Earl Boykins Becomes Shortest Player Ever to Score 30 Points
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- November 11, 2004 - Standing at just 5-foot-5, Eastern Michigan legend Earl Boykins put on a show against the Detroit Pistons, becoming the shortest player in NBA history to score 30 points, finishing with 32 altogether in a 117-109 Denver Nuggets win. Connecting on a 11-of-15 shots from the floor, Boykins' performance was a mere preview of what was to come, as he set new career highs in 2006 (33) and 2007 (36 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks).
Boykins played 13 years of NBA basketball, likely peaking in 2007 when he averaged 14.6 points per game while shooting 39.7 percent from three.
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If you’re as short as Earl Boykins and can score 30+ in the greatest Basketball League in the world against 7ft+ giants, you are a fantastically great basketball player. Imagine what you could do if you were 6ft8
Its not always like that kid. You can also say if jordan is 5'5 if he even gonna play in the NBA?
@Salt Meister naw, or else there would be a ton of short guys in the league from the same pressure . Give the guy credit he is highly skilled and would be even more skilled if taller. None of us know his motivations. Just like we don’t know Kareem or Wilts or Bills motivation and they were taller then most players
He was special because of his lack of size his work ethic talent and passion…He did way more than the average 6’8-7’er ever in the league…
He would’ve been ridiculous
Proof that earl, mugsy and spud are a lot better than the professor🤷🤓
5'5. 30 points in the NBA. He was an elite player.
5'7 w/ his boots on
Nope. Just a role player
SO...?@@backyardFoods
32; and he did it again 8 days later
@errezmardi506 was poking fun @ the fact in the beginning of the video they mentioned his height as 5'5 and then say 5'7 1/2
“5 foot 5 although he claims he is 5 foot 7” a story as old as time
So crazy, I remember I went to a Nuggets game and they had these basketball molds next to concessions that the players stuck their hands into so you can compare your hand size to the active players. I was probably 12 or 13 and put my hand in Boykins mold and my hand was still larger than his. Dude was a beast.
I can’t imagine what his hand size would be. As a 5’11” guy my hand is practically tiny compared to someone like Shaq or Lebron.
Corny
@@KratostheThirdno one cares spaz
@@nonamewillbegiven6847how is that story corny in the least
@@JakeDaMistake hush
boykins never takes a dribble while at the free throw line. just a deep breath and then shoots the ball. that has always stood out to me when watching him
Corny
hahahaha@@nonamewillbegiven6847
@@nonamewillbegiven6847naw you’re corny for that pointless response😂
@@yennbanks5866 way to like your own comment cornball
@@nonamewillbegiven6847okay loser
As a Suns fan... Earl Boykins was one of my favorite players ! To be that short but still so skilled that you last 14 years in the NBA? You know that he's skilled af
Shutup man
See height don’t always mean everything
He also had a game where he scored about 20 in an overtime period, still a record I believe
He scored 15 and was topped by Arenas with 16 I believe. In the playoffs Steph Curry broke the record with 17. I wish Boykins would still hold it because it's just a remarkable story. :)
@@tech-no-logictech9743no it's not
lol an earl boykins hater? hahaha what did he do to you?@@nonamewillbegiven6847
@@nonamewillbegiven6847yea it is PUSC
I’m here after Jokic just overtook Alex English for the assist leader. I wear my Boykins jersey to every game because he was a legend.
Against the Pistons too👀they defense was scary
When I was like 10 I put a team full of EB and boosted their ratings to 99 vs a team of 7’6 players all rated 50.
Earl Boykins was the man on and off the court, as well... how many men on this earth can bench press 500 pounds in any size.
0.000000000000001%
He can't bench press 500, 315 was.his max. Still 315 for a dude his size is fuckin insane
@@Alex-ox7fm you better leave me alone! It was stated during a live NBA game.
@@dukedademokeep believing that bullshit there no way a 130 pounder was even benching 315 there’s no way
Get on your facts... go and ask the NBA it was pronounced during the game. On ESPN one night, you dum-dum... I was in high school when he was playing... but yeah, keep playing your 20 style type of play.
I loved watching Earl Boykins play
Underated why isn’t he talked about more we need him on a podcast
because all these podcast are about the same people...
One of the best and will only be remembered for being really short and really good. Which would have to go hand in hand to make it that long.
Love u Earl
Melo traveling his ass off😂
The craziest thing about Earl is that he wasn't jacked like Mugsy Bogues. He looks extremely small out there but he's still a solid player. Such an impressive career.
The word on the street is that Earl could bench 315 pounds. So while he might not look it, Earl was still packing a punch.
There’s no way in hell he was benching 2.5 times his body weight
@@conormayweather5474I read an article about him once and I remember that his purported bench press was insane for his size. Not sure it was 315.
If anyone is wondering about who the coach is at 1:07. The coach is Gar Heard.
lucky this guy aint 6'6
6’1*
@@sodraco4409 6'6
@@TrollWrldlucky nothing you dolt
@@nonamewillbegiven6847 ? you sound angry.
@@TrollWrld nope
Those were some good days ….fun to watch
One can do anything they say that they can do!!!!🎯🎯🎯🎯
He did this against arguably the greatest defensive team ever. Crazy stuff
5‘5 but claims to be 5‘7 and 1/2💀💀💀
Lmaooooo
right even with shoes it's only giving you an inch
He got the heart of a 5’7
he did the man dirty 😂
That's gotta be the most disrespectful commentary I've heard lol
Kinda sad because earl will probably be the last great short basketball player ever since teams don't give short kings a chance anymore.
“Short kings” you mean short welfare babies
really doubting that, man, to be fair
Nate Robinson + the era of the threes and the fact that jump matters more than height anyways...
well :)
(I'm 5'8'' or just under, btw, barefeet)
@@lebronjames4157 was actually following him during college hopefully your team gives him a shot after losing fred.
Chris Paul, Fred Van Fleet, and the raptors just signed an undrafted player under 6'0
@@callmequannyfred and chris paul are both 6’0, earl was listed at 5’4 at draft and even marquis nowell is significantly taller than earl
Boykins put up 30 points at the
first ever match up between LeBron and Melo. It was a nationally televised game, and Boykins stoled the show.
Carried Eastern Michigan
Gilbert Arenas was speaking to how early in his career he played with Earl Boykins.
He says they played the Pistons and Boykins was getting these aggressive ovations and he (Gil) asked Boykins what was that about.
Boykins told Gil that he played at Eastern Michigan University so the fans were familiar… Gil asked Boykins was he a decent player and Boykins humbly said that he was an alright college player.
Gil says he couldn’t help but look up Boykins’s stats and was mind blown away by how dominant Boykins was and the fact that he was humble about it.
Yawn troll
And Arenas is a tool
so are you. thats 5 comments now you have left @@nonamewillbegiven6847
This dude playing is so funny to watch, looks like a literal child out there
Boykins.165cm
Amazing
SUPER STAR
🎵🌠👍
This was really fun and cool to watch; just amazing to be honest. You know how good you have to be to be doing this at that height 🎉🎉🎉
I vaguely remember that I have read at a moment in time he had a 20 points plus winning streak for many games, was it? I thought it was something, but I couldn't find back the news or videos for that .
my hero！我的英雄
I think this was the last Thursday night TNT game Mike Fratello called with Marv Albert?
Cause it was like mid-late November he took the Grizzlies head coaching job
He’s adorable !! I remember him having a crazy wingspan.
very inspiring
lmao this is amazing, but he looks like that 2k cheat code where all the players shrink
I wish he would have made an all star team
Earl averaged 14.6ppg in 06-07 😂. The way he hid and shot behind screens was so unique
This man was a threat … 5’5 30 points against literal giants is wild
Just a role player. Calm your panties
hahaha is earl taller than you?@@nonamewillbegiven6847
He scored 30 points "Literally" against the No. 1 Defensive team and defending Champs Detroit Pistions
@@BENEDICTSEBASTIANVILORIA so
Big fan reason I'm a Bucks fan
Nope
Ha, He looks like Jimmy Washington from The Ringer. Earl is one of the most talented NBA players ever.
Boykins and AI, the shortest backcourt in NBA history.
AI wasn't on this team. This was '04 back when Iverson was still hoopin with the sixers
@@AdamCortez11 you're right. But still, amazing small backcourt that was, in 06-07.
@@MaccaveliPLno cause they were teammates for like 10 games you simpleton
He was getti😢baskets with Melo and other Supreme altheletes
Calvin Cambridge
He could play against anybody! Within any offense! Stop looking over 6ft and under athletes! Please!
Tabuse.より、うまい選手がいたなんて、凄い、田臥VSBoykins、1on1.
見たい🔥🎵🌠
Bro looks so much smaller than even a Nate Robinson 😂😂😂
A GREAT SHOOTING GAME FOR EARL BOYKINS . IF EARL DIDN ' T TURN DOWN A 3 YR. DEAL WITH DENVER , HE PROBABLY PLAYS IN THE NBA LONGER .>🎤 🏀🗑️
Cold hearted by meek mill brought me here 😂
Corny
@@nonamewillbegiven6847 “couldnt D me like Earl Boykins I’m sticking soft”
Fun fact: “boy” means “height” in Turkish.
64, 000 men under 6' tall watched this video
6 footer there like earl
Take a look at the top comment. See it? This is the exact reason Boykins and Mugsy deserve to be in the hall of fame!
No
This would be like me being a famous porn star 🤔
bruh ☠️☠️☠️☠️
Still taller than Kendrick Lamar...
5 foot 5 he could score on 7 footers
Who, Carmelo Anthony was selfish?
The league got lucky boykins isnt 6feet...
if earl boykins was atleast 6'2 we might be seeing another dwade or lillard, kyrie even..or iverson
No
He's as small as Kevin Hart! 😂😂😂
Actually taller lmao
Kevin hart is like 4’9
Do you know how good you have to be for an NBA team to sign and play you at 5’6’’??! If this dude was like 4 inches taller he couldve been one of the best players ever.
No
Like Mike musta been based off dude.
I still have hope🥹
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