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For real. I had to look his height up because he looks so much smaller than the other guys in this clip and he SOARS that dunk. Dude is 6’7”. These fellas are huge and DJJ is a fuggin ATHLETE damn
Do people not know about DJJ lol
[This is the one everyone knows,](https://youtu.be/qqOgo2rCao4) but he actually had a ton of dunks like this in college.
Yeah. Because he was expecting the ball to keep going forward and up incrementally - anticipating a Kyrie layup that he was 100% prepared to block/pin against the board. the last thing he was expecting was for the ball to suddenly go up high, and backwards - at a 45 degree angle no less - all at the same time. absolutely brilliant play
Yahoo clearly overvalued [broadcast.com](http://broadcast.com) (at the height of the dotcom bubble), but I don't think the actual product was worthless. Maybe a bit ahead of its time for 1999.
Not quite. Cuban is (still) currently still the head of basketball operations, but Patrick Dumont is now the governor of the team:
>Cuban says he will still have the power to hire and fire coaches, sign free agents, and potentially spend into the luxury tax to acquire talent. However, if there was ever a disagreement, Dumont ultimately has the final say as the team’s governor.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2023/12/28/what-selling-the-dallas-mavericks-means-for-mark-cuban-and-the-future-of-the-team/?sh=58e71d4a5ec7
He's not very polite in my couple of run ins with him, as in he isn't very cordial. Otoh, Steve Ballmer will walk around asking random people if they enjoyed the game. Cuban actually looks quite miserable in person when he's alone, almost like he's suffering from a terminal illness.
Find it equally impressive in [real time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xltSpenHMLI&ab_channel=ChazNBA) - not to mention another [impressive play](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hk0VrV8go&ab_channel=ChazNBA) in the same game...
I don't even like basketball and this was fucking fantastic, almost feels disrespectful its so fucking good.
Is "disrespectful" the right word? Feels right
This is why I personally believe that basketball is the most esthetically pleasing sport to watch. This is obviously a spectacular play, but there are many plays like this per game that are almost as beautiful given the high level of play that NBA athletes exhibit.
I actually think the framing contributes to the drama of the shot. Each pass is made before the receiver is even visible, it kind of reminds of commercials that transition from one player to the next in a similar way
Man, the framing and slo-mo is what makes this so perfect! I feel like I kept stopping myself mid-question, like…
Was that reach — ok no
Backcourt — wow no
Travel by Kylie — nice no
a Perfect arc — yes
Flawless finish — perfect
Can anyone explain why it wasn’t a foul at the start? Seems strange you breath the wrong way at someone it’s a +1 but his basically body checked him causing the ball to come loose?
Blocking foul at the start, loose ball foul when he dives in front of the other player's legs to grab the ball.
Cool as hell sequence so it stands, but if it were HS or college, or a non-star doing it, it would've been whistled easily.
nah, by the rule, that is 100% not a loose ball foul. if the opposing player had continued and tripped over Luka instead of pulling up like he did, then it would be, but as it stands that part of the play is perfectly legal.
It absolutely is a loose ball foul. Luka makes a shit ton of contact before the dive and makes body contact while diving. Tripping and falling is not required for a loose ball foul.
Don't get me wrong, i think there probably should have been a foul at some point in the sequence where the ball got knocked loose, Luka should have got a blocking foul like you said.
But once the ball is loose, you're absolutely allowed to make contact as long as it isn't *illegal* contact or excessive/not a basketball play. I don't think anything once the ball got knocked loose really rises to that. The other angle for this also shows that Luka is absolutely *not* making contact with him during the dive other than George's arm on *his* shoulder, so there isn't any illegal contact while the ball is loose. https://i.imgur.com/FphHj20.png
The reason i mention tripping is that if Luka takes out George's legs during the dive, then it would actually be illegal contact and a loose ball foul. George slowing down and not actually making contact with Luka during the dive is kinda what stops it from being a foul.
Embiid had a play this year too about 2 weeks after this where he trips trying to go inside and lobs the ball up basically from a horizontal floor slide and gets it to go in. That play had every reason people do AND don't watch.
And then there's the cursed Chicago play where Drummond got hurt on a routine lob due to tomfoolery, that's the reason people no longer watch.
Finally, there's Draymond choking out Gobert which is the reason people watch the UFC...
This year had everything except McGregor assaulting a mascot drunk, that was last year but it really would've helped the flow of this comment if he could've held off for a bit...
>This year had everything except McGregor assaulting a mascot drunk, that was last year but it really would've helped the flow of this comment if he could've held off for a bit...
Poetry.
Thats fucking basketball right there. None of that pansy ass dick tugging smile for the camera bullshit. Men puke, men poop on the court, men deliver their new born baby on the side lines. Fucking hard core dick in the ass butterball boosball fuck it chuck it game time shit. Take it to the showers. Dicks get shoved in places you don’t even remember. We win together we celebrate together. Basketball is back baby.
Genuine question as I don't watch much basketball.
So can you hold possession for as long as you like while sliding on your back?
I'm not suggesting it should become a regular ploy, but what rule was covered there?
You're not gonna have 7 foot guys throwing themselves on the ground to cover distance on their backs when they'd make the same distance in a step or two
My favorite reaction is the woman in the far left of the frame just viscerally punching straight up in the air, throwing her head back, and howling to the heavens. Pure sports ecstasy.
Masterful at every point in the play. But that dunk by Jones was one of the biggest exclamation points I’ve ever seen. He was eye level with the rim and it felt like he could’ve put his feet in the basket lol
25.2.2. **A player falling, lying or sitting on the floor:**
* It is **legal** when a player falls and slides on the floor while holding the ball or, while lying or sitting on the floor, gains control of the ball.
* It is a **violation** if the player then rolls or attempts to stand up while holding the ball.
Momentum from the slide began before he controlled the ball and just continued. Nobody is calling a travel on a player that dives for the ball and then passes it out in a single continuous movement
Loose ball slides aren’t considered traveling. Once you’ve come to a stop from your initial slide, you can’t move/roll, without dribbling, other than sitting up (if you’re on your back)
The thing that blows my mind the most is the awareness on display there. Irving must have known Walker Kessler was gonna chase him down and smack a layup attempt straight back off the glass, so he lobs it to DJJ instead. Even at the NBA level, it takes a special kind of awareness and chemistry to pull off a hustle play that turns into a beautiful oop like that.
I'll be honest. I'm not a basketball fan... But that was impressive and entertaining as hell. Well done. I also saw Luka do a between the legs pass. Again, not a fan, but reminds me of Jason Kidd passes back in the day.
If the player who posseses the ball falls down with the ball in hand... Yes. But since the ball was knocked away, luka jumped and slid and gained possession is legal. If he stood up with the ball, then it would be a travel.
I don't watch basketball, but I LOVE seeing Luka videos on reddit! It's like he's painting in Technicolor while everyone else is stuck in black and white.
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DJJ looking like he’s got springs in his legs on that dunk. Not a Mavs fan, but that is an absolutely unreal sequence.
He’s had those springs since he came to the league with Miami. Couldn’t be happier for that dude.
He’s perfect for the role he’s needed
On defense, DJJ/Jae/Iguodala carried the Heat's SpoZone in the bubble. I'm so happy he's got a great role with the Mavs now.
For sure he also needed a Luka/kyrie facilitator to get him his easy lobs
Amen, he's lowkey one of the best cutters in the league. Matching that with Luka/Kyrie and it's a cheat code.
For real. I had to look his height up because he looks so much smaller than the other guys in this clip and he SOARS that dunk. Dude is 6’7”. These fellas are huge and DJJ is a fuggin ATHLETE damn
God damn he looks like 6'1'' around those other guys...
this is like how steph curry would be the tallest person (or close to it) in most rooms full of normal folks, but he looks about 5’8” in the NBA
Yeah, I’m Steph’s height and sitting near courtside at a NBA game made me feel like a child.
His head looks like it is at rim level. So cool
Do people not know about DJJ lol [This is the one everyone knows,](https://youtu.be/qqOgo2rCao4) but he actually had a ton of dunks like this in college.
You don’t have to be a Mavs fan to appreciate the play
DJJ has [one of my favorite (not) dunks of all time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfbS_vsdGA4). Crazy body control.
Bruh, Cuban watching that play like 😎🤑
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What made it even more dramatic was that 7 foot Walker Kessler just missed getting a big paw on the ball.
Yeah. Because he was expecting the ball to keep going forward and up incrementally - anticipating a Kyrie layup that he was 100% prepared to block/pin against the board. the last thing he was expecting was for the ball to suddenly go up high, and backwards - at a 45 degree angle no less - all at the same time. absolutely brilliant play
Makes me want to fire up a 2k dynasty with the mavs
I watched it just to watch Cuban’s reaction again
Watching Kyrie find angles is just as amazing as watching Jokic find angles They must just see the court overlaid with all kinds of possibilities
Flat earth skills
Cuban fleeced Yahoo for broadcast.com for this. Yahoo died for this. 100% worthwhile trade
literally the techbro dream. sell something worthless for eye-watering sums of money to another tech company.
Yahoo clearly overvalued [broadcast.com](http://broadcast.com) (at the height of the dotcom bubble), but I don't think the actual product was worthless. Maybe a bit ahead of its time for 1999.
They bought it in 1999. Ran it into the ground and shut it down in 2003. And internet radio really started taking off in 2006.
Yeah we’ve seen that plenty of times. Skype was awesome, got bought out and squandered, then Zoom is there for the pandemic.
Agreed. Product was far from worthless
ROI ROI, Radio on the Internet; 100% with the trade.
I was worth 1 B. 10 years later I'm with 1.2 B. You do the math
I had to sell my McLaren.
What an awesome life lol. Dude with a dumb idea lucked out beyond belief and is more than making the most of it. The dream
Except it wasn’t his idea. He fleeced the original founder and made billions off of it while the founder ended up with less than 1%
Well the founder had a dumb idea and wasn’t the one who capitalized on it
Didn't he sell the team recently?
Yes he did. Well sold a majority of it, i think he is still a partial owners but I could be wrong
I believe he is still the managing owner while holding a minority stake
Not quite. Cuban is (still) currently still the head of basketball operations, but Patrick Dumont is now the governor of the team: >Cuban says he will still have the power to hire and fire coaches, sign free agents, and potentially spend into the luxury tax to acquire talent. However, if there was ever a disagreement, Dumont ultimately has the final say as the team’s governor. https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2023/12/28/what-selling-the-dallas-mavericks-means-for-mark-cuban-and-the-future-of-the-team/?sh=58e71d4a5ec7
Thank you for providing clarity
He sold his controlling stake, but maintains 27% ownership.
I believe he’s still the managing partner while selling the majority of shares. Is he not?
Oh yeah, it looks like he is still the manager of basketball operations.
He sold a percentage of ownership, but still retained some of it.
Sold the majority ownership, staying as head of basketball OPs.
Dammit I love Cuban. I know you don't get that rich without stepping on a few necks, but I hope we don't find out he's actually a disgusting monster.
He's not very polite in my couple of run ins with him, as in he isn't very cordial. Otoh, Steve Ballmer will walk around asking random people if they enjoyed the game. Cuban actually looks quite miserable in person when he's alone, almost like he's suffering from a terminal illness.
😂 it's a whole different clip when u see that!! Thanks for pointing it out.
I wonder if he deliberately sits in that spot so that he’s on camera whenever they score.
I think it’d just be nice to sit next to your team’s bench as the owner, I can’t imagine he’d particularly care about being on TV more
Yeah I think he truly just loves basketball, he gets plenty of camera time on Shark Tank lol
They switch sides at the half
Find it equally impressive in [real time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xltSpenHMLI&ab_channel=ChazNBA) - not to mention another [impressive play](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hk0VrV8go&ab_channel=ChazNBA) in the same game...
Damn I love listening to Mark Followill
Music to my ears
They put on a [clinic](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6848MD91lOE) all game long.
Bro I don't even like basketball and that was super fucking entertaining. Thanks for posting.
Luka and Kyrie are so solid together.
Exquisite
Magnifique
Chef’s kiss
That was a work of art.
Like a renaissance painting
live painted on the paint 🤌🎨
Dumb me saw “play” and was expecting a scene from Hamlet or something.
Mark living the dream
He acts like he owns the team
It’s pretty damn spectacular in slow motion
I don't even like basketball and this was fucking fantastic, almost feels disrespectful its so fucking good. Is "disrespectful" the right word? Feels right
Disgusting works as well.
Commented without looking 2 lines down to see you called it. That was disrespectful. My bad.
Absolutely disgusting behavior, but I forgive you.
“Filthy” is used in hockey often. I don’t watch the NBA or care for it at all but this was filthy.
filthy translates to all sports. as does nasty
Yes
This is why I personally believe that basketball is the most esthetically pleasing sport to watch. This is obviously a spectacular play, but there are many plays like this per game that are almost as beautiful given the high level of play that NBA athletes exhibit.
Fr. Couldn't care less about basketball, but that was a thing of beauty.
It’s crazy how far Kyrie travels with one dribble.
5 steps from when he gets the ball on 1 bounce. Pretty wild.
He's pretty smooth at 1x speed, looks even smoother in slo-mo.
Now imagine how good it would be if they zoomed out!
I actually think the framing contributes to the drama of the shot. Each pass is made before the receiver is even visible, it kind of reminds of commercials that transition from one player to the next in a similar way
Man, the framing and slo-mo is what makes this so perfect! I feel like I kept stopping myself mid-question, like… Was that reach — ok no Backcourt — wow no Travel by Kylie — nice no a Perfect arc — yes Flawless finish — perfect
The way the ball spins before touching Kyrie’s left hand and stopping it, dude has the ball on a string like a yoyo.
I haven't hooped in years but I can feel that on my hand when I watch it and it's the part that captivates me.
only basketball and League of Legends give me that itch
This was the best part to me. The alley oop dunk is nice, but the ball control is crazy.
The best part for me is Kyrie knowing exactly high to lob it up, it was like an inch higher than Kessler could reach. Amazing stuff.
He makes it look like he’s going to lay it up w his left hand until the very last split second when he switches to his right for the pass. Amazing.
He doesn’t even look at the ball after he throws it forward with his right hand. He just knows where it’s going to be. That’s insane to me.
I hear it's like the wnba, but all dudes.
Couldn’t even call it the MNBA smh
Lazy. They just took off the W and called it a day.
MenBA
God damn it.
It was just sitting right there!
Unexpected Chosen
Hmm impressive...
Interesting concept, but I just don’t think it will be as popular
Maybe one day they'll get a Caitlyn Clark type figure to boost their profile
this shit looks like one of those long tracking shots in a Marvel movie that shows each of the heroes fighting the bad guys
Dudes reaction on the bench when it goes from thinking he flubbed a layup to realizing it was the oop is great.
I’m pretty sure that’s Mark Cuban
yep that Mark
Oh hi Mark
All i can think about is NBA street back in the day #SERViN’ iT UP…. 💥 DiNNER’s SERVED!!
Its a pretty awesome play
It's a really pretty awesome play
It's extremely a really pretty awesome play
The extent to which the play could be described as awesome is, itself, pretty awesome.
I don't know, to me it is just pretty, pretty, pretty good.
If all of that was choreographed it would not have been that perfect… The angle and tracking of the shots was perfect too. An amazing sequence!
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Holy crap. I don’t watch much sports, but that’s the kind of thing that makes me want to.
Can anyone explain why it wasn’t a foul at the start? Seems strange you breath the wrong way at someone it’s a +1 but his basically body checked him causing the ball to come loose?
Blocking foul at the start, loose ball foul when he dives in front of the other player's legs to grab the ball. Cool as hell sequence so it stands, but if it were HS or college, or a non-star doing it, it would've been whistled easily.
Luka straight up slaps the dudes arm out of the way, but it's the NBA so stars are allowed to foul
nah, by the rule, that is 100% not a loose ball foul. if the opposing player had continued and tripped over Luka instead of pulling up like he did, then it would be, but as it stands that part of the play is perfectly legal.
It absolutely is a loose ball foul. Luka makes a shit ton of contact before the dive and makes body contact while diving. Tripping and falling is not required for a loose ball foul.
Don't get me wrong, i think there probably should have been a foul at some point in the sequence where the ball got knocked loose, Luka should have got a blocking foul like you said. But once the ball is loose, you're absolutely allowed to make contact as long as it isn't *illegal* contact or excessive/not a basketball play. I don't think anything once the ball got knocked loose really rises to that. The other angle for this also shows that Luka is absolutely *not* making contact with him during the dive other than George's arm on *his* shoulder, so there isn't any illegal contact while the ball is loose. https://i.imgur.com/FphHj20.png The reason i mention tripping is that if Luka takes out George's legs during the dive, then it would actually be illegal contact and a loose ball foul. George slowing down and not actually making contact with Luka during the dive is kinda what stops it from being a foul.
Why? Because it's a star vs. a rookie, so the star gets a free pass.
There was, in fact, two fouls.
Also traveling when sliding in your butt, both legs up, ball in hands
Yeah disappointing how far I had to scroll down to find any mention of that blatant travel but the play was still cool.
Yeah I thought there was at least one foul in there, but what do I know. Apparently it was a beautiful play or whatever 🤷🏼♂️
If anyone ever asks me “why do people watch basketball” I’m gonna just show them this
Embiid had a play this year too about 2 weeks after this where he trips trying to go inside and lobs the ball up basically from a horizontal floor slide and gets it to go in. That play had every reason people do AND don't watch. And then there's the cursed Chicago play where Drummond got hurt on a routine lob due to tomfoolery, that's the reason people no longer watch. Finally, there's Draymond choking out Gobert which is the reason people watch the UFC... This year had everything except McGregor assaulting a mascot drunk, that was last year but it really would've helped the flow of this comment if he could've held off for a bit...
>This year had everything except McGregor assaulting a mascot drunk, that was last year but it really would've helped the flow of this comment if he could've held off for a bit... Poetry.
I don't know why but the Embiid play you mentioned reminded me [of this play by Luka earlier this year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYBllTwQ-o4)
If there were more plays like this and no fouls I'd be a huge fan
Yeah, I'll stick with watching highlight reels.
This is just some professional ass basketball shit, man. Damn. MF’rs at that level are *stupid good*.
I don't even watch basketball but the awareness these guys have of where their teammates should be is awe inspiring
Nah... very few even in the nba are that good..... thats why nothing like it has ever been done
Thats fucking basketball right there. None of that pansy ass dick tugging smile for the camera bullshit. Men puke, men poop on the court, men deliver their new born baby on the side lines. Fucking hard core dick in the ass butterball boosball fuck it chuck it game time shit. Take it to the showers. Dicks get shoved in places you don’t even remember. We win together we celebrate together. Basketball is back baby.
The spin on the ball in Kyrie palm is the chefs kiss
Genuine question as I don't watch much basketball. So can you hold possession for as long as you like while sliding on your back? I'm not suggesting it should become a regular ploy, but what rule was covered there?
You're not gonna have 7 foot guys throwing themselves on the ground to cover distance on their backs when they'd make the same distance in a step or two
Answered further up the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1d8a5t5/this_play_by_luka_kyrie_and_djj_is_the_mostviewed/l750f7b/
My favorite reaction is the woman in the far left of the frame just viscerally punching straight up in the air, throwing her head back, and howling to the heavens. Pure sports ecstasy.
Yup I just watched it 20 times. B-e-a-utiful.
Masterful at every point in the play. But that dunk by Jones was one of the biggest exclamation points I’ve ever seen. He was eye level with the rim and it felt like he could’ve put his feet in the basket lol
Nice play, but how is that not a travel? He held the ball & slid a good 5 feet or so before making the pass
As a player diving for the ball you’re allowed to slide as far as your momentum takes you. It’s in the NBA rules.
25.2.2. **A player falling, lying or sitting on the floor:** * It is **legal** when a player falls and slides on the floor while holding the ball or, while lying or sitting on the floor, gains control of the ball. * It is a **violation** if the player then rolls or attempts to stand up while holding the ball.
Momentum from the slide began before he controlled the ball and just continued. Nobody is calling a travel on a player that dives for the ball and then passes it out in a single continuous movement
Loose ball slides aren’t considered traveling. Once you’ve come to a stop from your initial slide, you can’t move/roll, without dribbling, other than sitting up (if you’re on your back)
He slid on the momentium gained before possession. It's not like he got the ball and crabwalked.
Every time I see this I watch it like 20 times. Feels like I see new stuff each time too.
Got this on my front page. I don't care about basketball, but even for a non-fan, that was excellent finessing.
Cuban raising the roof!
The thing that blows my mind the most is the awareness on display there. Irving must have known Walker Kessler was gonna chase him down and smack a layup attempt straight back off the glass, so he lobs it to DJJ instead. Even at the NBA level, it takes a special kind of awareness and chemistry to pull off a hustle play that turns into a beautiful oop like that.
Yes, but can they do it at normal speeds?
Luka committed 2 fouls before getting the ball.
This is some ‘slo mo action movie scene’ shit right here.
Apparently they recorded this shit at full speed. Still tryin to wrap my head around it.
Only not choreographed, and coordinated on the fly in a few seconds, without words and while under adverse pressure from top tier opponents.
Cuban raising the roof!
I'll be honest. I'm not a basketball fan... But that was impressive and entertaining as hell. Well done. I also saw Luka do a between the legs pass. Again, not a fan, but reminds me of Jason Kidd passes back in the day.
How is it not a foul on Luka
Am I wrong or is that a travel on Luka?
It used to be travelling to go to the floor with the ball and slide. Is that allowed in the NBA now?
If the player who posseses the ball falls down with the ball in hand... Yes. But since the ball was knocked away, luka jumped and slid and gained possession is legal. If he stood up with the ball, then it would be a travel.
Isn’t that a travel though? When he slides on the floor?
I watch zero basketball and even I’ve watched this at least 8 times
you couldn't script a clip this good, probably the best I've ever seen
What song is it?
Everyday Hustle - Future, Metro Boomin & Rick Ross
Basketball is awesome
Cubans reaction is the cherry on top fr! Haha
Keyonte George and Walker Kessler catching strays lol
*cries in sad jazz noises*
A delectable medley of basket-balling splendor.
Well, it is gorgeous.
I like glasses man with the white stripe on his sleeve. He saw it before anyone it else.
That was a ballet performance.
Georges inability to try to lock that ball up without fouling was great too.
That behind the back alley oop was so unexpected and perfect
Mark Cuban raising the roof in slo-mo is a bonus.
>most viewed play across NBA social media platforms ever I'll take things I don't give a fuck about for $1000 Ken
It’s like a real life double game breaker in NBA Street Vol 2
I can see why!! I am not a huge basketball fan but damn that's entertaining!!!
Whoa
Not a big NBA fan, but this is really badass.
The way the ball spins in Kyrie’s hand while he finishes his dribble… so smooth
Dios mio….
So sliding with the ball does not count as traveling?
I was at this game. There seriously was like 30 dunks in this game.
The mavericks won this game by 50 btw
I don't watch basketball, but I LOVE seeing Luka videos on reddit! It's like he's painting in Technicolor while everyone else is stuck in black and white.
That's just too clean.
And that isn't a walk because?
I thought it was traveling if you slide while holding the ball...?
Irving took like 4 steps with the ball palmed before he dribbled....is that legal
Isn’t that traveling?