100 classic basketball photos

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gorgeous photo. do you know who the players are?

Treeship, Thursday, 25 July 2013 04:34 (ten years ago) link

Lew Alcindor aka Kareem making the hook shot, UCLA v Houston '68

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 July 2013 04:36 (ten years ago) link

cool to see treeship and vegemite girl here on ilh, maybe all we needed was classic photoz to bring on new recruits

Clay, Thursday, 25 July 2013 04:40 (ten years ago) link

xpost I'm a sucker for sports photos, what can I say :D (sorry to crash the thread)

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 July 2013 04:48 (ten years ago) link

god those sonics jerseys were HORRIBLE

neil degrasse (m bison), Thursday, 25 July 2013 04:51 (ten years ago) link

Don't be sorry!

Clay, Thursday, 25 July 2013 05:37 (ten years ago) link

You know we are gonna have to go way beyond 100

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http://aloneinthegreenroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/rodman_dive_600.jpg

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:22 (ten years ago) link

forgot to add this to the Rick Barry one up there

16b
http://www.sfexaminer.com/binary/5aba/Rick_Barry.jpg

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:35 (ten years ago) link

boom

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 25 July 2013 06:54 (ten years ago) link

24.

http://www.nba.com/media/celtics/red_russell_havlicek600400.jpg

Clay, Thursday, 25 July 2013 07:05 (ten years ago) link

in re 10, I generally love basketball photos where it's all dark in the background and there's one bright flash

PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Thursday, 25 July 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link

barooooooon˜˜˜~killa dunk!!!

moullet, Thursday, 25 July 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link

IF you're gonna do Vince you have to have the all time classic dunk:

http://sportschump.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Vince-Carter-Frederic-Weis.jpg

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:22 (ten years ago) link

Yah

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:38 (ten years ago) link

The photo isn't that good though imo

polyphonic, Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:39 (ten years ago) link

There are plenty of classic photos that aren't great as pics but are classic nonetheless.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:43 (ten years ago) link

yeah there's a big difference (at least to me) between capturing an awesome physical feat, and taking a great basketball photo

imo

the pen is mightier than the penisword (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:58 (ten years ago) link

occasionally the venn diagram crosses over

the pen is mightier than the penisword (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:59 (ten years ago) link

and when it does sweet jesus look out.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 25 July 2013 22:59 (ten years ago) link

yah i have been bummed at the dearth of good pics (free online, anyway) of classic moments i've looked for

mookieproof, Thursday, 25 July 2013 23:43 (ten years ago) link

why is #16 setting a pick on his teammate

mookieproof, Saturday, 27 July 2013 02:43 (ten years ago) link

no wonder the celts won 8 in a row, they were playing the washington generals every game

neil degrasse (m bison), Saturday, 27 July 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link

I'm still v concerned about their ankles in those Cons

the pen is mightier than the penisword (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 July 2013 02:55 (ten years ago) link

because cousy was a wizard, mookie

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 27 July 2013 03:20 (ten years ago) link

the lighting for these old games looks like it was terrible for basketball but great for photography

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 27 July 2013 03:22 (ten years ago) link

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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwzs5pkdy1qm9rypo1_1280.jpg

moullet, Sunday, 28 July 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link

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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9j9uyew0O1qm9rypo1_1280.jpg

moullet, Sunday, 28 July 2013 17:22 (ten years ago) link

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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m66vx1U2Nq1r10tndo1_1280.jpg

moullet, Sunday, 28 July 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link

(37)

the pen is mightier than the penisword (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 28 July 2013 18:02 (ten years ago) link

I'm still v concerned about their ankles in those Cons

Better their ankles than their knees.

Wait, I'm a Warriors/Steph Curry fan, Veg OTM.

Louie Althusser (Leee), Sunday, 28 July 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link

Excellent addition to the thread

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 6 December 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link

an all time document of another classic spurs w

class project pat (m bison), Monday, 6 December 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link

three weeks pass...
four months pass...

posted in the main thread but this def belongs here

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FR425UiUcAEEYJN?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:52 (one year ago) link

I thought that was an old 60s B&W photo that they just photoshopped Jaylen Brown into, lol.

wow

Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 21:50 (one year ago) link

five months pass...

man down lol (it was kinda just a slip tho)

lag∞n, Saturday, 5 November 2022 01:49 (one year ago) link

it usually is

im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 5 November 2022 01:50 (one year ago) link

when you get the true knee buckle, when the mans mind is telling his body to go two ways at once, its very sweet

lag∞n, Saturday, 5 November 2022 01:52 (one year ago) link

dick raphael indeed

one month passes...

just scrolled this whole thread. so fun. but the dead links are a national tragedy

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 26 December 2022 22:59 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

who is that??

Tracer Hand, Sunday, 19 February 2023 22:13 (one year ago) link

looks like kareem?

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 19 February 2023 22:22 (one year ago) link

he was so handsome

symsymsym, Sunday, 19 February 2023 23:02 (one year ago) link

Yup Kareem

four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Monday, 20 February 2023 15:58 (one year ago) link

where is that picture from? looks like a magazine? a friend of my dad’s once saw kareem board the subway and fold his legs up out of the way and have a seat when he was still a high school player. he knew who he was because he was a sports nut even then and read the high school and college preview magazines. i sent him this pic and he said yep, that looks like him

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 16:45 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

My favorite basketball photos are those with the deep focus crowds shots during a pivotal moment in the game. No one is posing and every face tells a story.

Jeff, Thursday, 30 March 2023 10:53 (one year ago) link

https://imgur.com/eQ3xW2G

Briania, Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:15 (one year ago) link

russ shot is so good

four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:45 (one year ago) link

two weeks pass...

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