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.
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.
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.
