100 Great Moments of Sportsmanship in NBA History

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From NBA players saving another player's life, to a player getting applauded by his biggest rivals, these are the biggest sportsmanship moments in NBA history. And first, one of the biggest sportsmanship moments was when I watched LeBron James stop a game, just to help a waitress.

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I think symbolic of what Damian is thinking. It just might have to be for him.

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Look at LeBron, man, such a gentle soul. But number 19 warmed my heart even more. Keep an eye on Draymond Green and Clay Thompson here.

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In the lane, finds Tristan Thompson. Oh, Clay Thompson goes on top of him. And a foul on Clay Thompson.
That will be his third.

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Man, that's what you call having each other's back, literally, but it's a lot easier to have your teammates back than an opponent's. Although LeBron must have felt extra wholesome to show this type of love in the playoffs.

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Four on the shot clock, Murray steps back, and Gain Dahl-Lovable has to hoist it up, and knocks it in! Another circus shot goes down!

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Ma Murray essentially called Gain, and LeBron responded like a proud dad. Maybe father time is finally starting to take its toll on the king, but I didn't know Grant Williams could also be the bigger man, because this man is beefing with Dreymond, running into the refs, and getting himself into full-fledged fights. So the second someone tries to start a war, and he throws all about it. And it wasn't long ago that Embiid gave him the perfect opportunity to go absolutely ballistic.

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A seven-foot shot a moment ago.

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Oh, man.

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Oh, gosh.

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Yo, Embiid just squashed this dude's head like he was playing whack-a-mole. His seven-foot and 280-pound frame just didn't give him any other options.
Deep down, all NBA players are competitors. So for Grant Williams to step up and give Embiid a get out of jail free card, you got to respect it. But Mason Plumlee also got out of jail for free, because this man nearly saw his life flash before his eyes. That's when Jason Momoa's Doppelganger stepped in and saved the day.

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An offensive glass.

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Adams Plumlee goes over the top. That was making sure he's okay.

**Steven Adams** (2:20)
That was a great sportsman. Sportsman should play right there by Steven Adams.

**Vince Carter** (2:24)
That could have been a very...

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Dang, if I ever need a wingman, I'm giving this man a call ASAP. While Steven Adams is a teddy bear at heart, I wonder if he's not the only one. Because I used to think KD was invincible, until I realized he was more like the rest of us than we thought. See, this man was warming up, and the shots simply weren't falling. And this man's been playing for almost 20 years. So he must have been having a bad day. But that day was about to get a whole lot worse.

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And all of a sudden, I see him hit the ball up in the air. And I'm like, uh-oh, that's going into the stands. And it landed on somebody, you just see a bunch of people go around the guy. And I saw an old man with a veteran's hat on, I'm like, oh, this ain't good.
It hit his glasses, it cut the man. Kevin ran to the stands, profusely apologized, left. His security guy came back and apologized and invited the man to come back to the locker room. And when the guy talked to Kevin, he said, look, you better win the game now after doing that.

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First off, I didn't know KD had strength like that. And second off, this fan just hit the jackpot. And I know what you must be thinking. There ain't no way I want to get hit in the face with a basketball. But when it means getting signed shoes from your favorite player, then suddenly your day gets way better. All right, but KD isn't the only one making fans happy. See, Kobe knew 2016 would be his last season, and so did fans. He literally called his farewell tour a whole year in advance. So when the fun was winding down, Kobe knew this. He wanted to do something nice for his biggest supporters.

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Kobe Bryant making his last appearance here at Pepsi Center. Man, we had said that we had hoped that somehow, the Nuggets could send Kobe back to Los Angeles with a big fat loss, and an entertaining player to watch over the years, guy.

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This man is all ball and no fun. So for Bro to take time to give away a free pair of kicks, you can't take moments like that for granted. But you also can't take our 13th moment for granted. The time an NBA player was starstruck.