Weekly Sports GIF Roundup – February 11

Not surprisingly, you’ll find a lot of basketball in this edition of our roundup. After all, the football season is over, giving the NBA and college basketball a bigger share of the limelight.

Weekly Sports GIF and Highlight Roundup

LBJ Dunk Show

Fans have been wooing LeBron James to join the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest for the longest time but to no avail. If anything, it only makes this video of King James murdering the rim with reckless abandon just another great teaser for something that won’t happen.

Johnny Quinn Locked in Russia

…With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO

— Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014

The United States bobsled team’s Johnny Quinn found another use for his herculean upper body strength when he got locked inside the toilet of his hotel room in Sochi.

Joe Jackson Blocks Przemek Karnowski

Joe Jackson of the Memphis Tigers is only 6’1″ but that didn’t stop him climbing the stairs to reject this shot by 7’1″ behemoth Przemek Karnowski of Gonzaga. As impressive as the block was, Karnowski’s eagerness to run down the court despite this embarrassment was also praise-worthy.

Olympic Rings Fail

Meanwhile, in Russia, the Olympic rings are acting up.

Chris Kaman Doesn’t Care

The @Lakers bench right now pic.twitter.com/bMIwkcsgQj — Tyson Beck (@tysonbeckdesign) February 6, 2014

Due to a strange occurrence in the Lakers game against the Cavaliers, the Lakers were left with only four players available to play (five actually, when you count Robert Sacre, who was forced to play despite acquiring six fouls), Chris Kaman took advantage of the spacious Lakers’ bench and dozed like a boss.

Animated Terrence Ross’ Dunk On Kenneth Faried

Terrence Ross’ dunk on Kenneth Faried was  so utterly great that an animated version of it had to be made.

Marshawn Lynch Really Wants That Bottle of Fireball

The Seattle Seahawks running back, Marshawn Lynch is known to have a vicious appetite for Skittles, but we later found out through this video of the Seahawks’ victory parade that he also has an unquenchable thirst for Fireball.

Indian Luger Successfully Pulls Off a Cartoonish Recovery

Shiva Keshavan of India finished 37th out of 39 lugers in Sochi yet managed to attract a huge chunk of internet attention after this next-to-impossible recovery during a practice run on the track.

Ski Fail

Well, at least he has a cool pair of yellow ski boots.

Marcus Smart Shoves Fan

Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart was given a three-game suspension after shoving a fan in the Cowboys game against Texas Tech.

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