The best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from January
By Ian Levy
It’s pretty crazy, but we’re already onto our second month of 2015. Just like that, January is done and gone away. And what a month it was. There were a lot of incredible moments, and we’ve compiled them here so you can relive them whenever you feel inclined. Here are the best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from January. Let’s get into it.
Videos
Rajon Rondo’s tribute from the Boston Celtics
New Orleans Pelicans’ Special Man commercial
Kyrie Irving dropping 55 points
The Mix in My Mind: Paul Pierce set to American Music: By Ian Levy
Steph Curry ESPN commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ogqs4fwBkY
Harry the Hawk dancing to Uptown Funk
Since Smoove’s Been Gone: By Jack Maloney
#TheReturn
Klay dropping 37 in a quarter
Vines
Steph Curry hamming
Incredible passing by the Blazers
Trevor Booker’s overhead shot
Giannis’ ridiculous bounce pass
Nene taking Steven Adams to church
Kobe yelling for a foul
Kyle Korver’s fancy passing
Vucci Mane destroying Pau
Evan Turner ONIONS
Kevin Love throwing a touchdown pass
Rudy Gay 360
Steven Adams and Nick Collison do the secret handshake
D-Rose being fancy
Rajon Rondo clowning
Hassan trying to get his 2k rating up
Steph Curry’s overhead pass
Kyle Korver dunking
Giannis on the fastbreak
FORM A F***ING WALL
Brandon Jennings game-winner
SVG and Bill O’Reilly
John Wall laser pass
Jeff Teague ball fake
Dame Lillard cramming
Steph Curry’s dribbling skills
James Harden ONIONS
Kevin Durant posterizing Marcin Gortat
Mike Dunleavy sliding into your DMs
Nick Young swaggin’ out
Dame Lillard cramming, again
Brandon Jennings off the glass to Drummond
Tony and Marc
Jeff Teague Shammgod
LeBron James reverse slam
Memphis Grizzlies fancy passing
GIANNIS WINDMILL
Stories
Brian Phillips on Kobe for Grantland
Matt Moore on the Cavaliers for CBS
Seerat Sohi on Jimmy Butler for Rolling Stone
James Herbert on Jeff Teague for CBS
Chris Mannix on Vince Carter for Sports Illustrated
Marcus Thompson II on Draymond Green for the San Jose Mercury News
Adi Joseph on Channing Frye and Tobias Harris for USA Today
Evans Clinchy on the Celtics for The Classical
Zach Harper on Andrew Wiggins for CBS
Zach Lowe on Al Horford for Grantland
Patrick Redford on Damian Lillard for VICE Sports
Jonathan Abrams on Mike Conley for Grantland
Rob Mahoney on Andre Drummond for Sports Illustrated
Paul Flannery on the Hawks for SB Nation
Sam Amick on Rajon Rondo for USA Today
James Herbert on the Kings for CBS
Andrew Crawford on the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association for Shark Fin Hoops
Jack Maloney on Migos buying the Hawks for Friendly Bounce
Steve McPherson on the Hawks and wine for Rolling Stone
Lee Jenkins on Swaggy P for Sports Illustrated
Kirk Goldsberry on James Harden for Grantland
Matt Moore on Gregg Popovich and wine for CBS
Rembert Browne on the Hawks’ Tinder night for Grantland
Paul Flannery on Rajon Rondo for SB Nation
Zach Lowe on John Henson for Grantland
Wes Goldberg on League Pass All-Stars for Friendly Bounce
Robby Kalland on Kyle Korver for FanBuzz
Charles Bethea on Dennis Schröder for Grantland
James Herbert on Kemba Walker for CBS
Matt Cianfrone on Jusuf Nurkic for Hardwood Paroxysm
Matt Moore on J.J. Redick for CBS
Zach Lowe on Vucci Mane for Grantland
Tweets
Swaggy P, prophet of swag
Nick Young on the origin of the Swaggy P nickname: "It's biblical. It's in the old testament. The prophet of swag."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Dirk and James Joyce
Clutch jumpers that Dirk used to hit that fall short now is the equivalent of James Joyce slowly losing his eyesight
— Yu (@YucciMane) January 14, 2015
Kobe and LeBron
J.R. knows what to do
Knicks getting cracked in the jaw
For posterity's sake. #Knicks pic.twitter.com/oSVbd2QKEC
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) January 10, 2015
The Celtics’ G-Unit runs
Brandon Jennings hyped
Brandon Jennings seemed kind of amped after hitting the game-winner against the Spurs (via @mySA): pic.twitter.com/SGq1G1tGbh
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) January 7, 2015
Tony Allen’s birthday cake
Aw let's do it!!!! pic.twitter.com/5xUtXuTOaF
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) January 11, 2015
Luol Deng’s video tribute
Kind of hope Luol Deng's video tribute runs longer than it should and breaks down near the end. Would be ultra fitting.
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) January 25, 2015
Russ riding a unicorn
Go to bed, internet. pic.twitter.com/JYlGHD0aPF
— Kristen Ledlow (@KristenLedlow) January 22, 2015
Rivers and Rivers
Steph Curry, archer
Nowitzkeezus
NUMBER 7 OF ALL TIME pic.twitter.com/3N3TKpwxM5
— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) January 6, 2015
Migos and the Hawks
*Migos buy Hawks*
— Riffs Man (@Riffs_Man) January 2, 2015
/Chief Keef steals Al Horford
Coach Thibs
coach thibs: okay for practice tomorrow we are doing a triathlon
— jack (@jackhaveitall) January 31, 2015
players: but we are tired
coach thibs: *takes a very long sip of tea*
Knicks banner
J.R. Smith banner
RIP basketball
Old man Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce says new NBA players not as competitive as their predecessors.
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) January 27, 2015
Why?
“Computers. They play NBA2K instead of going to the park.”
Brandon Jennings eating good
J.R. Smith on defense
J.R. Smith with an early candidate for quote of the year last night pic.twitter.com/obeADwK0s0
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) January 3, 2015
FORM A F***ING WALL
Korver = basketmaker
Hawks and Obama
Alarm clock
Boogie Cousins dunking on Clay Travis
Today's the day!! Let's all show him some love!! @ClayTravisBGID http://t.co/t54K0tC6Pn
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) January 30, 2015
Russell Westbrook dunks
Break the walls down
BREAK THE WALLS DOWN pic.twitter.com/piTK5cs6c8
— jack (@jackhaveitall) January 10, 2015
Warriors Fibonacci sequence
Golden State's offense is like basketball Fibonacci sequence - 1 pt leads turn to 2, 2 becomes 3, 3 becomes 5, etc
— Yu (@YucciMane) January 10, 2015
Hawks 18
W W
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 31, 2015
W W W
W W W
W W
W W W
W W W
W W pic.twitter.com/eCRRd0rEU3
J.R. after Kyrie’s 55
That moment when your teammate scores 55 an he wants to thank you like you had something todo with it… http://t.co/whYSUdsvWW
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) January 29, 2015
Swaggy P sign
Nick Young signs this sign. pic.twitter.com/0x0Om6WpfB
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) January 17, 2015
Knicks and Nets
The City Has Still Been Foreclosed On, But A Different Bank Is Servicing The Debt MT @SBondyNYDN Knicks have better record than Nets in 2015
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) January 29, 2015
Warriors X-Men
The Warriors are built like the X-men, each player has their own unique power and Steve Kerr can see into the future
— Yu (@YucciMane) January 28, 2015
SVG infomercial