When NBA Players Defeated Their Idols

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Anthony Edwards once humiliated his own idol.

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Oh, it's on, ladies and gentlemen.

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These are the times NBA players humiliated their idols. And first, Luka Donczas humiliated his idol twice.

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Come on, a cut for the wingside.

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Luka blocked it twice.

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But Blake Griffin took the humiliation to the next level because he baptized Tim Duncan.

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For the knee injury.

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Griffin throws it down. What a first half for Griffin.

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18 points.

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But Shy Gildes Alexander did his idol even worse. See, when he attended Hamilton Heights, he claimed Steph Curry was his favorite player of all time.

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Favorite basketball player is Steph Curry. I'm a junior in high school.

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Now fast forward to 2023, and SGA had his own idol cooked.

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No gildes to Alexander. Foul on the jumper.

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Yeah, I'm pretty good at basketball.

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But he wasn't the only legend who was humiliated. Because when Andrew Bynum got disrespected, he showed his idol who the new big man is.

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Yes, he will.

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Went right back at him.

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And here's another look.

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A rookie has Shaq ready to lose control, but Jalen Williams snatched his idol's ankles.

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There's nine. They're just under two minutes gone by. Williams puts Harden on skates.

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But some legends get cooked with their own moves. See, Brandon Ingram took one right out of Kevin Durant's bag.

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Brandon up against Durant.

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He got some space, didn't he?

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And he's going to the line.

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He did hit Kevin Durant with a Kevin Durant.

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Impatience.

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Right.

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KD got sauced up, but Kyrie Irving got shut down because John Moran had his idol's game-winning shot sent back.

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One of the best players on the planet against a rookie.

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Now, when you idolize LeBron, you have to go over the top. I mean, Malcolm Brogdon threw one down on LeBron's head. Brogdon caught his idol sleeping, just like Kyrie Irving, because he backed up his trash talk with Kobe Bryant with Handel never seen before.
Kairi said, You reach, I teach. But Shaq learned a lesson from the NBA's next great big. See, when Yao Ming made his entrance into the league, O'Neal had no idea what was in store.

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They're watching live in Shanghai at 10.3 in the morning, as O'Neal goes right at Ming. So many big names and big fellas in the building. Ming, the second block on O'Neal.
O'Neal, look out for it. Up strong, whip out.

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Shaq's domination over the league wasn't looking so easy anymore, and he knew he had met his best competition.

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O'Neal Ming was the first to block my shot three times in a row. People like to say he's 7'7, but he's really like my favorite convenience store, 7-Eleven.

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Yeah, the one who idolizes legends can be the most dangerous. I mean, Zion Williamson sent LeBron's shot to the bleachers.

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With LeBron going, we know he goes strong.

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And blocked away by Zion.

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That sticks to that.

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You don't see LeBron getting clowned like that too often, unless it's in the playoff. Because in game five of the 2024 playoffs, Jamal Murray put LeBron James through the rim.

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Oh, he just cleaved the ball through.

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Murray didn't fear a damn thing. Not even the biggest moment. Because with a chance to end the series, he sent LeBron to Cancun.

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He'll get to screen Murray to try to break the tie.

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Don't time out by the bleachers.

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They gotta go. James, a bump, a feed, a print shot. No, zeroes on the clock.

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Murray became other young players' idols that night. But he had to think the dude who inspired him first.

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I remember when I was a little kid and he was playing against Orlando. He was in Cleveland.

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I was wearing his jersey and talking to my dad like, and I'm just like, there's no way they're gonna win.

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There's no way they're gonna win.

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And I just remember him catching the hit in it.

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And I just remember being out of breath.

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Like I just got punched in the gut.

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I didn't know how to react. He's been one of my favorite players from time and just a pleasure to go against a man like.