For a guy 6'10", he sure didnt move like other guys that size in that era. Kemps speed was blinding, his jump shot was wet, an he handled that ball like no other big man has, he always finished strong at the basket. He had all around talent, was ungaurdable most of times. Will always be a favorite of mine.
Has there ever been a player with highlights that are more fun to watch? His style of dunking had more flair than the rest of the league combined. He had a very underrated handle as well. Very few guys his size could move like that.
Absolutely. If Seattle had not moved their franchise, Kemp's jersey would be hanging in the rafters. May NBA one day come back to Seattle, and we can all see him get that respect. Even if he doesn't go to the Hall of Fame, and I wish he would, he should get this.
He made me love this game. His explosives... he had something that made me love watching him play, even more than Jordan... and I know how it sounds. :)
What a phenomenal player Kemp was. So painful he didn't make the hall of fame. NBA weren't fair,yes I know he made mistakes but the other players that have been enshrined in the hall of fame weren't perfect either.
Loved that game it's how Seattle should of played all season was a shame kemp n Payton didn't get a championship to that city. Get goose bumps every time I watch the old school highlights of these guys.
A class act all the way. Reign man was a great teammate and leader. So much hustle on offense, defense, and transition. He worked to improve every aspect of his craft until he became one of the best power forwards to ever play. What a huge heart he played with too, a warrior. He was never very arrogant or adversarial, save for flamboyance and eccentricity, but he loved to compete with a great sense of purpose, pride and sportsmanship, as much as anyone I’ve ever seen, and he let the expression of that manifest itself through the play of his game. A true competitor is one who elevates to unexpected heights in the most intense moments of battle and that was Shawn Kemp. He deserved having more of these crunch opportunities come his way in Seattle, to further challenge him, but I will never forget the spirit in which he played this game. So much thanks and respects for Shawn Kemp.
Mid-range shooting was a strong feature of Shawn's game...Everyone goes on and on about the jams and the twisty writhing shorts shots, but when he developed that short jumper from 15 feet it elevated his game immensely. BTW, Gary Payton was such a brilliant passer-deceptive and rarely off-target. He always put the ball dead-on where it needed to go. And his consistent ability to back down defenders, then pop a step-back or improvise a tear-drop layup was lethal.
I miss old school NBA basketball. The superstars found all sorts of crazy ways to muscle themselves into the paint and score 2. Watching the new guys shoot a 3 from a mile away gets boring fast. Bring back the Sonics and bring back this level of play!
If he played today his highlight real would be through the roof. Way more space to muscle down and jam. He'd create so many double teams and just swing it to wide open 3shooters.
I remember watching this series in '96 I was rooting for my boy Kemp ....it was a bad ass series and they went up against a Giant called the Bulls...what a time it was to watch these guys go at it... fuckin ayy man Shawn Kemp
It took Denis at his best to bail Chicago out, without Denis Chicago had no way to stop Kemp at all ( the look on Luc Longleys face after kemp dunked on him said it all)
I was a 12 year old die hard Sonics fan 6th grade basketball player sitting home watching this game in Shelton Washington I can still remember so vividly just glued to the tv. Kemp was and is my favorite player of all time. I know everyone saw us as the “sacrificial lamb” to the impossibulls but I don’t care what anyone says, a couple little things go different in this series and the Sonics could have taken them down and won it all they were good enough to.
Reignman in Beast Mode. This game showed how crazy good that Sonics team could be. IF ONLY George Karl had played Gary on MJ as primary defensive assignment from game 1 this could have been a very different series.
He would have done that if GP wasn't nursing a knee injury. Between him and McMillan having an injured back, it really limited their 2 best wing defenders.
you're the first person I've come across that agrees with my all time starting lineup. Is it the GOAT? No. But every play would be a guaranteed highlight, 100%
1. Maravich 2. Jordan 3. James 4. Jokic 5. Chamberlain So In this team I have 3 of the top 10 best passers ever (1,3,4). I have 4 of the top 10 best scorers ever (1,2,3,5) and the 5th player can also score 30-40 points any given night (4). I have 3 of the top 10 most athletic stars ever at their positions (2,3,5). I have 3 of the top 10 defensive star players ever (2,3,5). I have the best rebounder ever (5) and the rest are all great rebounders for their position. I have 2 of the top 10 highest basketball IQ players ever (3,4). I have 2 of the best point forwards ever (3,4) and a very good point guard also (1). All these players usually have a height advantage for their position (1,2,3,4,5), and so on. The "of the top 10" argument is not based purely on their statistics but altogether ability and statistics. I have 2 centers in the team, but Jokic plays a points center and a stretch center so he spends most of his time playmaking and running around the three point line finding open shooters, cutters or waiting for a pick and roll.
This was Kemp in his prime. Had he got the contract he was seeking and never went to Cleveland he was on pace to be a Hall of Famer . That trade and leaving Seattle haunted him and he wasn’t the same after that . He abused drugs and food . He looks good now and healthy
Kemp was thought of at the time as a guy with crazy hops and highlight-reel dunks but not as a guy who could dominate an NBA game. He showed in this series what he was all about, I remember Marv Albert even mentioned during the series that it was changing the way that fans viewed him because they didn't realize he was as complete a player as he was.
Sonics fans, and Sonics opponents all knew. It's a media thing to be ignorant of realities in the game amongst players, the teams, and people who learn about basketball through the media and not through their own eyes...well, they are rewarded with low-level information.
40 was on fire this whole series. Whoever had more games at home, won this series. Seattle was every bit Chicago's equal this year. They had to keep this up tempo going all night. When Chi was able to slow it down, you saw the maturity difference kick in. But talent wise, this was a phenomenal match up.
Gary Payton gets a lot of credit as a Hall of Famer, top 75 etc but anyone that watched that team knows it was Kemp’s team and he was the more valuable player
I don't really remember hearing about him getting hooked on drugs, but I do know he drank a lot of alcohol. He had so much crazy stuff going on during his career. Multiple children by different women, drinking, and eventually weight issues. I love to remember his awesomeness though. He is definitely one of my favorite players of all time.
@@justeping9469 mines too...I really can't believe that he is not inducted into the hall of fame.......he was awesome and one of the greatest players ever in the NBA.......he was sooo very talented....I often watch old clips of him and Gary Payton......these two were a force to be reckoned with!!!!!
@@tonyjones5062 Absolutely! I especially loved watching them go up against the likes of Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley, and Stockton and Malone. Great entertainment
Chicago simply couldn't solve for Shawn Kemp that series. The Bulls beat the our Sonics, very true. Still the greatest team ever. But they didn't beat Kemp. Shawn was the ultimate mismatch for whomever was covering him. Shawn Kemp had, in this '96 postseason, achieved the potential the world laid on him when he came into the Association seven years earlier. His versatility on the blocks was too much, and by the end of the '96 season, his zenith as a professional, he finally (and consistently) found his range 18 feet and in. You saw it in this series and in those playoffs. You simply couldn't lay off Kemp from 18 feet and assume he'd miss anymore. You had to cover him regardless of where he was. Unfortunately, in the end, Shawn Kemps ego (and Sonics' inept management) failed him and his career was ruined in CLE, with the lockout, and elsewhere he played. But for this series, this year, we here in Seattle finally saw The Reign Man achieve his amazing, gravity-defying potential. #WhatCouldHaveBeen #BringBackOurSonics #GoSonics
I thought 96’ was the least competitive of the Bulls 6 titles, or at least, there was the lowest sense of danger of the Bulls losing. The Lakers only won 1 game, but it was the first game so at least they were up then, and they very nearly took a 2-1 lead in the series. Jordan had to hit a difficult shot over Vlade’s outstretched arm for force OT in game 3. The 92’ Finals were even after 4 games, and Portland was up by 15 in the 4th in game 6. The Suns had HCA and were up by 8 in the 4th Q of game 6. A Game 7 would have also been in Phoenix. In the 97’ Finals, 4 of the 6 games went down to the wire (games 2-3 did not). In 98’, only one game (the game 3 massacre) did not go down to the wire. That was a very evenly matched series. The pacing was very slow in those 2 series, not like the three Lakers-Celtics series of the 80s, but I always loved the closeness of the games. You knew most games would go down to the last couple of minutes. I never felt Seattle was really in it, they lost the first 3 games. They made a nice rally to make the series look more respectable, but the only way I thought they had a chance once the series started is if Jordan or Pippen had a serious injury.
0:47 These are the Jordan moments (there are many of them!) left out of all his highlight reels. A pathetic diving underhanded kerplunk, which Kemp sends back with both hands like he's playing patty-cake. Great reaction time from Shawn but in all honesty, not a very challenging offering from His Air-ness.
His charisma was through the roof. I had never heard him talk before and found him very brilliant and humble but also a little naturally anxious which seemed to be himself. Loved watching him put on the Jacket like a champ and walk off
Kemp was the best player in that NBA Finals. He averaged 23.3 point and 10 rebounds a game. Not even Jordan was better. Probably his weakest showing in a finals.
I consider th Sonics' playoff run that year the best for any team ever (at least the most exciting to watch) and they came fairly close to doing the Impossible.
What the hell kind of carry was that at 1:14 lololol...he picks his dribble up, switches pivot feet; no call lol. Bwhahahahah, that nut shot at 3:03 is classic. Rodman playing along. Perverted ass Marv Albert of course has to say the word facial as usual.
If Detlef and especially Nate weren't suffering injuries that series, Sonics likely win and are deemed the best team ever. They steam rolled teams during the regular season. In a 33 game stretch they had the largest point differential of all time. People always look at offense, but Nate, The Glove, Hawkins, and even Askew sometimes in rotation, was arguably the best defensive backcourt. Jordan didn't do too well the games Nate played and the Sonics didn't just win, they blew the Bulls out of the arena those 2 games.
😏 Nah 👋🏼 The Bulls could have raised their intensity if the Supersonics were healthier ✅ It seemed like they were bored 😴 with them after winning the 1st 3 games and just 🤷🏽♂️ wanted to finish them off at home in front of the United Center's crowd.
The Sonics were really versatile and had some big shooters, so Longley had to stay in and guard Kemp. Not a good matchup for Longley. At least Dennis made it difficult, Kemp was just cooking Longley with ease.
This guy was more than just a talented dunker
I wonder why the modern era does not idolize him considering he is one of the player who revolunize the game. He deserve respect.
Hands-down my favorite NBA player of all time. You knew something crazy was about to happen every time he touched the ball.....
Yes,i always waiting for the explosion!
For a guy 6'10", he sure didnt move like other guys that size in that era. Kemps speed was blinding, his jump shot was wet, an he handled that ball like no other big man has, he always finished strong at the basket. He had all around talent, was ungaurdable most of times. Will always be a favorite of mine.
Kemp was the best player in that series.
Tru4Life.. Absolutely
Glad to see that someone remembers that. Michael is the overall better player. But Kemp was a beast in the 1996 playoffs and Finals!
Damn Right!
agree, in that season he was a monster
No, Dennis Rodman was. 🤨
One of the Best power forward...
my fav player ever, no matter what, luv ya.
Same
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Has there ever been a player with highlights that are more fun to watch? His style of dunking had more flair than the rest of the league combined. He had a very underrated handle as well. Very few guys his size could move like that.
You said it all. :)
Too true, ide rather watch Kemp play than most of today's NBA players. with the exception of Westbrook, and James.
Westbrook?? really?? Good player but not on the same level as Kemp or LBJ, as far as being a fun player to watch.
He had the power of a center with the flare and the athleticism of Domonique Wilkins can’t go wrong with that
@@Bullet122 LOL
The thing i notice with kemp, he never seemed malicious or spiteful on court, just loved to play, grateful for the opportunity.
Kemp reactions are priceless
kemp was amazing I swear! despite his off court problems. the NBA should do something to honor him as one of the best big men the game has seen.#40
Aaron Gunter I concur
Absolutely. If Seattle had not moved their franchise, Kemp's jersey would be hanging in the rafters. May NBA one day come back to Seattle, and we can all see him get that respect. Even if he doesn't go to the Hall of Fame, and I wish he would, he should get this.
He made me love this game. His explosives... he had something that made me love watching him play, even more than Jordan... and I know how it sounds. :)
@@axelf3130 I was a Kemp fan to. But WOW on your comment.
Younger kids nowadays said MJ beat weak opponents. LMFAO.
What a phenomenal player Kemp was. So painful he didn't make the hall of fame. NBA weren't fair,yes I know he made mistakes but the other players that have been enshrined in the hall of fame weren't perfect either.
Kemps style of play was dope his swag on the court was epic straight up stud 🌲💪🔥👍🐾💕🌲
I hated Seattle (I'm from Houston), but I have always admired Kemp's game.
Loved that game it's how Seattle should of played all season was a shame kemp n Payton didn't get a championship to that city. Get goose bumps every time I watch the old school highlights of these guys.
🌧 👨🏿... honestly i think he might be one of the most underrated players ever
Man I used to set the alarm to 3AM to watch these games back in the 90's. Especially the Reign Man!
Thats Prime Shawn Kemp
The Regin Man
Forever Shawn Kemp
A class act all the way. Reign man was a great teammate and leader. So much hustle on offense, defense, and transition. He worked to improve every aspect of his craft until he became one of the best power forwards to ever play. What a huge heart he played with too, a warrior. He was never very arrogant or adversarial, save for flamboyance and eccentricity, but he loved to compete with a great sense of purpose, pride and sportsmanship, as much as anyone I’ve ever seen, and he let the expression of that manifest itself through the play of his game. A true competitor is one who elevates to unexpected heights in the most intense moments of battle and that was Shawn Kemp. He deserved having more of these crunch opportunities come his way in Seattle, to further challenge him, but I will never forget the spirit in which he played this game. So much thanks and respects for Shawn Kemp.
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@@apostolosxaxarinis7215 💋
Shawn Kemp is THE GREATEST POWER FORWARD WHOM EVER LIVED!!!
Mid-range shooting was a strong feature of Shawn's game...Everyone goes on and on about the jams and the twisty writhing shorts shots, but when he developed that short jumper from 15 feet it elevated his game immensely.
BTW, Gary Payton was such a brilliant passer-deceptive and rarely off-target. He always put the ball dead-on where it needed to go. And his consistent ability to back down defenders, then pop a step-back or improvise a tear-drop layup was lethal.
Sitting on Rodman's head was a major highlight
Rodman enjoyed it too
Kemp gave Dennis the worm treatment
No one had swagger like Kemp lol
Erik the dude looked like big daddy kane and had the swagger to match.
@@lerebele1 Yo spot on.
I miss old school NBA basketball. The superstars found all sorts of crazy ways to muscle themselves into the paint and score 2. Watching the new guys shoot a 3 from a mile away gets boring fast. Bring back the Sonics and bring back this level of play!
If he played today his highlight real would be through the roof. Way more space to muscle down and jam. He'd create so many double teams and just swing it to wide open 3shooters.
Shawn Kemp was an absolute wet dream this whole series.
In this series:
He dunked on Rodman
He dunked on Pippen
He blocked MJ
He blocked Ron Harper
smh beast
He lost
Kemp and Jordan my two favorite players of all time
I remember watching this series in '96 I was rooting for my boy Kemp ....it was a bad ass series and they went up against a Giant called the Bulls...what a time it was to watch these guys go at it... fuckin ayy man Shawn Kemp
That block 😮
In addition to that, before the rise of early 2000's players of Forwards like Duncan, Nowitzki, and Garnett there is a Shawn Kemp.
kemp is a beast
I remember watching this thinking "kemps unstoppable" super human agility for any NBA player let alone someone that size
Kemp has the possibility to be better than duncan
It took Denis at his best to bail Chicago out, without Denis Chicago had no way to stop Kemp at all ( the look on Luc Longleys face after kemp dunked on him said it all)
I was a 12 year old die hard Sonics fan 6th grade basketball player sitting home watching this game in Shelton Washington I can still remember so vividly just glued to the tv. Kemp was and is my favorite player of all time. I know everyone saw us as the “sacrificial lamb” to the impossibulls but I don’t care what anyone says, a couple little things go different in this series and the Sonics could have taken them down and won it all they were good enough to.
Reignman in Beast Mode. This game showed how crazy good that Sonics team could be. IF ONLY George Karl had played Gary on MJ as primary defensive assignment from game 1 this could have been a very different series.
He would have done that if GP wasn't nursing a knee injury. Between him and McMillan having an injured back, it really limited their 2 best wing defenders.
Young kids nowadays said MJ beat weak opponents.
PG Allen Iverson
SG Vince Carter
SF LeBron James
PF Shawn Kemp
C Shaq O'Neal
My All time favorite position team!!!!
82-0 line up right there
Yep! That's the starting lineup I use in NBA2K when I want to destroy the GSW or any other team from the 2000s.
That line-up would sweep the warriors!!!!!
you're the first person I've come across that agrees with my all time starting lineup. Is it the GOAT? No. But every play would be a guaranteed highlight, 100%
1. Maravich
2. Jordan
3. James
4. Jokic
5. Chamberlain
So In this team I have 3 of the top 10 best passers ever (1,3,4). I have 4 of the top 10 best scorers ever (1,2,3,5) and the 5th player can also score 30-40 points any given night (4). I have 3 of the top 10 most athletic stars ever at their positions (2,3,5). I have 3 of the top 10 defensive star players ever (2,3,5). I have the best rebounder ever (5) and the rest are all great rebounders for their position. I have 2 of the top 10 highest basketball IQ players ever (3,4). I have 2 of the best point forwards ever (3,4) and a very good point guard also (1). All these players usually have a height advantage for their position (1,2,3,4,5), and so on. The "of the top 10" argument is not based purely on their statistics but altogether ability and statistics. I have 2 centers in the team, but Jokic plays a points center and a stretch center so he spends most of his time playmaking and running around the three point line finding open shooters, cutters or waiting for a pick and roll.
powerful player ....
my favorite one of all times
96 Kemp was different yo...dude was unreal that year. that dunk on D-Rod was krrraaazzyyyyy. i rem that like yesterday
This was Kemp in his prime. Had he got the contract he was seeking and never went to Cleveland he was on pace to be a Hall of Famer . That trade and leaving Seattle haunted him and he wasn’t the same after that . He abused drugs and food . He looks good now and healthy
i hear Phil Jackson deemed Kemp unguardable in this series so they just shut down the rest of the team
Dennis did tend to irritate Kemp from time to time. but you are right though.
That would explain why he left Longley on an island to guard Kemp. That's a terrible matchup for Longley, about as bad a matchup as I can imagine.
Kemp to rodman "sorry for putting my nuts in your face" rodman " its cool man, i didn't mind one bit!" 2:59
Rodman wanted to suck them
I thought I was the only one with this VHS tape. I only uploaded the reversal he did on Rodman, good job man.
Kemp was thought of at the time as a guy with crazy hops and highlight-reel dunks but not as a guy who could dominate an NBA game. He showed in this series what he was all about, I remember Marv Albert even mentioned during the series that it was changing the way that fans viewed him because they didn't realize he was as complete a player as he was.
Sonics fans, and Sonics opponents all knew. It's a media thing to be ignorant of realities in the game amongst players, the teams, and people who learn about basketball through the media and not through their own eyes...well, they are rewarded with low-level information.
40 was on fire this whole series. Whoever had more games at home, won this series. Seattle was every bit Chicago's equal this year. They had to keep this up tempo going all night. When Chi was able to slow it down, you saw the maturity difference kick in. But talent wise, this was a phenomenal match up.
Gary Payton gets a lot of credit as a Hall of Famer, top 75 etc but anyone that watched that team knows it was Kemp’s team and he was the more valuable player
Correct.
Shawn Kemp was so awesome...a true shame that he got hooked on drugs...he was so very talented
I don't really remember hearing about him getting hooked on drugs, but I do know he drank a lot of alcohol. He had so much crazy stuff going on during his career. Multiple children by different women, drinking, and eventually weight issues. I love to remember his awesomeness though. He is definitely one of my favorite players of all time.
@@justeping9469 mines too...I really can't believe that he is not inducted into the hall of fame.......he was awesome and one of the greatest players ever in the NBA.......he was sooo very talented....I often watch old clips of him and Gary Payton......these two were a force to be reckoned with!!!!!
@@tonyjones5062 Absolutely! I especially loved watching them go up against the likes of Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley, and Stockton and Malone. Great entertainment
@@justeping9469 oh hell yes a very strong team.....I really do wish that they would bring back the Sonic's they were one hell of a team
@@justeping9469 He was addicted to crack
And he did that in the Finals against the G.O.A.T., and guys like Hill and T Mac in the Hall of Fame smh.
Great point. Kemp performed great in the Finals. T Mac didn't even reach the 2nd round. And he is in the Hall of Fame. Huh?
He didnt do it against Mike, and he lost.. enough with the hype
Young kids nowadays said MJ beat weak opponents. LMFAO.
@@howsway42 He did not lose, Sonics lost. Kemp outplayed Mike in those finals
@@CaesarCassius lmao what?????
Kemp be takin it to the rack, and given Rodman sum sack!
I wish we see another player like this in 2023-2024! Some is tall and also have high vertical
I Love Sonics 💚❤️
I don't know who knows less about that is going on 1:31 Marv Albert or 2:00 Bill Walton...
Why Seattle? Why did you trade this man?
Chicago simply couldn't solve for Shawn Kemp that series. The Bulls beat the our Sonics, very true. Still the greatest team ever. But they didn't beat Kemp. Shawn was the ultimate mismatch for whomever was covering him. Shawn Kemp had, in this '96 postseason, achieved the potential the world laid on him when he came into the Association seven years earlier. His versatility on the blocks was too much, and by the end of the '96 season, his zenith as a professional, he finally (and consistently) found his range 18 feet and in. You saw it in this series and in those playoffs. You simply couldn't lay off Kemp from 18 feet and assume he'd miss anymore. You had to cover him regardless of where he was. Unfortunately, in the end, Shawn Kemps ego (and Sonics' inept management) failed him and his career was ruined in CLE, with the lockout, and elsewhere he played. But for this series, this year, we here in Seattle finally saw The Reign Man achieve his amazing, gravity-defying potential. #WhatCouldHaveBeen #BringBackOurSonics #GoSonics
Wally really blew it when he signed Jimmy Mac. He should’ve known it was offend Shawn
Beautiful treatise on the reign man. Thank you.
He hurt Jordan again in this one!
I thought that was Kemp's third block on MJ?
Este si era un jugadorazo, saludos sham kemp
Fuck I love those Sonics jerseys.
Different breed!!!!! Kemp was a monster???
The 1996 NBA finals was much more competitive than this years Finals. Cleveland practically gave up. Kemp and the Sonics didn't do that.
Young kids nowadays say MJ beat weak opponents in the Finals. LMFAO
I thought 96’ was the least competitive of the Bulls 6 titles, or at least, there was the lowest sense of danger of the Bulls losing.
The Lakers only won 1 game, but it was the first game so at least they were up then, and they very nearly took a 2-1 lead in the series. Jordan had to hit a difficult shot over Vlade’s outstretched arm for force OT in game 3. The 92’ Finals were even after 4 games, and Portland was up by 15 in the 4th in game 6. The Suns had HCA and were up by 8 in the 4th Q of game 6. A Game 7 would have also been in Phoenix.
In the 97’ Finals, 4 of the 6 games went down to the wire (games 2-3 did not). In 98’, only one game (the game 3 massacre) did not go down to the wire. That was a very evenly matched series. The pacing was very slow in those 2 series, not like the three Lakers-Celtics series of the 80s, but I always loved the closeness of the games. You knew most games would go down to the last couple of minutes.
I never felt Seattle was really in it, they lost the first 3 games. They made a nice rally to make the series look more respectable, but the only way I thought they had a chance once the series started is if Jordan or Pippen had a serious injury.
0:47 These are the Jordan moments (there are many of them!) left out of all his highlight reels. A pathetic diving underhanded kerplunk, which Kemp sends back with both hands like he's playing patty-cake. Great reaction time from Shawn but in all honesty, not a very challenging offering from His Air-ness.
2:58 the death of the Chicago bench.
If Nate McMillan didn't hurt his back this might have gone 7 games.
Kemp was the best player on the court during this Finals , not MJ
Bullshit Kemp may been the best in this game not the whole series, That would be Jordan
Kemp teabagging Rodman, to everyone that is disrespectful; to Rodman, he likes it😁
Kemp was so good, if he shot more like the players do now, he could avg so much. The interview a bit weird, Hannah Storm so close to Kemp.
She doesnt want to give him the jumpshot
she likes the big ones
Arena noise.
His charisma was through the roof. I had never heard him talk before and found him very brilliant and humble but also a little naturally anxious which seemed to be himself. Loved watching him put on the Jacket like a champ and walk off
Kemp was the best player in that NBA Finals. He averaged 23.3 point and 10 rebounds a game. Not even Jordan was better. Probably his weakest showing in a finals.
In that year as a 14 year old kid from the Philippines. Shawn Kemp was my favorite player growing up.
Shawn Kempngave them the buisness..Dunked on Rodman...
I'd take 93-96 Shawn kemp over any player in NBA history
Kemp is a hall of famer. period
It's like Payton could throw the ball to the bleachers and Kemp would still connect.
Sonics😭😭😭
Man the nostalgia hits hard.
Man, the Bulls offense was HIDEOUS. 86 points in a Finals game. Yukk!
I consider th Sonics' playoff run that year the best for any team ever (at least the most exciting to watch) and they came fairly close to doing the Impossible.
What the hell kind of carry was that at 1:14 lololol...he picks his dribble up, switches pivot feet; no call lol. Bwhahahahah, that nut shot at 3:03 is classic. Rodman playing along. Perverted ass Marv Albert of course has to say the word facial as usual.
I know I'll never become a Billionaire but if I ever become 1 in this life or the next Imma bring back our Sonics.
Kemp amazing
If Detlef and especially Nate weren't suffering injuries that series, Sonics likely win and are deemed the best team ever. They steam rolled teams during the regular season. In a 33 game stretch they had the largest point differential of all time. People always look at offense, but Nate, The Glove, Hawkins, and even Askew sometimes in rotation, was arguably the best defensive backcourt. Jordan didn't do too well the games Nate played and the Sonics didn't just win, they blew the Bulls out of the arena those 2 games.
😏 Nah 👋🏼 The Bulls could have raised their intensity if the Supersonics were healthier ✅ It seemed like they were bored 😴 with them after winning the 1st 3 games and just 🤷🏽♂️ wanted to finish them off at home in front of the United Center's crowd.
3:02 make the nba great again 0:41
The Sonics were really versatile and had some big shooters, so Longley had to stay in and guard Kemp. Not a good matchup for Longley. At least Dennis made it difficult, Kemp was just cooking Longley with ease.
I'm still pissed they didn't pay the man. Then the horrible Vin Baker lazy bullshit.
Kemp was such a team player. He deserved a bigger role, he seemed to just play within the offense without complaint. Pay #40
40
The Regin Man
Back in the day then the real basketball was playing. Today nba is a joke.
agree.
how close is that interview with hannah storm at the end? you think shawn got some action from her?
Can't believe they dropped the first 3 games 😔😰😥
4:40
Why kemp's voice is like a voice over
Ah, simple times...back when you can still talk to people mere 3 inches away from your face without a mask on.
Kemp dominated the series but Bulls was simply a better team.
Kemp > Lebron
i muted there play by play so i could hear kevin callabro call the game
That dunk at 2:56... wow. just made Rodman look like a fool
Rodman saw the matrix, he couldn't understand the dunk.
Chicago Bulls Wants Jamon Kemp Getting 40 In The Chicago Bulls Jersey
Who won the series??
That dunk on longly
I miss the Seattle crowd. The NBA needs to put a team in Seattle again
This game was so much fun to watch with the "not in our house" coming from the crowd. Rodman was the true MVP of the serie...
Didn't you see the series?? Kemp was the best player!
He was born to play ball