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The Absolute Rarest Miracles in NBA History

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July 17, 2026

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These are the 20 most one-off moments in NBA history. And for the first moment, keep an eye on Joe Harris and Blake Griffin here. Damn, that shit gotta hurt, but it can't hurt as much as Jordan Poole, cuz for number 19, he went head to head with a sleeve?
Somebody tee that damn arm sleeve up. Now for number 18, we got something real special. The time Ben Simmons hit a three-pointer.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:51)
Yelitina, a below average three-point shooter. There's Simmons.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:55)
Yes! He did it!

**SPEAKER_1** (1:00)
Look at Simmons, man, such an inspiration. But number 17, on the other hand, is a disgrace, because what this ref did was hella sus.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:08)
Free throw, with a 7 tenths of a second to go. And now Ian, stay away, stay away, stay away.

**SPEAKER_1** (1:17)
Eww, you can't just grab his ass like that. You know what, let's just move on, man. Now for number 16, we got something really weird. The time LeBron James showed he was really an alien.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:27)
He got the basketball, look at this pass, and tenor for LeBron.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:30)
He's got it!

**SPEAKER_1** (1:35)
Man, that shit was just weird. But if we're talking weird, we got to mention number 15 The time the 76ers got a bit too excited for a dunk.
Damn, imagine getting tag team by Embiid and Covington. Somebody get the Pelican some tissues, man. Somebody get some for DeAndre Jordan as well. Because for number 14, this dude made the strangest last second decision in NBA history.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:06)
Standing behind him.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:08)
Here's Paul. Paul gets it off.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:10)
Banks it up and out.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:15)
Jordan had time to put it back up.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:18)
That's why you can't make that mistake.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:19)
I mean, you cannot make that mistake.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:21)
Still play it anyway, right? And Chris Paul is saying, shoot, shoot, shoot.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:27)
DeAndre, get your head in the game, dog. Come on. But anyways, what about a player like Shaq? What is the big man's most one-off moment look like? Well, lucky you, we got it at number 13

**SPEAKER_2** (2:37)
Joe Walsley inbound, Shaq the catch, he's gonna fire.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:47)
19 years in the league with one 3-pointer? That's tough, man, that's tough. But I mean, Shaq really wasn't built to be hitting those threes, unlike our 12th moment, because what you're about to see is something really special. The shortest jump ball in NBA history.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:01)
This doesn't happen very often.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:02)
Man, that's hilarious. That will be on every show.

**SPEAKER_1** (3:06)
Damn, look at that leap from Isaiah. Not bad. Now for number 11, we gotta talk about Ben Simmons, because back in the days when he actually used to play, he needed to take some time to cool off. But instead, he took his most expensive seat.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:19)
Redick, by the way, 13 in the game. Lowry, Boyd, and Simmons, not at all happy with a call. The Sixers, as Ben takes an expensive seat.
Oh, and a tactical has been called on him, so that's the third Sixer who's been called.

**SPEAKER_1** (3:36)
Wow, that shit was definitely not worth it, but it made the crowd happy, so it's all good. But anyways, we're entering the last 10 on our list, so this shit is about to get lit. It was the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals. Nuggets vs Clippers. Kawhi Leonard had dropped 23 points with 14 rebounds, when Jamal Murray decided to go right at Kawhi, and this happened.

**SPEAKER_4** (3:55)
Shot clock at nine, Murray takes it and tried to jam, and was rejected at the rim. Oh my goodness.

**SPEAKER_1** (4:02)
And it looked like he blocked it with his middle finger.

**SPEAKER_4** (4:06)
That is amazing.

**SPEAKER_1** (4:07)
Did you see that shit? This dude straight up blocked his shot with his middle finger. I swear the only good thing my middle finger does is flipping people off. Now for our 9th moment, we got Blake Griffin pulling off the cleanest no look block in NBA history. Make sure you watch Griffin here.
Watch what happens here.

**SPEAKER_4** (4:22)
This is just a super play.

**SPEAKER_3** (4:25)
Wow. Wow.

**SPEAKER_2** (4:27)
That is spectacular.

**SPEAKER_1** (4:29)
He straight up made a 180 no look back block as if it was nothing. This dude is not real. Yet somehow, it's still not as sick as number 8 on our list. It was a 2015 game between the Thunder and Jazz with 7 tenths of a second left. And Westbrook decided to make one of the most creative buzzers ever. Man, I miss this version of Westbrook. Cause nowadays all we're seeing is brick after brick. And that shit ain't easy to defend. Number 7 on the other hand is impossible to defend. See, Steph Curry isn't a one-off player. This dude could literally score from anywhere. But during the 2020 season, the Pelicans came out with the most creative way to stop the baby-faced assassin. Go Steph.

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