20 Weird NBA Moments You Completely Missed in 2023

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From turning nocturnal to giving refs the finger, these are the 2023 NBA moments you missed. And at number 25, Draymond Green picks the worst time to celebrate.

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Draymond again down the deck to lay it up and out, but he'll draw the fouls, Porzingis. What?

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Jeez, bro didn't even make the shot. No wonder he's getting trolled. But up next, Kawhi Leonard calls an offensive foul on his own teammate.

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Here's Gordon, and Kaminga fouls him.

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Now that's next level honesty. But now let's transition from honesty to straight up robbery. Because on November 21st, 2022, Evan Mobley was one rebound away from a double-double, leaving him with one more chance to secure the bag. That's when this happened. Come on, D. Mitch, how you gonna do my man like that? Speaking of which, I also have a question for the referees.
Who knew reps were so Gucci? Definitely not me. But do you know what else I didn't realize? Nikolaj Jokic has much more in common with us than we think. After all, every American is dying to get home from the 9 to 5 job. But never in a million years did I ever think this applied to NBA players.

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Now that you are an NBA champion, Nikolaj, how does that feel?

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It's good. It's good.

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If the job is done, you can go home now.

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Bobby, damn, this dude really misses his horses. On the other hand, Stephen Curry can't get enough of basketball. At 35 years old, he's doing stuff I didn't know was humanly possible, one of which the first ever floater from three point range in NBA history. Safe to say, fans got their money's worth. Meanwhile, one Rockets fan didn't just get their money's worth, they got more than they could ever imagine. Because with six seconds remaining and the Rockets trailing by two, a young and fierce Jabari Smith stepped up to the plate.

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He has them open, throws one up in the air, Smith caught it for the wing, and an improbable Southern League opening victory.

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Between 29 and a half seconds, a ridiculous game winner and this speechless fan, I'm at a loss for words. That said, we see game winners every season, but you know what we don't see often? John is getting dunked on.

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Good ball fake, one more, and Tainum.

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Why y'all is crying, cuz he just got dunked on. I know what you really came for. You came to watch the fastest bucket in NBA history. This by no means is an easy feat. But when you have Buddy Heel on your side, the impossible becomes possible.

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That court matches up Donovan Mitchell and Garland, Darius Garland.

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Right from the top. Wow, look at Buddy Heel.

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So much confidence because of the-

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For reference, this three pointer only took Heel three seconds to make. Meanwhile, it took Ben Simmons more than three years to score his first three-pointer. But if that's hard to believe, then you won't believe our sixteenth moment. The time Yannis threw himself a rebound.

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He's running out of time.

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Kisberg off the mark. Another rebound there to Yannis. He's going to finish one rebound shy of a triple double. And that'll do it. Oh, he got it. Does that count?
It's got him, right?

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Shot it up. They told him. The bench told him.

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Yannis has his triple double.

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Wow, Maji is one step closer to the triple double god Russell Westbrook. Although, if that's cheap, then I got harsh news for you, because it's one thing to throw yourself a rebound. It's another thing to try and run into a referee.

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Get that note.

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The same is with us.

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Relax, I got it.

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I know. Give me a second.

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Thank you.

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That should be a tech, honestly.

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No, I didn't see him. I turned it with him.

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No, I was trying to get out of your way.

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You've been wanting to do that for 25 years.

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Dang, Lebron really just physically assaulted a referee. And if Lebron is willing to go that far to get his way, one can only wonder how far McHale Bridges will go, because on April 9th, 2023, Bridges was on the precipice of history. If he played, it would be his 392nd consecutive game. But more importantly, it would be his 83rd game of the season, an NBA record. There was only one problem. The Nets had already clinched the sixth seed. There was no need for Brooklyn to play their starters. But fortunately, McHale did something convincing.