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Top Five Sickest NBA Players on YouTube

 
If other sports fans are anything like me, they waste about 10 hours a week watching YouTube clips of athletes. Then they send the most badass clips to their roommates and friends. The friends attempt to one-up them by showing them someone they like. Doesn't everyone do this? Here are the top-five NBA player compilations that I've come across in these exchanges. I give extra-credit if it surprised me. 5. Shawn Kemp - The "Reign Man" led the Sonics to the NBA Finals at age 27 in 1996 with a young Gary Payton as his sidekick. He was truly feared in the mid-90's, but weight gain caused a rapid decline in his game. It's crazy to see just how explosive and athletic he was while skinny. He was part-'Nique, part-LeBron, part-Dwight Howard. Still, he paled in comparison to... 4. Michael Jordan - What am I thinking? His are probably the most amazing if you look at it objectively, but I've seen the plays a million times so they seem believable now. Chicago hasn't had a star since Jordan ... (link)

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