The Friendly Bounce Belt: Courtney Lee retains the title
By Ian Levy
Welcome back to the Friendly Bounce Belt, our weekly power rankings of awesome moments in the NBA. Last week Courtney Lee took home the title for his wild buzzer beater. Let’s see who walked away with the belt this time.
The Champ: Courtney Lee’s buzzer beater
Ladies and gentlemen, the winner, by unanimous decision, and STILL, THE UNDEFEATED CHAMPION OF THE WORRRRLLLLLDDDD: COUUURRRRTTTTNEEEYYYYYY LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
There were some great things that happened this week in the NBA world, but nothing was able to knock Courtney Lee and his buzzer beater off the top spot.
The Contenders
Chris Webber shooting a t-shirt gun
This picture is so great. Webber’s facial expression and the smoke or whatever coming off the end of the gun are perfect. Brilliant picture, would laugh at it again. 9.2/10.
Chris Webber looks like a natural with a t-shirt gun. LOOK AT THAT FACE: http://t.co/48C3UVVNAi pic.twitter.com/U90sUIV6ln
— SB Nation NBA 🏀 (@SBNationNBA) November 21, 2014
Kobe’s deeeeeeeeep three
Peak Kobe. Just assuming he can make that shot because why not? He’s Kobe Bryant, he can do anything and everything. Oh man, he held the follow through and started doing that little backwards hop he thought it was money.
Whoops.
This Kobe photoshop
Excellent work. The internet comes through again. The dynasty continues, y’all die.
— Best Contrarian (@basquiatball) November 22, 2014
Iman Shumpert’s hair
His flattop is mesmerizing. Sometimes it doesn’t even seem real, like there’s no way anyone can actually have that perfect of hair. Also, hi @steventurous
Iman Shumpert's fade is in Minneapolis tonight and @JimPeteHoops is impressed pic.twitter.com/iYbUwFwgpL
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) November 20, 2014
The Vince Carter tribute, and his reaction
Aww. This was such a cool moment. Tribute videos like this one, and the one Paul Pierce got last year in Boston are incredible. Happy for Vince that he got to experience this.
LeBron being sad
Ohhh boy, LeBron doing the Charlie Brown walk after a Dion Waiters brick. This was supposed to be a happy thing, but now LeBron is just depressed and wishing he was back in Miami.
Wes Johnson ending Danilo Gallinari’s career
Woooooooo RIP Danilo. Just head on back to Italy, your time in the NBA is effectively over. There’s no coming back from this.
Tony Allen doing the Rajon Rondo
Okay Tony, I see you, I see you. A nice little treat from Trick-or-Treat Tony.
ESPN’s drunk texts
Chill out ESPN. Put the phone down and just go to sleep. You’re just embarrassing yourself now.
Even by these two team's standards, this seems odd. Also, make up your mind pic.twitter.com/M018La4sRC
— Evan Sporer (@ev_sporer) November 23, 2014