We Were All Lied To... 9 NBA Moments BURIED In Time

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What if I told you that you’ve been lied to all these years, and that actually Kobe Bryant is the originator of this iconic dunk. He did this first, 3 years before Vince. Best of all, I got the proof.
This is the ending of a charity event similar to the all star game hosted by Magic Johnson in 1997. As the game ended, some of the young superstars like T-Mac, Stephon Marbury, Kobe and others had an impromptu dunk contest. But watch what happens right here. Bryant throws it down and just hangs on the rim with his elbow inside. If you ask me, this is an even better execution of Carter’s version, that again- came 3 years later in that 2000 slam dunk contest.
When I found this out, I was in shock, probably like some of you watching this video.
In the year 2000 Reggie Miller set the record for the fastest points ever scored in an NBA game.
Right from the tip Smits finds him on the wing and Reggie fires away immediately and buries it in only 4 seconds. A whole 22 years later, a fellow Pacer Buddy Hield broke his record. And look at how lightning quick this is. Steals the tip, turns, fires and hits with 11:57 on the clock. Buddy took exactly 3 seconds to score the triple. Unbelievable.
Speaking of unbelievable, the Dallas Mavericks hosted a wedding during half time. All with the white dress, rings, everything.
The ceremony started with a hilarious intro of the couple.
And then came the ceremony itself, where the Mavericks announcer acted as the priest.
They swore their love to each other, exchanged rings, and of course…
The entire thing is hilarious and at the end, it even included the first dance.
If you’re a Mavs fanatic, this is the wedding of your dreams I guess.
Taking a sharp turn from a dream wedding to a nightmare quarter for the Mavs.
In 1997, Dallas set an infamous record for fewest points in a quarter with only 2.
The Mavericks shot an astonishing 0 of 15 from the field for the quarter. They missed every single shot they took. And also had 9 turnovers during those bizarre 12 minutes.
The combination of some bad shots, but also straight up missing bunnies, and some unfriendly rolls added up for them ending in the worst quarter in NBA history.
The only points for Dallas came from the free throw line with just 1:50 to go.
And while we’re on the topic of free throws, I need to show you a college guy backing out and taking a jump shot from the line. In 2013, Ryan Evans tried everything to improve his poor free throw percentage, and that included taking jump shots. Usually free throws are not the most entertaining aspect during a game, but fans made sure they were paying attention whenever Evans was fouled. However despite looking interesting, it didn’t really prove to be effective as he still ended the season with a miserable 42%.
Older NBA fans remember how Nick Van Exel famously took a step back on his free throws back in the day, but he wouldn’t jump tho.
And similar to Evans, this wouldn’t make a difference in Van Exel’s percentages as you see that he shot them a tad bit worse after making the change.
Still, this would become his signature and it’s as recognizable as MJ’s fadeaway.
And if you needed some more proof of his greatness, here is another wild one to put in perspective just how superb Michael Jordan was over his competition.
MJ has more 40+ point games in his career (211 games) than games in which he scored 20 or less points. (178 games) Imagine how insane this is. Coming into a game as an opponent you were more likely to get a 40 piece from Michael, than to hold him under 20 points. I wouldn’t feel great about that matchup.

Moving on, this is Marquis Daniels, a guy from that famous 03 draft class that included Lebron, Melo and D. Wade. Thing is, Daniels went undrafted but he still had a bigger contract than these rookie superstars. Wait what? How is that possible?
Well, at the time, the most that Lebron could get as the number 1 pick was a 4 year (18.788) 19 million dollar contract. Meanwhile, Daniels got picked up by the Mavs and signed a 1 year minimum.
However he proved to be a solid piece for this team, and next season Dallas rewarded him with a 5 year 29 (.418) million dollar deal. And since this was his second contract, rookie limits didn’t apply to him. So from that sophomore year, until Lebron’s contract ended in 07, Daniels had earned the most money from that entire draft class, without even being drafted.
Malcolm Brogdon is possibly the worst and most forgettable Rookie of the year. With 10.2 PPG & 4.2 APG Brogdon came out as the winner in the race with Joel Embiid and Dario Saric.