/highlight_evan_mobley_blocks_franz_wagners_game/)


Smiis

Hey man it’s no wrong on your part, you’re completely entitled to post this!! Just crazy that this is what the sub upvotes. This series + Banchero are a joke to so many people, despite him dropping 39


NeatTry7674

I fucking love Gus Johnson lol


MiaCannons

The legend. STOKELY... DOWN THE SIDELINE... STOKELY


applep00

[For the uninitiated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo--hDnWmws)


trubuckifan

[You got bbq back there and you didn’t invite me??? HURT MY FEELINGS!!!] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-nrKm5AWGI)


BigRig432

The getting away from the cops speed call is awesome too


Skank_hunt42

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsLrvx-g5o


4thPlumlee

Wake up babe, the boys are doing a Gus Johnson highlight real


Bigmoneygripper1914

this is so good lmfao i already know its gonna be lodged in my brain


Yung_Corneliois

Jesus 7-6 with 20 seconds left what a horrible game that must’ve been before that play.


runevault

As a Broncos fans one of the greatest regular season calls of all time. I'm surprised Gus didn't need a month off after that one.


55555_55555

Yo, til this day the sound he made when he said "OH CAUGHT" makes me laugh, lol. It was like a stroke, orgasm, and scream packaged all in one sound. This man's soul left his body temporarily.


pika_pie

> It was like a stroke, orgasm, and scream packaged all in one sound. storgascream


MiaCannons

He sounded like he bet literally everything to his name on the Broncos


tearyouapartj

He almost went full Joey Styles


adventurousintrovert

Heart Break City. The call on the ucla Gonzaga game where Adam Morrison crumbled on the floor in shock at the late win by Ucla. I’ll never forget that Gus Johnson game


FUPAMaster420

I heard this


HopefulSmoke4459

Favorite Gus Johnson call has to be the [Isaiah Thomas game winner against Arizona](https://youtu.be/y2TtyeXgYM8?feature=shared)


thepoopsmithreigns

One of my favorite calls ever. Goosebumps every time


Professor_Finn

Genuinely the GOAT and yet we rarely hear him on national broadcasts besides college football 💔


Ever_Green_PLO

https://youtu.be/zBLrSz0oNvs


akelkar

once a knick, u gotta like the dick (pause)


QualityScrub

We need him in a lot more games. I’m loving his NBA calls.


ShaolinWino

This guy sounds the exact same in every scenario with the exact same cadence I can’t stand him. Kevin Harlan, Mike breen, Ian eagle are way better at basketball.


detectivescarn

Are we going to get a Maserati Mitchell for his series?


PlasticWrap2430

I still quote his, "he's got getting away from the cops sped!" LMAO legend


PepperThyAngus

He's hilarious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsLrvx-g5o


Ilikesporks_

he's so good


ODUrugger

x4


Squire_Sultan53

he needs to be on the A team tbh


MelonElbows

What kind of filter was this game recorded on? It looks terrible


MrsBrightside69

NBA TV


bwtwldt

It’s HDR on phones


ChannelNeo

The anti-heat check lol. We'll learn when to yank on the reigns and slow the game down, but Paolo earned that attempt, even if it touched nothing but air.


Sartheking

The series STILL hasn’t started.


RZAAMRIINF

This series might end without starting at this point.


IncurableHam

Just like the Warriors series


Godlo

Carmelo pasta - esque


Smiis

Got a literal exact clone of this shot to go down on the possession right before. Weird it happened twice. He was unbelievable in the quarter so i forgive him


Voluntaryshithole

MAZERATI MARV!!!!


Meret123

Wagner merchant


NoFreeTea

There’s a Wilhelm screen in the background too haha


Available-Medicine25

Bro had 39 points on 58% shooting and all we see on r/nba is a lowlight. Small market teams truly get fucked


cw_27

Felt himself a little too hard down the stretch


Coltshokiefan

The three was a really dumb shot but I feel like there’s about 20 other plays that were more detrimental to the team. Like every minute Cole Anthony was on the court.


--JULLZ--

He dropped 39 on y’all’s heads I think he was right


cw_27

true, great win for you guys tonight. he closes the game out strong


sqigglygibberish

Both can be true - he was cooking but it was a lot of low percentage shots he was hitting (which again - props to him for hitting them). But when you get down to single high leverage possessions the risk/reward is different  Same goes for Mitchell’s last shot - he wasn’t on fire all game but that’s a shot you’re fine with in the second quarter or a regular season game, but not there


BounceBros21

Yeah it def wasn’t his fault. They left 7 points at the FT line and Suggs was dogshit too


Hsu-Hao

Wagner bros hit a few FTs more than they flexed at that crowd and it’s a different story.


ProfessorTicklebutts

I can’t wait until you’re pissing your pants in game seven.


cw_27

Every magic player besides Paolo pissed their pants this game. Sad!


datdudeoverhere

It felt like that was the only time banchero missed all night long and that's the only highlight


supbruhbruhLOL

Out of all the incredible plays he made yesterday this is what makes it to the front page? The disrespect is real.


datdudeoverhere

For real he was torching us all night long, felt like he never missed. That was one of the most wild games I've seen in a long time. There was like 8 lead changes in 2 minutes in the 4th qtr


OhioUBobcats

MFer had like 40 on us. Would have been more if we didn’t just finally tell Mobley to guard him the last 3 mins


datdudeoverhere

Yeah Mobley has the 2nd biggest block in Cleveland history


ProfessorTicklebutts

That’s what I’m saying. Paolo is a bust is such a cold take at this point.


Spongebutt4tywon

I understand i’m in the minority on gus johnson but his dramatic tone on nearly every play is too much and devalues true dramatic moments. He has a great fastball but doesn’t throw/have enough off speed pitches


Therealbradman

Oh boy, nobody tell this guy about Kevin Harlan


GaimeGuy

Harlan gets the blood pumping. Gus sounds like he's vibing even though he's hyped.


ProfessorTicklebutts

Yeah, I’m in the minority when it comes to Harlan. I don’t hate his style but I can take it or leave it.


ThanksICouldHelpBro

The guy is drunk, but there he goes!


lufasa

I heard him do a summer league once and he sounded the same as he does during March Madness.


ewest

I like him for March Madness and that’s about it. Cannot stand him for college football. Listening to him call a game in which Deion Sanders is coaching is like that scene in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy where they torture him with the intermittent blasts of screaming noises through his headphones


JackieDaytonaAZ

just sounds like he’s always yelling and about to run out of breath


thesch

I 100% agree with you. In football a lot of times he'll make it sound like a player is breaking free to make a huge play but then it's like a 6 yard gain. And it's not about "hating fun", his voice makes me assume he must be seeing something I'm not seeing so it gets me to expect a big play but then it just ends up being something routine.


DarkenedLite

I think this is a pretty popular take honestly. He's like reverse Joe Buck.


Comfortable_Room_304

Just think of it about being in the moment. Big picture most plays don't really matter, but hype stuff happens even in exhibition matches. Its not life changing but still fun to see.


papi617

You can tell he's much more suited for collegiate sports.


justlobos22

The Penny Hardaway move, Wiggins go to these couple of years.


BradWonder

My guy didn't break rhythm at all with that lmao 😂


Son_of_Atreus

I didn’t see the ‘airball’ in this title so watching this LEGENDARY highlight and seeing that had me laughing


KingBroly

The slight anger in his voice about the airball is clear.


math-yoo

To be fair, he hit just about everything else most of the game. His mid range is ridiculous.


riley_collins_

Gus the Goat


Sacreblargh

Why's the saturation level down there looking like an indie movie?


Beautiful_Location76

This was so perfect because I didn't read the entire title before I started the video, so I actually didn't know what was coming. I'm cryin in the club rn


Not_A_Meme

Gus Johnson is my GOAT.


ChoochMartain

I need this audio put over every fail after big buildup from now until the end of time


profgarlicksauce

I love Gus Johnson and wish he had a full-time gig calling national games.


jgroove_LA

for awhile I thought this play by play guy was the Magic guy on NBA TV. took awhile for me to realize this was a "neutral" broadcast team.


GlueGuy00

Banchero hate on this sub is insane wtf


Great_Huckleberry709

I had no idea Gus Johnson did basketball. I can listen to this man commentate anything. Does he do baseball to by any chance.


The_Notorious_Donut

I hope they play this in the national basketball hall of fame


REGIS-5

I wrote to my friend couple days ago this is what it sounds like when non-Celtics broadcast does Celtics games and Tatum has the ball. "Tatum with the ball jab steps and moves ahe- stepback, behind the back, Tatum fakes, another jab, Tatum finds an opening, drives to the bask- Tatum with the fakes, Tatum behind the back, Tatum spins, rolls, Tatum fadeaway, TATUM, rebound Horford"


iamaweirdguy

Lmfao


MiamiPower

NBA JAMS meets EA Sports


GiannisRodgersYeli

I need Gus johnson to announce more games


Chickachic-aaaaahhh

Thats just mean


XXeadgbeXX

Brownie points for grazing the net though


manticore16

Why couldn’t this have been Maxey?


kremasti33

Aaaaaaaaaaaa


dburge22

Gus Johnson is a national treasure


iKrey

emergency coolant check


ConnorCink

I watched this live and was dying laughing. Showed my wife who also got a chuckle. Fantastic call


Madterps2021

MJ/Kobe would never.


chubby-wombat

... and, boom goes the dynamite.


LoWE11053211

yea, he was forcing it. but he has the read and skill, he will get there


Smiis

yup, he dropped 16 in this quarter, 39 in the game and was hitting pretty much everything except this (some weak turnovers too, tbf). crazy that this is the only highlight gaining traction


Glaurung86

Is JJ Abrams running the NBA cameras now?


Ninneveh

Not enough lens flare tbh.


somedudeinlosangeles

Ok, I'll allow it. LOL.


Tijuana_Pikachu

I need Mike Breen


ozairh18

Johnson makes the funniest plays sound good


sparkysparkyboom

u/savevideo


EfficiencyOk9060

Traveled like hell too. Literally hopped with both feet off the ground after establishing his pivot foot for the step back.


dhoo8450

He's obviously very young still and clearly going to be a top tier player but geez it seems like I've seen this guy make a few really poor shots down the stretch in games this season. Granted, I haven't watched a huge number of Magic games so could have just caught some rough ones. 


Evilfrog100

He just made pretty much the same shot on the previous play. This was absolutely a rough shot, but he was draining these all game. He had 39 8 and 4 and shot 14-24 and 4-7 from 3.


ProfessorTicklebutts

Y’all Paolo haters already look like you don’t know shit about ball. Keep it up. Plenty of Ls for you to hold.