The best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from April (in the regular season)
By Ian Levy
I know, I know, April is not over. But the NBA’s regular season has come to a close, and so we’ve got here the best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from April (in the regular season).
Videos
Playoffs Promo: By Jack Maloney
Nut Punches: By Jason Gallagher
The Gasols are too nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzox41V_sMI
Hanging with Larry Sanders: By Cassy Athena
Spuran Spuran: By the San Antonio Spurs
Milwaukee Bucks Playoffs Promo: By Jack Maloney
Vines
Awwwwwwwwwww
Uncle Jeff goes bang
Jimmy Butler retro backboard slap
Middleton’s winner illustrated
Yeah, sure, okay Steph
Rudy Gobert dunk and salute
Kyrie from deep
Russell
Westbrook
Coach Embiid
Paul George throwing down
The triangle baby!
Rondo has the vision
Marcus Smart ONIONS
Simply Steph
Jerami Grant is boomin
Andrew Wiggins smash
Lol
T. Zeller right in yo face
ELF!
Curry for the record
Oops
Jo3l 3mbiid
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
Nice catch, coach
Bryce Cotton?!?
Yeeessshhhh
Isaiah shake and bake
Steph’s got moves
Stories
Matt Moore on the MVP Debate: Part I for CBS
Matt Moore on the MVP Debate: Part II for CBS
Matt Moore on the MVP Debate: Part III for CBS
Bill Simmons on the non-contenders for Grantland
Jackie MacMullan on Isaiah Thomas for ESPN
Lee Jenkins on Matt Barnes for Sports Illustrated
Jordan White on Kent Bazemore for VICE Sports
Andrew Keh on James Harden for the New York Times
Seerat Sohi on Rajon Rondo for Rolling Stone
Baxter Holmes on Rajon Rondo for ESPN
Jonathan Abrams on Draymond Green for Grantland
Dave Zirin on Thabo Sefolosha for The Nation
Zach Lowe on the Blazers for Grantland
James Herbert on DeMar DeRozan for CBS
Ohm Youngmisuk on Giannis for ESPN
Ian Levy on Kawhi Leonard for Hardwood Paroxysm
Zach Lowe on awards: Part I for Grantland
Zach Lowe on awards: part II for Grantland
Michael Pina on Elfrid Payton for Fox Sports
Jonathan Abrams on the 90s Magic for Grantland
Zach Lowe on the Magic for Grantland
Seth Partnow on blocks for Nylon Calculus
Matt Moore on Anthony Davis for CBS
Jordan White on George Karl for VICE Sports
Jackie MacMullan on Paul Pierce for ESPN
Tweets
Spurs Volvo
This NBA season has been a house party with blaring music, keg-stands and broken furniture. Then the Spurs' Volvo pulled up in the driveway
— Ben Detrick (@bdetrick) April 9, 2015
Dark Giannis
this dude is mr mean mug now pic.twitter.com/ikdnDwoqM7
— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) April 12, 2015
Whoops
Looks like they gave Vander Blue a No. 2 jersey and then sewed on a "1" as an afterthought. pic.twitter.com/uvPJjYLYtz
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) April 14, 2015
Timmy thinking six
Spurs been fooling us all year! Timmy thinking six.
— Jordan Crawford (@jcraw55) April 9, 2015
The dynamic duo
And Steph aint believe me when I told him we were gonna combine for 45 tonight... MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
— James Michael McAdoo (@jamesmcadoo) April 10, 2015
#Respect
A postgame moment between the Black Mamba & the Big Ticket #Respect pic.twitter.com/N6PDJxkJsN
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 11, 2015
MORE FIRE
Look at the flick of the wrist
CAWWWWWWWWWWWW
The banner: pic.twitter.com/t8fVad2sL1
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 10, 2015
Congrats Coach Blatt!
Flex on ’em
#Spurs pic.twitter.com/udEfw7zOVM
— SASportsStar (@SASportsStar) April 13, 2015
He’s ill, not sick
Light it up, light it up
Bucks- 3rd team to make playoffs yr after finishing with worst record in NBA under current format (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/VBTm9eBQ5X
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 13, 2015
Welp
Louuuuuuu
Lou Williams is the college student that writes his papers an hour before class.
— Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) (@MikePradaNBA) April 15, 2015
ERSANITY
When you read back over two years of extraordinarily good tweets. pic.twitter.com/42TSzAhs6Y
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) April 1, 2015
Oh don’t do it… oh my god
Paul Pierce, on if the Nets are a difficult matchup: “Nah, I wouldn’t say that."
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) April 11, 2015
Legend
Goodness, JR. Please never change. pic.twitter.com/28q4x8fmXU
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) April 8, 2015
AIR. HORN. PLEASE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO HEAR ANYBODY MOCKING THE HAWKS BANNER WHEN THERE ARE NBA TEAMS WHO RETIRED DAN MARINO'S NUMBER BRUH
— local bIogger (@fergoe) April 10, 2015
TAKE ‘EM TO CHURCH, BRANDON
#FactsOnly
Coolness is a rare breed
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) April 1, 2015
What
Stephen Curry has hit more 3-pointers this season than Tim Legler did his entire career.
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) April 10, 2015
The Truth will set you free
"Look KG, he's trash. Just complete trash."
— Triangle Offense (@Tri_Offense) April 15, 2015
"I know, Truth. But what can you do?"
"Guys, I can hear you." pic.twitter.com/8TIyQ1dvig