The Untold Story Behind The Most Iconic Basketball Photo

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @carlito8582
    @carlito8582 5 лет назад +3880

    That's the only time I heard of that Kobe actually stopped focusing on the game to listen to Jordan. Respect

    • @HardDie
      @HardDie 5 лет назад +156

      The reason Kobe was so gr8, was because he had BALLS and passion. The only way you approach Jordan in a non active basketball way during a game = BALLS and Passion

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ 5 лет назад +112

      HardDie I also think if Jordan had acted like a narcissist asshole towards Kobe(like saying don't talk to me until you get a 🏆 )because Kobe was a young kid then Kobe wouldn't have looked up to Jordan in the same light. Jordan already knew at that point how much immense respect Kobe had for him over everybody in the NBA. Kobe believed he was better than everyone in the NBA 1v1 coming into the league except for his idol. I think that mentality is what made Jordan accept Kobe as a competitor on his level.

    • @burndatl
      @burndatl 4 года назад +5

      It was in between plays.

    • @ye3053
      @ye3053 4 года назад +15

      @@BlackRoyalty_ you do realize he was joking around? They were like brothers to each other and michael taught kobe everything he knew

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ 4 года назад +19

      SirJeff they weren't really close during Kobe's first few years into the league. They established a bond when MJ was close to retiring for good.

  • @ney8734
    @ney8734 4 года назад +3613

    Kobe: asking mj for advice
    MJ: “take it personal, anything that happens, take it personal”

    • @willhooke
      @willhooke 4 года назад +353

      Kobe: that meant a lot to me... and I took that personally

    • @Risk-on1
      @Risk-on1 4 года назад +13

      @MAN UTD WRONG, VOTE FOR TRUMP!

    • @geraldfisher6475
      @geraldfisher6475 4 года назад +25

      @MAN UTD its also a sport that promotes violence, alcohol, and probably has the most unfit supporters of any sport or non-sport.
      honestly i think the fans of chess are way more in shape and smart to boot.

    • @diegobromfield
      @diegobromfield 4 года назад +31

      @MAN UTD dude its been months (possibly years) and you're still commenting this crap on these basketball posts. Find something better to do.... also Man Utd currently SUCK so you should also find a better name and a better team. Liverpool are the true bosses right now.

    • @FallouFitness_NattyEdition
      @FallouFitness_NattyEdition 4 года назад +9

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 this comment should have thousands of votes. It's comedy perfection.

  • @maxserota
    @maxserota 4 года назад +1183

    The photographers that shot these iconic photos
    0:00 Jordan/Kobe photo by Vincent Laforet
    3:06 Iverson/Lue photo by Otto Greule
    3:14 Kobe/Lebron photo by Vaughn Ridley
    3:19 Jordan/Pippen photo by Tom Cruze
    4:10 Lebron/Wade photo by Morry Gash
    6:21 Magic/Bird photo by Steve Lipofsky
    9:40 Miller photo by Paul Bereswill
    10:35 West photo by Wen Roberts

    • @jean-mikail7207
      @jean-mikail7207 4 года назад +5

      thanks

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid 3 года назад +33

      Thanks I’m going to contact them right now, this was very beneficial. I’m happy that I now know every photographer that has taken these photos

    • @Blue-it5bm
      @Blue-it5bm 3 года назад +111

      @@WyWid it's a nice fact and also gives them a little credit here even if few people are going to see it. Stop being so edgy.

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid 3 года назад +37

      @@Blue-it5bm it’s great that these photographers get the recognition. They play a huge part in the nba. With out them, the nba wouldn’t be so broad as it I today

    • @crudojoshuaricofort8795
      @crudojoshuaricofort8795 3 года назад +18

      Tom Cruze?

  • @Mixhaux2k7
    @Mixhaux2k7 5 лет назад +1502

    He protecc
    He attack
    But most of all he got a chart for the stats

    • @matthewfaino1632
      @matthewfaino1632 5 лет назад +1

      👍

    • @michaelandre6157
      @michaelandre6157 5 лет назад +57

      He protecc
      He attacc
      But sadly he ain't using trapsax track

    • @Alalpog
      @Alalpog 5 лет назад

      Give this man a Heart Jimmy.

    • @SuperPhelix
      @SuperPhelix 5 лет назад +1

      I just wish the y-axis always started at 0, because I want to know how insane the charts actually are, not how insane an exaggerated chart is...

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS 5 лет назад

      Wow i didnt even know but...We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out on my channel 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

  • @GuYmYsOnProduction
    @GuYmYsOnProduction 5 лет назад +9825

    When you realize the LeBron and DWade photo wasn’t an alley oop

  • @racewiththefalcons1
    @racewiththefalcons1 4 года назад +388

    Speaking as a professional photographer (one who has covered sports at one point), photographing basketball is extremely difficult, so the photogs deserve major props for their efforts.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 3 года назад +13

      What elements do you feel make it so difficult? As a non photographer I would guess the fact that it's a very fast game well at least most of the iconic photo opportunities that are action happening and a small court so you have to have really good timing to have the right composition for the shot you want

    • @TWHowl
      @TWHowl 2 года назад +10

      @@bryanchandler3486 There you go, that’s it.

    • @TWHowl
      @TWHowl 2 года назад +3

      I couldn’t help think the same. It makes me want to go out w a camera to try and capture a legendary moment. You never know how a single image can change the world. Such a cool concept.

    • @GuillaumeRx
      @GuillaumeRx 2 года назад +10

      @@bryanchandler3486 As a photographer myself, I can confirm you are correct in your guess, but there are even more paramaters and factors that complicate the equation.
      Light is everything in photography, the word itself, photography, literally means « painting »/ « writing »/« drawing » (« graphos ») with « light » (« photos ») in ancient greek.
      First, artifical light is often (except for maybe studio work or high quality stage light) not the best/easiest to work with.
      For basketball games, although the light is sufficient enough for the game to be filmed, the amount of light is not optimal (although very usable nowadays, even more so at this level).
      The equipment required to take good shots is rather relatively heavy and expensive (the « fastest » lenses have a larger aperture, which gathers more light, which in exchange, and by physic laws alone, and the technology available at a given time, makes the lenses larger, more expensive, and heavier).
      The longest focal lenghts lenses (the heavy giant bazookas that zoom super far away) are never the fastest lenses.
      And the relatively fast ones are even more expensive, heavy, and combursome.
      If you want a very fast lense that garhers the most light, usually, that lens cannot zoom (we call that a « fixed (focal length) lens »).
      The image quality tends to be better though, because there are less glass elements on the lens that could alter the sharpness of the omage.
      But that’s not the main issue, as most professional photographers would have the means and motives to get that type of equipment.
      The main issue to me is that, in such controlled events, you are not free to move around as you please, and the best position to take the shots could consistently be occupied by other photographers.
      Other factors make it harder:
      Despite the game moving fast, and a lot is happening on the court (as you rightfully mentionned), like any live event, you have no control over the subjects.
      You can’t redo the iconic moment. Make the players pause and play with the camera as you’d like.
      You have to be in the moment, focused, all the damn time.
      And anticipate a lot, because you can’t see everything throught the viewfinder of your camera.
      It’s very mentally challenging and exhausting.
      You have to know your equipment like an extension of your body for it not to get in the way of the process and slow you down.
      Technology available also makes it harder for some of the photos you see in the video.
      Photos that were taken during the film era are clearly the most impressive.
      Fewer shots per second could be taken at the time, except for some more recent Film Reflex Cameras from the very late 90’s and early 2000´s like the Nikon F5 for instance (which could take up to 8 film photographs per second).
      Fewer shots in total could be taken (assuming you didn’t bring 200 rolls of film for the game), cost was also greater, obsivously.
      And film sensitivity to light was way lesser than what we are currently able to produce with any average, consumer level, digital camera/sensor, which means photographers were even more technically limited to take their shots:
      In order to compensate for the lack of light captured by the film you were using, one would have to use the very large aperture (from the « fast » lenses I mentioned above), which means the depth of field (part of the image that is in focus) would be slimmer.
      The « in focus area » of the image would be slimmer, so the focus (often manual, during the film era) would be slower and harder to get. Even auto-focus lenses are more accurate and consistent at smaller apertures, but you’d need to set that lens at the largest apertures it allowed to gather that precipus light.
      To gather even more light, you can also let the shutter (that covers your film/sensor) open for a longer time frame.
      The longer your shutter is open, the more light the digital sensor or film gathers.
      In exchange, if the photographer moves, or the subject moves during the time the shutter is open, you would see movement blurr on the photographs, which can be an artistic choice, or ruin the photo, depending on the situation.
      Long exposures (shutter open for quite a long time, a second or longer), is the way we make light trails from the car lights at night, for instance).
      If you want a clean shot of a very fast moving object, say, a formula 1 car, and don’t want any blurr from the object moving while that shutter is open and the light touches your sensor/film, you’d have to use the fastest shutter speed available (usually 1/8000 second on most professional cameras).
      Problem is, if the shutter stays open for 1/8000 of a second, very few light is gathered, which means, in darker environments, your photo could be too dark, and you would not see every detail, or any.
      We call such phenomena « underexposition ».
      So you’d have to pick a large aperture (expensive and large lenses), which are harder to focus (slim depth of field) on your subject, and use a decently fast shutter speed (say 1/250 second maybe) to gather enough light to take a decently well lit shot of a basketball game, but not get blurred images from the players movements.
      All that to compensate for the lack of light available/gathered by your film/sensor.
      Plus, they didn’t have softwares to compensate for user mistakes at the time.
      So the room for error was even smaller...
      Today, the struggle would be different, but not less significant.
      With everyone having access to a decent camera (smartphones) and the easy access to very user friendly and super efficient technology in modern cameras, the number of photographs taken, of people who can take at least one good photograph, and the number of photographs and images we see and have access to everyday, would make your photo really harder to become iconic, or have any type of significant impact and visibility.
      The competition is greater, the technology makes it easier for most people, and your incredible photo could get lost in the immense depth of the internet.
      Still a noble quest to capture fragments of a time that’s lost forever though.
      That’s why I do it 😉

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 2 года назад +3

      @@GuillaumeRx Wow, thank you for the incredible answer. I'm saving this in the notes I take while studying systems. It sounds like Photography is all about trade offs. Thank you for taking the time to educate me and others with such a thorough well explained answer, and I hope you have a fantastic day!

  • @richardmill777
    @richardmill777 5 лет назад +566

    Bro the Magic and Bird pic straight up looks like a painting

    • @asvpfern
      @asvpfern 5 лет назад +3

      da Vinci coulda painted that

    • @xordus
      @xordus 5 лет назад +19

      the way they caught those two makes it look like they're the only people in the arena, battling one on one in an epic struggle. So cool

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 5 лет назад +3

      @@xordus like Wilt and Bill going up for a jump ball then Larry and Magic post up best rivalry in the history of sports

    • @eliscott0833
      @eliscott0833 5 лет назад

      I know it looks so rad mann

    • @alangutierrez7368
      @alangutierrez7368 5 лет назад

      where is the photo?

  • @denisdraganovic8369
    @denisdraganovic8369 5 лет назад +1316

    Nobody:
    Jxmy: I got a chart why Jordan is the goat

    • @darren_osa93
      @darren_osa93 5 лет назад +3

      Lmaoooo

    • @mprattyh3
      @mprattyh3 5 лет назад +10

      Love the charts

    • @martindagoat3909
      @martindagoat3909 5 лет назад +9

      2 K someone doesn’t get the joke

    • @legacy8548
      @legacy8548 5 лет назад +5

      jxmy: i got a chart why these photos were taken

    • @tonytitarenko9284
      @tonytitarenko9284 5 лет назад +2

      Wilt definetly hasn't lead the NBA in assist 100 times and also never got 27 blocks the record is 17 he isn't the strongest quickest or biggest athlete, the strongest NBA players not even athletes are Giannis, Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, Shaq and so on the fastest athlete is Usain bolt and the biggest is manute bol and georghe muresan

  • @ONI1013.
    @ONI1013. 5 лет назад +1720

    So Kobe asks Michael about his jump shots, and Michael said... ?? You can’t build up to the moment and then leave us hanging.

    • @UndergroundResidu
      @UndergroundResidu 4 года назад +475

      He told him on a turn around jumper to feel the defense with your legs. So he'll know how much space he has.

    • @jessyncust76
      @jessyncust76 4 года назад +165

      @@UndergroundResidu that's why i love m.j never was a hater same as kobe willing to teach his craft to young girls

    • @woodruffv76
      @woodruffv76 4 года назад +41

      ruclips.net/video/Dd7z1gRrB-g/видео.html in this video at 0:50 MJ tells what he and Kobe were discussing. Shame this post didn't clarify. Enjoy

    • @A7xFo
      @A7xFo 4 года назад +60

      Most of this guys videos, he's clueless on the subject. He adds a bunch of filler into the video for two reasons. To make it sound like he's educated on the topic, and to stretch the video length to make money. 1.2 million naive subscribers lul.

    • @conedx
      @conedx 4 года назад +182

      @@A7xFo his videos are fun and well put together. he doesn't need to be a basketball historian with a bob ryan level of knowledge.

  • @altinmustafic796
    @altinmustafic796 5 лет назад +1068

    Spike look like Spencer Dinwiddie if he studied calculus and never grew

  • @moda-vi
    @moda-vi 5 лет назад +539

    MJ crying with the ball on Father’s Day

  • @schuylerrewick1936
    @schuylerrewick1936 5 лет назад +1962

    who’s here after the news... rip Kobe 😭 😭

    • @joe-zj8js
      @joe-zj8js 5 лет назад +28

      Was actually watching it last night and woke up today to this terrible news. Rip mamba, gigi and prayers for vanessa and family

    • @andreanderson7986
      @andreanderson7986 5 лет назад

      Vckz Fortnite rip Kobe

    • @garrettcarlson7018
      @garrettcarlson7018 4 года назад +2

      The more i hear ahout it the sadder it is. Bill bur said it the best. Its easy to have a young child at you but to have a 13 yearold daughter smile at you the way his daughter did. Means you're a good dad.

    • @waltergonzalez1524
      @waltergonzalez1524 4 года назад +2

      kobee 😭😭

    • @feet71
      @feet71 4 года назад +3

      I miss him so much. He is the reason I want to play in the NBA when I grow up.

  • @MaskMediaEmpire
    @MaskMediaEmpire 5 лет назад +550

    2:38"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." R.I.P KOBE 🏀

    • @Dat_Nlgga
      @Dat_Nlgga 5 лет назад +20

      MaskMediaEmpire™ yo I was like dafuq how this mans knew Kobe died 5 days before until I saw it was edited

  • @Mineoloh
    @Mineoloh 5 лет назад +859

    Michael Jordan’s free throw line dunk is pretty iconic

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 5 лет назад +20

      Can't lie it's a pic of Larry and Magic holding a trophy that's my favorite

    • @robertmartin9135
      @robertmartin9135 4 года назад +2

      Hell ya it is not to mention this half court jumpers that are always nothing but net. #Goatstatus

    • @lbdrxke
      @lbdrxke 4 года назад +13

      I agree, easily the greatest picture ever, literally the jordan logo and it’s probably one of the most iconic symbol... ever.. just think about it

    • @SCR_PayDae
      @SCR_PayDae 4 года назад +1

      You damn right

    • @gratefulkyle1
      @gratefulkyle1 4 года назад +2

      Julius Erving did it first

  • @Ron.S.
    @Ron.S. 4 года назад +17

    Nice how Kobe took this precious moment so seriously and nodded his head in understanding and reflection

  • @rashawnturner
    @rashawnturner 5 лет назад +677

    *looking at the one dislike*
    “some people just want to watch the world burn”

  • @raygt2790
    @raygt2790 5 лет назад +276

    Jxmmy acting like my english teacher. Sees an meaningless photo. “This has way more behind it”

    • @jeancml9412
      @jeancml9412 5 лет назад +3

      💀right

    • @abduugas
      @abduugas 5 лет назад +7

      Ray GT There’s always a story behind every pic.

    • @logankandel846
      @logankandel846 5 лет назад +8

      Did you combine "seemingly" and "meaningless"?

    • @sundigest1121
      @sundigest1121 5 лет назад

      @@logankandel846 Yes.

    • @huen9066
      @huen9066 5 лет назад

      Same

  • @JoanneJaworski
    @JoanneJaworski 4 года назад +19

    For me, I love hearing the story behind the pictures and what it reveals. I was most "moved" by the Kobe/Michael picture because in the height of battle, Kobe is performing, asking and learning!!! Brilliant man and at such a young age.

  • @dimimitrijenogic1272
    @dimimitrijenogic1272 5 лет назад +516

    The Magic and Bird Photo looks like some painting straight out of the Renaissance

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS 5 лет назад

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

    • @staneagle1070
      @staneagle1070 4 года назад +1

      Word

    • @jeremywilson4341
      @jeremywilson4341 4 года назад +10

      True... I could see it being a sculpture in some renaissance museum

    • @clinicaltranscription1190
      @clinicaltranscription1190 4 года назад +4

      It is great. I would never had guessed it was just during a random free throw with only ~20% chance of Parrish missing. Those 2 played all out every second of every game it seemed.

    • @queensgtmslim
      @queensgtmslim 4 года назад

      Thats what I thought

  • @georgesmithstudios2834
    @georgesmithstudios2834 5 лет назад +1412

    Top 5 that are not in this video
    5: Dennis Rodman diving for ball
    4: Julius Erving dunking
    3 MJ soaring free throw dunk
    2 MJ crying after championship
    1:Wilt chamberlain 100 points paper

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS 5 лет назад +5

      We have a song to this beat!! Check it out 💯💯

    • @mattysykes2121
      @mattysykes2121 5 лет назад +5

      Agreed

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ 5 лет назад +7

      Carlos Canchola_Hernandez not really iconic lol. Great but not iconic

    • @kelpshakeandy.v7663
      @kelpshakeandy.v7663 5 лет назад +59

      Kobe looking sad with the finals trophy?

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ 5 лет назад +29

      kelpshakeandy.v7 he was sad because he wanted his parents to come watch him play but they didn't show up. That was during the time they didn't approve of his wife Vanessa. That was really a heartbreaking moment for Kobe that he had to learn to overcome.

  • @avyukt1745
    @avyukt1745 3 года назад +17

    I find the MJ-Scottie and the MJ-Kobe pics equally legendary.
    The MJ-Scottie pic really represents something. It shows that no matter how undisputed Jordan was, no matter what his level of amazingness was, he needed Pippen every step of that era.
    The Kobe-MJ pic is one of my all-time favourites, because it perfectly shows the passing of the torch, from MJ to the Mamba, better than any picture ever has.

    • @SkylineR33mt
      @SkylineR33mt Год назад

      Nah he didn't need pippen.

    • @harlanseago4876
      @harlanseago4876 Год назад +1

      @@SkylineR33mt how many championships did Jordan win without Pippen?

  • @alexiscabrera3970
    @alexiscabrera3970 5 лет назад +687

    Another day without trap sax
    Whats the meaning of life....

  • @tristancourson4572
    @tristancourson4572 5 лет назад +2297

    Most iconic: Jordan Kobe
    Best looking: LeBron Wade

    • @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer
      @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer 4 года назад +64

      Nah, Bird and Magic most iconic.

    • @mav40420
      @mav40420 4 года назад +86

      @@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer yes buh most iconic of all time? Jordan and Kobe.

    • @shiro9112
      @shiro9112 4 года назад +21

      Nah wilt is the most iconic

    • @dwayneturner9395
      @dwayneturner9395 4 года назад +5

      @@shiro9112 exactly..

    • @shiro9112
      @shiro9112 4 года назад +2

      Dwayne Louis yea

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful 5 лет назад +525

    As they say, Bean was this gen's Michael Jordan.

    • @onaebodaghe
      @onaebodaghe 5 лет назад +18

      LeBeautiful 🐐 x 🐍

    • @jamarjones3816
      @jamarjones3816 5 лет назад +3

      LeBeautiful Na they don’t

    • @mprattyh3
      @mprattyh3 5 лет назад +27

      @@jamarjones3816 actually, they do....

    • @yourhomie7568
      @yourhomie7568 5 лет назад

      Or lebron

    • @sodwi768
      @sodwi768 5 лет назад +2

      The only reason I liked was the profile picture

  • @shomoy7396
    @shomoy7396 5 лет назад +2345

    Disrespectful to call the heat a duo. Y’all sleeping on Chris Bosh.

    • @daewoo9835
      @daewoo9835 5 лет назад +84

      Kobe Bryant fax

    • @ItAintNeko
      @ItAintNeko 5 лет назад +85

      I wanna like the photo but it’s at 24 and I don’t wanna change that

    • @allthesesquaresmakeacircle8014
      @allthesesquaresmakeacircle8014 5 лет назад +8

      Spicey Bosh😂😂😂

    • @TCMixes
      @TCMixes 5 лет назад +101

      Kobe Bryant fax, they don’t win that series against the spurs if he never gets that rebound

    • @shinglesshingles
      @shinglesshingles 5 лет назад +5

      😪

  • @megu_pog7820
    @megu_pog7820 4 года назад +671

    No one:
    RUclips recommendations: yes suffer suffer in your pain

    • @davemccombs
      @davemccombs 4 года назад +10

      Don't steal joke formats for attention online. Be your own person. Shit is shameful and cringey.

    • @jpreme7k
      @jpreme7k 4 года назад +33

      GnomeDazzle nigga shut up

    • @feet71
      @feet71 4 года назад +9

      @@davemccombs Shut up.

    • @thecharmingandtalentedguyw1119
      @thecharmingandtalentedguyw1119 4 года назад +10

      GnomeDazzle ur dumb af

    • @Silverado-pq6xe
      @Silverado-pq6xe 4 года назад +3

      Holy shit people are still using this unfunny dead format???

  • @enzo9073
    @enzo9073 5 лет назад +1396

    Make a vid about luka he’s playing out of his mind

  • @joshmartling
    @joshmartling 5 лет назад +442

    Left out Wilt holding up the paper after scoring 100 points

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 5 лет назад +40

      @Ulysses432 can you score 100 points pussy

    • @Maximillian200HP
      @Maximillian200HP 5 лет назад +15

      The circumstances to that game were actually pretty interesting, from what I read, the Center for the Knicks was "Sick" or "Hungover" that day and then their backup center fouled out early so there was nobody who could guard Wilt or even attempt to guard him. This was in a season where he was averaging 50 and had multiple 60+ Point Games, it was sort of like a "Perfect Storm" scenario that made that moment happen. It's still a very iconic moment in sports history.

    • @nicholaswilhelm1147
      @nicholaswilhelm1147 5 лет назад +1

      Easily #1

    • @skazz7544
      @skazz7544 5 лет назад +1

      Ulysses432 shut the fuck up I don’t see you on the court

    • @micah1of1
      @micah1of1 5 лет назад

      Let's get this 100 likes

  • @alpha.primus8258
    @alpha.primus8258 4 года назад +79

    Its like michael is facing his own alter ego...kobe is the best replica of mj's move

    • @doc6188
      @doc6188 4 года назад +3

      @goodmorning people it wasn’t Kobe’s prime either

    • @moses9426
      @moses9426 3 года назад +1

      @funny valentine MJ was MVP in that pic. So he was considered to be in his prime at the time.

  • @lanreakerele4375
    @lanreakerele4375 5 лет назад +63

    Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are always true legends for being professional basketball players as true NBA fans always miss them in the league

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS 5 лет назад

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out 💯💯

    • @Apple_Beshy
      @Apple_Beshy Год назад

      And Kobe for being professional on that Woman he assaulted

  • @fredebobs6782
    @fredebobs6782 5 лет назад +169

    This voice is actually the spiciest thing i have ever heard

    • @S5MIKEY
      @S5MIKEY 5 лет назад +4

      gubb yiu nah its facts my g

  • @coachpete327
    @coachpete327 4 года назад +7

    This is fantastic. What a great job you’ve done. As an amateur action photographer, I appreciate your recognition of the importance of some moments frozen in time. Thank you for this

  • @AY-nt6xx
    @AY-nt6xx 5 лет назад +234

    he protec
    he attack
    but most of all, they got rid of trap sax

    • @_lumpia
      @_lumpia 5 лет назад +9

      He just lost the rights to be able to use it

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 5 лет назад +9

      @@_lumpia it still hurts

    • @teenapocket
      @teenapocket 5 лет назад +1

      🤧 Rip Trap Sax...we’ll always miss you.

  • @whiterondo3444
    @whiterondo3444 5 лет назад +91

    Jimmy put some new batteries in that damn fire alarm

    • @rcarrier87
      @rcarrier87 5 лет назад +3

      Came to post the same thing

    • @Daviddude231
      @Daviddude231 5 лет назад +4

      I heard the beep and came to the comments to see who else heard it 😂

    • @whiterondo3444
      @whiterondo3444 5 лет назад +2

      oWeezy bro that shit drives me crazy 😂

    • @shallowfakes
      @shallowfakes 5 лет назад +2

      I thought that was in my house

    • @iplaylax22
      @iplaylax22 5 лет назад

      I almost woke my wife up from her nap to ask her what the hell was beeping...

  • @nunger5054
    @nunger5054 4 года назад +6

    Vince Carter absolutely crowning that Frenchman, coming down and letting out a roar and KG going nuts beside him. That’s the stuff of legends.

  • @razza1580
    @razza1580 5 лет назад +161

    The 1 guy who disliked this vid was Shaq cuz he was sidelined

  • @codster577
    @codster577 5 лет назад +80

    God...that Reggie photo gives me chills every single time.

    • @codster577
      @codster577 5 лет назад +2

      @Jesse Diaz 9:40 in the vid

    • @imeakpan
      @imeakpan 4 года назад +1

      I felt sorry for Spike Lee, and I am and was a Bull's fan in the 90s. The dagger was so deep that last three, it made Miller's legacy as a three point assassin/bully.

    • @conedx
      @conedx 4 года назад +5

      i really miss stuff like that in the NBA. you'd get a tech and maybe even tossed from the game for doing that now and it's sad. there have been times lebron (for example) got a tech for LOOKING AT A GUY after he dunked on him. the refs would explode if someone did what reggie did today.

  • @hankypanky4u
    @hankypanky4u 4 года назад +5

    As a photographer I really appreciate this video. I do want to make you aware that it's better practice to tag/Credit/mention the photographers who took these images. It's one of the ways it keeps us relevant and supported. These photos are the reason we do what we do and we need to push the idea that it's just as important to respect this form since it creates the shots that can sometimes be the icon for a brand

  • @samuelacosta1059
    @samuelacosta1059 5 лет назад +76

    The GOAT NBA photo is the one of Swaggy P with his arms out, celebrating while missing the shot

  • @alapotato9367
    @alapotato9367 5 лет назад +201

    Mj: "you stole my moves, youre probably gonna steal my hair too"

    • @lethalp8610
      @lethalp8610 5 лет назад +10

      @ZackT112 that's the joke. MJ is Bold & KB is Bold therefore he stole his hairstyles

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 5 лет назад +1

      @@lethalp8610 *bald

    • @lethalp8610
      @lethalp8610 5 лет назад

      @@jp3813 oh yh I forgot 🤣🤣

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ 5 лет назад +2

      Lol Kobe always rocked the baldie as a kid, teen, and young adult. His HS years he was bald. I don't think him growing his hair out then shaving it was him copying Jordan. Kobe actually never was balding unlike Jordan. His hairline was never receding either. It's still in the same position. Jordan went bald because genetics or another reason.

    • @alapotato9367
      @alapotato9367 5 лет назад

      i just quoted one of clive parody's.. well.. parody

  • @tpstrat14
    @tpstrat14 4 года назад +58

    this is why he became one of the greatest. He learned everything he could.

    • @rendigica1566
      @rendigica1566 4 года назад +1

      minicaring 111 yeah but 1997 Jordan would be more wiser as he was at the end of his career and more experienced

  • @j_abes
    @j_abes 5 лет назад +82

    I love how in between your narration you stop speaking for a bit and play legitimate highlights relevant to the story with audio and all. Really dope.

  • @jakenadeau3
    @jakenadeau3 5 лет назад +120

    5:57 Jimmy needs to change the battery in his smoke detector.

  • @connorwillis4748
    @connorwillis4748 5 лет назад +51

    Who here after Kobe and GiGi passed. Way too sad 😔 (1978-2020)
    Kobe and GiGi Forever!

  • @jerrysi20
    @jerrysi20 5 лет назад +23

    Reggie was so savage for that, you know you cold when the NBA has to ban that gesture from ever being done again.
    I don't know how Spike made it out of that one lol

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS 5 лет назад

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out on my channel 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

  • @amlx49
    @amlx49 5 лет назад +16

    aw hell yeah another upload....
    i don’t know why, but ur voice is so cool when you’re narrating

  • @crushedcornbollgaming8188
    @crushedcornbollgaming8188 5 лет назад +11

    R.I.P KOBE MAY YOUR AND YOUR DAUGHTER LIVE A HAPPY LIFE IN PARALLEL VERSE

  • @m4assassin976
    @m4assassin976 5 лет назад +6

    Really enjoyed this video man brings this old man back alot of feelings almost brought a tear to my eye thankyou

  • @supratrd900
    @supratrd900 5 лет назад +208

    Where's the last shot by MJ. That has to be the most iconic photo ever.

    • @MusicBent
      @MusicBent 5 лет назад +7

      Also the free throw line dunk from the all star break.

    • @wesleybelcher9225
      @wesleybelcher9225 5 лет назад

      Most iconic photo, and a legendary missed call.

    • @javierabrasaldo4053
      @javierabrasaldo4053 5 лет назад +1

      Indeed with ball flying and jazz fans in awe, waiting and hoping the last shot will miss...

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K 5 лет назад +4

      Jordan should be the new NBA logo. And either his last shot pause or free throw dunk be the logo

    • @amjan
      @amjan 5 лет назад +1

      Lol no, only for mj nuthuggers

  • @VarialFlipz
    @VarialFlipz 4 года назад +22

    “Just look at him, pathetic.” LMAOOOO

  • @Earnyourranks
    @Earnyourranks 5 лет назад +29

    Lebron's chalk toss is an underrated iconic photo, it was like the commencement of a new reign

  • @theRAZ
    @theRAZ 5 лет назад +9

    I had MJ's Freethrow dunk on my wall when I was a kid. So for me that was the most iconic one.

    • @MusicBent
      @MusicBent 5 лет назад +2

      And Nike liked it so much they made it their MJ logo

    • @Chef_curry_30.
      @Chef_curry_30. Год назад

      The glazing is crazy

  • @theironknight597
    @theironknight597 4 года назад +9

    That photo of Wade and James gave me chills. Man I wish I could've truly experienced those Heatles.

  • @billycasper3351
    @billycasper3351 4 года назад +58

    narrator: *and then this happened*
    my anxiety shoots up

  • @FarhanKamdar
    @FarhanKamdar 4 года назад +4

    As a photographer this video is inspiring as hell- you point out the greatness of these photos isn’t the photo but the things these photos represent - the moments, the legacies, the context. That’s huge in photography and these are the best examples of that. Good stuff

  • @madrush24
    @madrush24 4 года назад

    I'm so blown away by the quality of your videos. They're a joy to watch. You're brilliant!

  • @jamisonalberts1797
    @jamisonalberts1797 5 лет назад +75

    He’s capitalizing literature in basketball. Witch makes these entertaining.

  • @Goodluckwarzone
    @Goodluckwarzone 5 лет назад +124

    2020 NBA All-Star line up:
    PG: Lavar Ball
    SG: Lavar Ball
    SF: Lavar Ball
    PF: Lavar Ball
    C: Lavar Ball

    • @Awa
      @Awa 5 лет назад +5

      *PF Brian Scalabrine

    • @unlovableshinshin
      @unlovableshinshin 5 лет назад +9

      Nah I fixed it
      Pg:Alex Caruso
      SG:Lamelo Ball
      SF:Lonzo Ball
      PF:LianJAILO Ball
      C:Lavar Ball

    • @chrisrobinson8339
      @chrisrobinson8339 5 лет назад

      Get outta here lavar

    • @wakoblank
      @wakoblank 5 лет назад +1

      Lil dicky ball????

    • @wakoblank
      @wakoblank 5 лет назад

      Bartolome Enrique Rios Rossello fuck my bad I didn’t read yours, my bad man

  • @tangaraspeedgoda7436
    @tangaraspeedgoda7436 4 года назад +104

    The most iconic photo is Jordan's last shot of his second career at utah, facing the public. It has been voted photo of the century, and rightfully so.

    • @onlymae7592
      @onlymae7592 4 года назад +9

      Yeh change the logo to air jordan..for changes

    • @user-sz6kp1tn6c
      @user-sz6kp1tn6c 4 года назад +6

      Where's the link of it being voted photo of the century?

    • @davewest4020
      @davewest4020 4 года назад +6

      Greatest photo is the one of muhammed ali standing over his opponent

    • @dongkiyagahon7610
      @dongkiyagahon7610 4 года назад

      Hell yeah

  • @alwayswinning3743
    @alwayswinning3743 5 лет назад +32

    Watching Duo's is so much more exciting rather then all these super teams

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 5 лет назад +1

      Well the nba is now duo's
      Luka and Kp
      Kd and Kryrie
      Khawai and Pg
      Steph and Klay (draymond will remember that)
      ETC

    • @first_namelast_name5139
      @first_namelast_name5139 5 лет назад +1

      Cursed Waifu the Mavs just need KP to show up

    • @retna1x363
      @retna1x363 3 года назад

      @@mrstud_1114 harden and kd

  • @laslomiranda8374
    @laslomiranda8374 5 лет назад +25

    Nobody:
    Jimmy: I MADE A CHART

  • @willskys6319
    @willskys6319 4 года назад +4

    This vid legit gives me goose bumps

  • @jefftart6843
    @jefftart6843 5 лет назад +10

    11:36 gotta love the smoke detector😂

  • @NobelB24
    @NobelB24 5 лет назад +16

    7:54 Eastern Conference finals cmon jimmy lol

    • @BeskarDrip
      @BeskarDrip 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you I was thinking that it wasnt a finals game cause I was sure the knicks did not win that year.

  • @henryjonesjr.3245
    @henryjonesjr.3245 4 года назад

    Just found this channel. I’m obsessed now. Been watching every video while quarantined in the crib. Jxmy killin’ it out here!

  • @sportsbookps5544
    @sportsbookps5544 5 лет назад +8

    Kawhi Leonard's game 7 winning shot is one of my favorites. Please do more videos like this. There are so many great NBA photos.

  • @ashurmayerking
    @ashurmayerking 5 лет назад +54

    I lowkey miss trapsax 😭

    • @abduugas
      @abduugas 5 лет назад +1

      PlasmaaSZN And Astrothunder slowed

    • @abduugas
      @abduugas 5 лет назад

      A.A.Ron Davis 💯

  • @lindabeasleybrewer1777
    @lindabeasleybrewer1777 4 года назад

    Really loved this video. I learned some things I didn't know. Always a good thing when you are 68 and a huge basketball fan. Thank you.

  • @Siegfriedneo
    @Siegfriedneo 5 лет назад +199

    The 90’s, when the East wasn’t a complete joke

    • @olgacantu4179
      @olgacantu4179 5 лет назад +6

      Yarnball G The whole nba was

    • @kyleparton4610
      @kyleparton4610 5 лет назад +17

      The East ain't a joke now

    • @Siegfriedneo
      @Siegfriedneo 5 лет назад +15

      kyle parton Look at the West compared to the East. No comparison, look at the East in the past few years compared to the West. LeBron would not have made 8 straight finals if he would’ve played in the West. Also the Magic are 6-9 and 8th in the West, and to make the playoffs in the East you can have a whole losing record, or even be barely 41-41. If you were 41-41 in the West, you would not make the playoffs. The last time a Western Conference team made the playoffs with a losing record was 1997, the last time an Eastern Conference team made the playoffs with a losing record was 2015, and two playoffs teams in the East had a losing record.

    • @stevennakhla7803
      @stevennakhla7803 5 лет назад +2

      Yarnball G where the mvp from, where the champs from, where the mip from, west is good but 76ers, bucks and Celtics are showing potential along with the raptors sort of

    • @Siegfriedneo
      @Siegfriedneo 5 лет назад

      Steven Nakhla Let’s be honest, will a team from the East really win Chip this year? Over the Lakers or Clippers? East is good, but you can’t compare it to the West. Also this decade the West won 6 rings, and East won 4. Yes the MIP AND MVP are both in the East, but that doesn’t mean the East is as good as the West. Celtics, Raptors, and Bucks are definitely good, but do you really think Giannis can carry that team that lost Brogdon? Even if he makes it, we all saw what the Raptors did to him in the ECF. They held him to 22.7 p/pg and guess what? Kawhi is in the West now. Also the Celtics definitely would not be able to beat the Lakers or Clippers in the finals, and I honestly don’t think the Raptors will even make it. The Celtics would be dominated defensively by the Clippers, and would not be able to stop the Lakers offensively. So forget any Eastern conference team winning the ring

  • @chrispies8494
    @chrispies8494 5 лет назад +83

    Kawhi Leonard after hitting "the shot" against the 76ers

    • @basir5623
      @basir5623 5 лет назад

      the latest one this is

    • @yeahhh936
      @yeahhh936 5 лет назад +18

      The squat with everyone surrounding him is legendary

    • @basir5623
      @basir5623 5 лет назад +10

      @@yeahhh936 IKR. the squat of the century

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 5 лет назад +2

      Not after - while bouncing

    • @lyrics2challenged
      @lyrics2challenged 5 лет назад

      @@yeahhh936 🤣🤣 facts

  • @thePwnetratorYT
    @thePwnetratorYT 4 года назад

    bro I just found your channel, and holy fuck dude... i get chills every video. The opening of this video with Jordan and Kobe had me in my feels bro, I know you always say you're young and didn't get to experience Jordan but I was just a boy when he played and shocked the world and this photo hangs in my office. Incredible coverage of all these iconic moments.

  • @ryanelkadi3196
    @ryanelkadi3196 5 лет назад +34

    7:53 NBA finals? It’s the ECF not the NBA finals. Indians and NY are in the east

    • @Launch1
      @Launch1 5 лет назад +3

      DeVince DeLowry *Indiana

    • @WillowGTI
      @WillowGTI 5 лет назад +5

      Came here to say this... Pretty sure the Knicks never faced the Pacers in the NBA finals. 😬

    • @thomastaylor2k54
      @thomastaylor2k54 5 лет назад +1

      Right but the knicks have a good rep of choking

    • @RockNRoll__
      @RockNRoll__ 5 лет назад

      INDIANS are in India

  • @nocheknight8303
    @nocheknight8303 5 лет назад +5

    Jordan dunking from the line
    “They gave Jordan a 50”
    It changed basketball and American culture. Just as recognizable as the Jumpman.

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K 5 лет назад

      that logo is now widespread around the world even in the 3rd world

  • @msaidhass146
    @msaidhass146 4 года назад

    I learn from you about NBA more than anyone else.And I'm very entertained too.
    Big thanks man.

  • @radinsyah1574
    @radinsyah1574 4 года назад +17

    I think Kobe was asking MJ how he guarded and MJ said ‘look down at the feet’.

    • @mikewang754
      @mikewang754 4 года назад +1

      That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

    • @mikewang754
      @mikewang754 4 года назад +1

      This the real video

    • @mikewang754
      @mikewang754 4 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/Dd7z1gRrB-g/видео.html

  • @jyoung92082
    @jyoung92082 5 лет назад +4

    Best photo MJ free throw line dunk. Gave hope to countless people

  • @BoschVoyage
    @BoschVoyage 4 года назад

    Your videos are some of the highest quality, not just on RUclips but anywhere. The way you tell a story is impressive and well thought out. Thanks for creating these!

  • @shuffleB
    @shuffleB 4 года назад +10

    "To become a great master, you must first become a great student." How said that Bruce Lee, Ali, Jordan¿? Idk, but it sounded good in this occasion.

  • @Saheem-yb2nh
    @Saheem-yb2nh 5 лет назад +7

    Michael Jordan’s last shot as a Chicago bull has to be the top. It solidified his story book career from not making his high school varsity team to the greatest of all time.

  • @hinchuntang9323
    @hinchuntang9323 5 лет назад +2

    Great stories from captured photos! Great work!

  • @Cristian-ww3kl
    @Cristian-ww3kl 5 лет назад +16

    Last time I was this early Jimmy wasn’t using charts

  • @masoncampbell1285
    @masoncampbell1285 5 лет назад +6

    when jxmy posts a video you gotta stop whatever you’re doing and watch it

  • @iballccmusic
    @iballccmusic 4 года назад +2

    My man knows the game's history. Keep educating the future!✊🏾

  • @marcoshazael3099
    @marcoshazael3099 4 года назад +3

    7:54 I was like what did I miss in the "1994 nba finals" the nicks vs pacers I think he ment something else. Great video

    • @samuelperezgarcia
      @samuelperezgarcia 4 года назад

      He messed up a couple times. At first said the photo of Kobe and Michael was at Staples, when that was the United Center.

    • @franklin3939
      @franklin3939 4 года назад

      That was the '94 Eastern Conference finals and the Knicks won in 7...

  • @emmanuel8538
    @emmanuel8538 5 лет назад +212

    When you realise the GOAT Steve Kerr has more rings than MJ

    • @myfriendbobby
      @myfriendbobby 5 лет назад +30

      Not more as a player and not more than Phil Jackson.

    • @alythegoat7109
      @alythegoat7109 5 лет назад +10

      What is the reason for this dumb comment

    • @BonnetmanChris
      @BonnetmanChris 5 лет назад +13

      Y'all do realize that this is a joke right...

    • @myfriendbobby
      @myfriendbobby 5 лет назад +2

      @@BonnetmanChris Do you?

    • @BonnetmanChris
      @BonnetmanChris 5 лет назад +2

      @Elizabeth Mommas Do you

  • @yunglordz5907
    @yunglordz5907 3 года назад

    All these photos are the best 💯 big respect for highlighting them 🙏🏾

  • @jacob_n_r_z8755
    @jacob_n_r_z8755 4 года назад +4

    "Well click click. Here's your Kodak moment"

  • @numbers93
    @numbers93 5 лет назад +4

    MJ: The only one who can beat me is me.
    Kobe: What if that "me" is who you're playing against?
    MJ: *surprised pikachu face*

  • @suryapugazhendhi6720
    @suryapugazhendhi6720 4 года назад

    Watching Jxmyhighroller gives me the vibes of the old days of basketball👍

  • @jonnyarnett
    @jonnyarnett 5 лет назад +6

    Heeeeeey, thats my logo!... until I get a real one. lol

  • @xInfiniteCaliber
    @xInfiniteCaliber 5 лет назад +21

    I thought Kobe asked him how he feels out the defence without looking

  • @onlylexus
    @onlylexus 4 года назад +2

    Kobe Bryant, was the very definition of what it means to be truly great.
    The unbelievable dancing basket ball art who was Kobe Bryant, his every move was a dance of pure art at a level that makes the viewer ask himself "Am I really seeing this with my own eyes? Can this be for real that a player can be this talented and this great? You better believe it! What a rare player, and what a truly great generous man. I will miss his art, to me the greatest most gifted genius basket ball player of all time, yes even greater than M. Jordan. (you may not agree) Watching him play with his acrobatic moves and his weaving dances brought tears to my eyes of astonishment, yes he affected me that much. We fans will so miss his art and we may never see it again, not at Kobe's stupendous level. Kobe's sport of basketball was like watching a floating angel performing magic tricks with an orange bauble that somehow defied your belief. You will be moved if you watch the film about his rise to fame. RIP Kobe.

  • @seandcasey01
    @seandcasey01 5 лет назад +5

    I think we will look at Kawhis "shot photo" against the 76rs as one of these iconic photos in a few years

  • @ronekillsjr5725
    @ronekillsjr5725 5 лет назад +7

    5:58 sounds like you need a new battery for your alarm Jimmy 😔

  • @markbuchanan6221
    @markbuchanan6221 3 года назад

    Your videos are so technical and in depth! Thank you for a great channel!

  • @Username-ku1hh
    @Username-ku1hh 4 года назад +6

    I love the lebron-dewayne wade picture

  • @sodwi768
    @sodwi768 5 лет назад +391

    Morgz fell down the stairs:
    1 like = 1 stair
    edit:thank you for so many stairs

    • @legacy8548
      @legacy8548 5 лет назад +9

      Max Impaler i hate these types of comments too but this time i think its worthy to like

    • @sodwi768
      @sodwi768 5 лет назад +2

      Yes that was the point legacy

    • @cameronnelson7749
      @cameronnelson7749 5 лет назад +5

      This literally has nothing to do with the video

    • @sodwi768
      @sodwi768 5 лет назад +2

      @Cam Nelson I know

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 5 лет назад

      W

  • @tylereldridge1900
    @tylereldridge1900 4 года назад +1

    Hey man, Your videos are great. Thanks.

  • @HernanSoberon
    @HernanSoberon 4 года назад +6

    One of my favorites was the jordan flying when he won the first dunk content. Showing him like walking in the air was amazing.

  • @kzbutler612
    @kzbutler612 5 лет назад +43

    The title should be “Cool NBA pictures I found”

    • @fivecentsworth-trouble9490
      @fivecentsworth-trouble9490 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah, he never told us what Jordan said to Kobe. He claims Jordan gave him advice? I though Jordan was a big trash talker, even to his own teammates.

    • @johnbrick9422
      @johnbrick9422 4 года назад +1

      FiveCents Worth-Trouble umm. Kobe himself said that Jordan gave him that advice.

    • @willn8664
      @willn8664 4 года назад +1

      @@fivecentsworth-trouble9490 there was another video covering their talk. Kobe was asking Michael about posting and dealing with a defender while your back is turned. Michael stated that you have to learn to feel the defender with your feet.