The Untold Story Behind The Most Iconic Basketball Photo

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  • @ney8734
    @ney8734 Před 3 lety +3563

    Kobe: asking mj for advice
    MJ: “take it personal, anything that happens, take it personal”

    • @willhooke
      @willhooke Před 3 lety +348

      Kobe: that meant a lot to me... and I took that personally

    • @Risk-on1
      @Risk-on1 Před 3 lety +13

      @MAN UTD WRONG, VOTE FOR TRUMP!

    • @geraldfisher6475
      @geraldfisher6475 Před 3 lety +25

      @MAN UTD its also a sport that promotes violence, alcohol, and probably has the most unfit supporters of any sport or non-sport.
      honestly i think the fans of chess are way more in shape and smart to boot.

    • @diegobromfield
      @diegobromfield Před 3 lety +31

      @MAN UTD dude its been months (possibly years) and you're still commenting this crap on these basketball posts. Find something better to do.... also Man Utd currently SUCK so you should also find a better name and a better team. Liverpool are the true bosses right now.

    • @FallouFitness_NattyEdition
      @FallouFitness_NattyEdition Před 3 lety +9

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 this comment should have thousands of votes. It's comedy perfection.

  • @carlito8582
    @carlito8582 Před 4 lety +3860

    That's the only time I heard of that Kobe actually stopped focusing on the game to listen to Jordan. Respect

    • @HardDie
      @HardDie Před 4 lety +156

      The reason Kobe was so gr8, was because he had BALLS and passion. The only way you approach Jordan in a non active basketball way during a game = BALLS and Passion

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ Před 4 lety +112

      HardDie I also think if Jordan had acted like a narcissist asshole towards Kobe(like saying don't talk to me until you get a 🏆 )because Kobe was a young kid then Kobe wouldn't have looked up to Jordan in the same light. Jordan already knew at that point how much immense respect Kobe had for him over everybody in the NBA. Kobe believed he was better than everyone in the NBA 1v1 coming into the league except for his idol. I think that mentality is what made Jordan accept Kobe as a competitor on his level.

    • @burndatl
      @burndatl Před 4 lety +5

      It was in between plays.

    • @ye3053
      @ye3053 Před 4 lety +15

      @@BlackRoyalty_ you do realize he was joking around? They were like brothers to each other and michael taught kobe everything he knew

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ Před 4 lety +19

      SirJeff they weren't really close during Kobe's first few years into the league. They established a bond when MJ was close to retiring for good.

  • @maxserota
    @maxserota Před 3 lety +1156

    The photographers that shot these iconic photos
    0:00 Jordan/Kobe photo by Vincent Laforet
    3:06 Iverson/Lue photo by Otto Greule
    3:14 Kobe/Lebron photo by Vaughn Ridley
    3:19 Jordan/Pippen photo by Tom Cruze
    4:10 Lebron/Wade photo by Morry Gash
    6:21 Magic/Bird photo by Steve Lipofsky
    9:40 Miller photo by Paul Bereswill
    10:35 West photo by Wen Roberts

    • @jean-mikail7207
      @jean-mikail7207 Před 3 lety +4

      thanks

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid Před 3 lety +32

      Thanks I’m going to contact them right now, this was very beneficial. I’m happy that I now know every photographer that has taken these photos

    • @Blue-it5bm
      @Blue-it5bm Před 2 lety +105

      @@WyWid it's a nice fact and also gives them a little credit here even if few people are going to see it. Stop being so edgy.

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid Před 2 lety +36

      @@Blue-it5bm it’s great that these photographers get the recognition. They play a huge part in the nba. With out them, the nba wouldn’t be so broad as it I today

    • @crudojoshuaricofort8795
      @crudojoshuaricofort8795 Před 2 lety +18

      Tom Cruze?

  • @GHN1013
    @GHN1013 Před 4 lety +1704

    So Kobe asks Michael about his jump shots, and Michael said... ?? You can’t build up to the moment and then leave us hanging.

    • @UndergroundResidu
      @UndergroundResidu Před 4 lety +470

      He told him on a turn around jumper to feel the defense with your legs. So he'll know how much space he has.

    • @jessyncust76
      @jessyncust76 Před 4 lety +164

      @@UndergroundResidu that's why i love m.j never was a hater same as kobe willing to teach his craft to young girls

    • @woodruffv76
      @woodruffv76 Před 4 lety +41

      czcams.com/video/Dd7z1gRrB-g/video.html in this video at 0:50 MJ tells what he and Kobe were discussing. Shame this post didn't clarify. Enjoy

    • @A7xFo
      @A7xFo Před 4 lety +60

      Most of this guys videos, he's clueless on the subject. He adds a bunch of filler into the video for two reasons. To make it sound like he's educated on the topic, and to stretch the video length to make money. 1.2 million naive subscribers lul.

    • @conedx
      @conedx Před 4 lety +181

      @@A7xFo his videos are fun and well put together. he doesn't need to be a basketball historian with a bob ryan level of knowledge.

  • @GuYmYsOnProduction
    @GuYmYsOnProduction Před 4 lety +9811

    When you realize the LeBron and DWade photo wasn’t an alley oop

  • @michaux2k687
    @michaux2k687 Před 4 lety +1487

    He protecc
    He attack
    But most of all he got a chart for the stats

    • @matthewfaino1632
      @matthewfaino1632 Před 4 lety +1

      👍

    • @michaelandre6157
      @michaelandre6157 Před 4 lety +58

      He protecc
      He attacc
      But sadly he ain't using trapsax track

    • @Alalpog
      @Alalpog Před 4 lety

      Give this man a Heart Jimmy.

    • @SuperPhelix
      @SuperPhelix Před 4 lety

      I just wish the y-axis always started at 0, because I want to know how insane the charts actually are, not how insane an exaggerated chart is...

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS Před 4 lety

      Wow i didnt even know but...We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out on my channel 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

  • @racewiththefalcons1
    @racewiththefalcons1 Před 3 lety +382

    Speaking as a professional photographer (one who has covered sports at one point), photographing basketball is extremely difficult, so the photogs deserve major props for their efforts.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 Před 2 lety +12

      What elements do you feel make it so difficult? As a non photographer I would guess the fact that it's a very fast game well at least most of the iconic photo opportunities that are action happening and a small court so you have to have really good timing to have the right composition for the shot you want

    • @TWHowl
      @TWHowl Před 2 lety +9

      @@bryanchandler3486 There you go, that’s it.

    • @TWHowl
      @TWHowl Před 2 lety +3

      I couldn’t help think the same. It makes me want to go out w a camera to try and capture a legendary moment. You never know how a single image can change the world. Such a cool concept.

    • @GuillaumeRx
      @GuillaumeRx Před rokem +8

      @@bryanchandler3486 As a photographer myself, I can confirm you are correct in your guess, but there are even more paramaters and factors that complicate the equation.
      Light is everything in photography, the word itself, photography, literally means « painting »/ « writing »/« drawing » (« graphos ») with « light » (« photos ») in ancient greek.
      First, artifical light is often (except for maybe studio work or high quality stage light) not the best/easiest to work with.
      For basketball games, although the light is sufficient enough for the game to be filmed, the amount of light is not optimal (although very usable nowadays, even more so at this level).
      The equipment required to take good shots is rather relatively heavy and expensive (the « fastest » lenses have a larger aperture, which gathers more light, which in exchange, and by physic laws alone, and the technology available at a given time, makes the lenses larger, more expensive, and heavier).
      The longest focal lenghts lenses (the heavy giant bazookas that zoom super far away) are never the fastest lenses.
      And the relatively fast ones are even more expensive, heavy, and combursome.
      If you want a very fast lense that garhers the most light, usually, that lens cannot zoom (we call that a « fixed (focal length) lens »).
      The image quality tends to be better though, because there are less glass elements on the lens that could alter the sharpness of the omage.
      But that’s not the main issue, as most professional photographers would have the means and motives to get that type of equipment.
      The main issue to me is that, in such controlled events, you are not free to move around as you please, and the best position to take the shots could consistently be occupied by other photographers.
      Other factors make it harder:
      Despite the game moving fast, and a lot is happening on the court (as you rightfully mentionned), like any live event, you have no control over the subjects.
      You can’t redo the iconic moment. Make the players pause and play with the camera as you’d like.
      You have to be in the moment, focused, all the damn time.
      And anticipate a lot, because you can’t see everything throught the viewfinder of your camera.
      It’s very mentally challenging and exhausting.
      You have to know your equipment like an extension of your body for it not to get in the way of the process and slow you down.
      Technology available also makes it harder for some of the photos you see in the video.
      Photos that were taken during the film era are clearly the most impressive.
      Fewer shots per second could be taken at the time, except for some more recent Film Reflex Cameras from the very late 90’s and early 2000´s like the Nikon F5 for instance (which could take up to 8 film photographs per second).
      Fewer shots in total could be taken (assuming you didn’t bring 200 rolls of film for the game), cost was also greater, obsivously.
      And film sensitivity to light was way lesser than what we are currently able to produce with any average, consumer level, digital camera/sensor, which means photographers were even more technically limited to take their shots:
      In order to compensate for the lack of light captured by the film you were using, one would have to use the very large aperture (from the « fast » lenses I mentioned above), which means the depth of field (part of the image that is in focus) would be slimmer.
      The « in focus area » of the image would be slimmer, so the focus (often manual, during the film era) would be slower and harder to get. Even auto-focus lenses are more accurate and consistent at smaller apertures, but you’d need to set that lens at the largest apertures it allowed to gather that precipus light.
      To gather even more light, you can also let the shutter (that covers your film/sensor) open for a longer time frame.
      The longer your shutter is open, the more light the digital sensor or film gathers.
      In exchange, if the photographer moves, or the subject moves during the time the shutter is open, you would see movement blurr on the photographs, which can be an artistic choice, or ruin the photo, depending on the situation.
      Long exposures (shutter open for quite a long time, a second or longer), is the way we make light trails from the car lights at night, for instance).
      If you want a clean shot of a very fast moving object, say, a formula 1 car, and don’t want any blurr from the object moving while that shutter is open and the light touches your sensor/film, you’d have to use the fastest shutter speed available (usually 1/8000 second on most professional cameras).
      Problem is, if the shutter stays open for 1/8000 of a second, very few light is gathered, which means, in darker environments, your photo could be too dark, and you would not see every detail, or any.
      We call such phenomena « underexposition ».
      So you’d have to pick a large aperture (expensive and large lenses), which are harder to focus (slim depth of field) on your subject, and use a decently fast shutter speed (say 1/250 second maybe) to gather enough light to take a decently well lit shot of a basketball game, but not get blurred images from the players movements.
      All that to compensate for the lack of light available/gathered by your film/sensor.
      Plus, they didn’t have softwares to compensate for user mistakes at the time.
      So the room for error was even smaller...
      Today, the struggle would be different, but not less significant.
      With everyone having access to a decent camera (smartphones) and the easy access to very user friendly and super efficient technology in modern cameras, the number of photographs taken, of people who can take at least one good photograph, and the number of photographs and images we see and have access to everyday, would make your photo really harder to become iconic, or have any type of significant impact and visibility.
      The competition is greater, the technology makes it easier for most people, and your incredible photo could get lost in the immense depth of the internet.
      Still a noble quest to capture fragments of a time that’s lost forever though.
      That’s why I do it 😉

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 Před rokem +2

      @@GuillaumeRx Wow, thank you for the incredible answer. I'm saving this in the notes I take while studying systems. It sounds like Photography is all about trade offs. Thank you for taking the time to educate me and others with such a thorough well explained answer, and I hope you have a fantastic day!

  • @schuylerrewick1936
    @schuylerrewick1936 Před 4 lety +1959

    who’s here after the news... rip Kobe 😭 😭

    • @joe-zj8js
      @joe-zj8js Před 4 lety +27

      Was actually watching it last night and woke up today to this terrible news. Rip mamba, gigi and prayers for vanessa and family

    • @andreanderson7986
      @andreanderson7986 Před 4 lety +1

      Vckz Fortnite rip Kobe

    • @garrettcarlson7018
      @garrettcarlson7018 Před 4 lety +2

      The more i hear ahout it the sadder it is. Bill bur said it the best. Its easy to have a young child at you but to have a 13 yearold daughter smile at you the way his daughter did. Means you're a good dad.

    • @waltergonzalez1524
      @waltergonzalez1524 Před 4 lety +2

      kobee 😭😭

    • @feet71
      @feet71 Před 4 lety +3

      I miss him so much. He is the reason I want to play in the NBA when I grow up.

  • @richardmill8030
    @richardmill8030 Před 4 lety +558

    Bro the Magic and Bird pic straight up looks like a painting

    • @asvpfern
      @asvpfern Před 4 lety +3

      da Vinci coulda painted that

    • @xordus
      @xordus Před 4 lety +19

      the way they caught those two makes it look like they're the only people in the arena, battling one on one in an epic struggle. So cool

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 Před 4 lety +3

      @@xordus like Wilt and Bill going up for a jump ball then Larry and Magic post up best rivalry in the history of sports

    • @eliscott0833
      @eliscott0833 Před 4 lety

      I know it looks so rad mann

    • @alangutierrez7368
      @alangutierrez7368 Před 4 lety

      where is the photo?

  • @altinmustafic796
    @altinmustafic796 Před 4 lety +1061

    Spike look like Spencer Dinwiddie if he studied calculus and never grew

  • @megu_pog7820
    @megu_pog7820 Před 4 lety +671

    No one:
    CZcams recommendations: yes suffer suffer in your pain

    • @davemccombs
      @davemccombs Před 4 lety +10

      Don't steal joke formats for attention online. Be your own person. Shit is shameful and cringey.

    • @jpreme7k
      @jpreme7k Před 4 lety +33

      GnomeDazzle nigga shut up

    • @feet71
      @feet71 Před 4 lety +9

      @@davemccombs Shut up.

    • @thecharmingandtalentedguyw1119
      @thecharmingandtalentedguyw1119 Před 4 lety +10

      GnomeDazzle ur dumb af

    • @Silverado-pq6xe
      @Silverado-pq6xe Před 4 lety +3

      Holy shit people are still using this unfunny dead format???

  • @Ron.S.
    @Ron.S. Před 4 lety +16

    Nice how Kobe took this precious moment so seriously and nodded his head in understanding and reflection

  • @moda-vi
    @moda-vi Před 4 lety +537

    MJ crying with the ball on Father’s Day

  • @denisdraganovic8369
    @denisdraganovic8369 Před 4 lety +1313

    Nobody:
    Jxmy: I got a chart why Jordan is the goat

    • @darren_osa93
      @darren_osa93 Před 4 lety +3

      Lmaoooo

    • @mprattyh3
      @mprattyh3 Před 4 lety +10

      Love the charts

    • @martindagoat3909
      @martindagoat3909 Před 4 lety +9

      2 K someone doesn’t get the joke

    • @legacy8548
      @legacy8548 Před 4 lety +5

      jxmy: i got a chart why these photos were taken

    • @tonytitarenko9284
      @tonytitarenko9284 Před 4 lety +2

      Wilt definetly hasn't lead the NBA in assist 100 times and also never got 27 blocks the record is 17 he isn't the strongest quickest or biggest athlete, the strongest NBA players not even athletes are Giannis, Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, Shaq and so on the fastest athlete is Usain bolt and the biggest is manute bol and georghe muresan

  • @JoanneJaworski
    @JoanneJaworski Před 4 lety +19

    For me, I love hearing the story behind the pictures and what it reveals. I was most "moved" by the Kobe/Michael picture because in the height of battle, Kobe is performing, asking and learning!!! Brilliant man and at such a young age.

  • @alpha.primus8258
    @alpha.primus8258 Před 4 lety +77

    Its like michael is facing his own alter ego...kobe is the best replica of mj's move

    • @doc6188
      @doc6188 Před 3 lety +3

      @goodmorning people it wasn’t Kobe’s prime either

    • @moses9426
      @moses9426 Před 2 lety +1

      @funny valentine MJ was MVP in that pic. So he was considered to be in his prime at the time.

  • @Mineoloh
    @Mineoloh Před 4 lety +859

    Michael Jordan’s free throw line dunk is pretty iconic

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 Před 4 lety +19

      Can't lie it's a pic of Larry and Magic holding a trophy that's my favorite

    • @robertmartin9135
      @robertmartin9135 Před 4 lety +2

      Hell ya it is not to mention this half court jumpers that are always nothing but net. #Goatstatus

    • @lbdrxke
      @lbdrxke Před 3 lety +13

      I agree, easily the greatest picture ever, literally the jordan logo and it’s probably one of the most iconic symbol... ever.. just think about it

    • @SCR_PayDae
      @SCR_PayDae Před 3 lety +1

      You damn right

    • @gratefulkyle1
      @gratefulkyle1 Před 3 lety +2

      Julius Erving did it first

  • @MaskMediaEmpire
    @MaskMediaEmpire Před 4 lety +550

    2:38"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." R.I.P KOBE 🏀

    • @Dat_Nlgga
      @Dat_Nlgga Před 4 lety +20

      MaskMediaEmpire™ yo I was like dafuq how this mans knew Kobe died 5 days before until I saw it was edited

  • @avyukt1745
    @avyukt1745 Před 2 lety +16

    I find the MJ-Scottie and the MJ-Kobe pics equally legendary.
    The MJ-Scottie pic really represents something. It shows that no matter how undisputed Jordan was, no matter what his level of amazingness was, he needed Pippen every step of that era.
    The Kobe-MJ pic is one of my all-time favourites, because it perfectly shows the passing of the torch, from MJ to the Mamba, better than any picture ever has.

    • @SkylineR33mt
      @SkylineR33mt Před 11 měsíci

      Nah he didn't need pippen.

    • @harlanseago4876
      @harlanseago4876 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@SkylineR33mt how many championships did Jordan win without Pippen?

  • @coachpete327
    @coachpete327 Před 4 lety +7

    This is fantastic. What a great job you’ve done. As an amateur action photographer, I appreciate your recognition of the importance of some moments frozen in time. Thank you for this

  • @raygt2790
    @raygt2790 Před 4 lety +276

    Jxmmy acting like my english teacher. Sees an meaningless photo. “This has way more behind it”

  • @tristancourson4572
    @tristancourson4572 Před 4 lety +2301

    Most iconic: Jordan Kobe
    Best looking: LeBron Wade

  • @tpstrat14
    @tpstrat14 Před 4 lety +58

    this is why he became one of the greatest. He learned everything he could.

    • @mrg1566
      @mrg1566 Před 4 lety +1

      minicaring 111 yeah but 1997 Jordan would be more wiser as he was at the end of his career and more experienced

  • @VarialFlipz
    @VarialFlipz Před 3 lety +22

    “Just look at him, pathetic.” LMAOOOO

  • @shomoy7396
    @shomoy7396 Před 4 lety +2295

    Disrespectful to call the heat a duo. Y’all sleeping on Chris Bosh.

  • @alexiscabrera3970
    @alexiscabrera3970 Před 4 lety +689

    Another day without trap sax
    Whats the meaning of life....

  • @billycasper3351
    @billycasper3351 Před 4 lety +58

    narrator: *and then this happened*
    my anxiety shoots up

  • @BoschVoyage
    @BoschVoyage Před 4 lety

    Your videos are some of the highest quality, not just on CZcams but anywhere. The way you tell a story is impressive and well thought out. Thanks for creating these!

  • @dimimitrijenogic1272
    @dimimitrijenogic1272 Před 4 lety +516

    The Magic and Bird Photo looks like some painting straight out of the Renaissance

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS Před 4 lety

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

    • @staneagle1070
      @staneagle1070 Před 4 lety +1

      Word

    • @jeremywilson4341
      @jeremywilson4341 Před 4 lety +10

      True... I could see it being a sculpture in some renaissance museum

    • @clinicaltranscription1190
      @clinicaltranscription1190 Před 4 lety +4

      It is great. I would never had guessed it was just during a random free throw with only ~20% chance of Parrish missing. Those 2 played all out every second of every game it seemed.

    • @amjadooo2118
      @amjadooo2118 Před 4 lety

      Thats what I thought

  • @rashawnturner
    @rashawnturner Před 4 lety +677

    *looking at the one dislike*
    “some people just want to watch the world burn”

  • @nunger5054
    @nunger5054 Před 4 lety +6

    Vince Carter absolutely crowning that Frenchman, coming down and letting out a roar and KG going nuts beside him. That’s the stuff of legends.

  • @connorwillis4748
    @connorwillis4748 Před 4 lety +51

    Who here after Kobe and GiGi passed. Way too sad 😔 (1978-2020)
    Kobe and GiGi Forever!

  • @georgesmithstudios2834
    @georgesmithstudios2834 Před 4 lety +1409

    Top 5 that are not in this video
    5: Dennis Rodman diving for ball
    4: Julius Erving dunking
    3 MJ soaring free throw dunk
    2 MJ crying after championship
    1:Wilt chamberlain 100 points paper

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS Před 4 lety +5

      We have a song to this beat!! Check it out 💯💯

    • @mattysykes2121
      @mattysykes2121 Před 4 lety +5

      Agreed

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ Před 4 lety +7

      Carlos Canchola_Hernandez not really iconic lol. Great but not iconic

    • @kelpshakeandy.v7663
      @kelpshakeandy.v7663 Před 4 lety +59

      Kobe looking sad with the finals trophy?

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ Před 4 lety +29

      kelpshakeandy.v7 he was sad because he wanted his parents to come watch him play but they didn't show up. That was during the time they didn't approve of his wife Vanessa. That was really a heartbreaking moment for Kobe that he had to learn to overcome.

  • @enzo9073
    @enzo9073 Před 4 lety +1398

    Make a vid about luka he’s playing out of his mind

  • @crushedcornbollgaming8188
    @crushedcornbollgaming8188 Před 4 lety +11

    R.I.P KOBE MAY YOUR AND YOUR DAUGHTER LIVE A HAPPY LIFE IN PARALLEL VERSE

  • @thePwnetratorYT
    @thePwnetratorYT Před 4 lety

    bro I just found your channel, and holy fuck dude... i get chills every video. The opening of this video with Jordan and Kobe had me in my feels bro, I know you always say you're young and didn't get to experience Jordan but I was just a boy when he played and shocked the world and this photo hangs in my office. Incredible coverage of all these iconic moments.

  • @joshmartling
    @joshmartling Před 4 lety +443

    Left out Wilt holding up the paper after scoring 100 points

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 Před 4 lety +40

      @Ulysses432 can you score 100 points pussy

    • @Maximillian200HP
      @Maximillian200HP Před 4 lety +15

      The circumstances to that game were actually pretty interesting, from what I read, the Center for the Knicks was "Sick" or "Hungover" that day and then their backup center fouled out early so there was nobody who could guard Wilt or even attempt to guard him. This was in a season where he was averaging 50 and had multiple 60+ Point Games, it was sort of like a "Perfect Storm" scenario that made that moment happen. It's still a very iconic moment in sports history.

    • @nicholaswilhelm1147
      @nicholaswilhelm1147 Před 4 lety +1

      Easily #1

    • @skazz7544
      @skazz7544 Před 4 lety +1

      Ulysses432 shut the fuck up I don’t see you on the court

    • @micah1of1
      @micah1of1 Před 4 lety

      Let's get this 100 likes

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 4 lety +527

    As they say, Bean was this gen's Michael Jordan.

  • @lindabeasleybrewer1777

    Really loved this video. I learned some things I didn't know. Always a good thing when you are 68 and a huge basketball fan. Thank you.

  • @madrush24
    @madrush24 Před 4 lety

    I'm so blown away by the quality of your videos. They're a joy to watch. You're brilliant!

  • @AY-nt6xx
    @AY-nt6xx Před 4 lety +234

    he protec
    he attack
    but most of all, they got rid of trap sax

    • @_lumpia
      @_lumpia Před 4 lety +9

      He just lost the rights to be able to use it

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 Před 4 lety +9

      @@_lumpia it still hurts

    • @teenapocket
      @teenapocket Před 4 lety +1

      🤧 Rip Trap Sax...we’ll always miss you.

  • @whiterondo3444
    @whiterondo3444 Před 4 lety +90

    Jimmy put some new batteries in that damn fire alarm

    • @rcarrier87
      @rcarrier87 Před 4 lety +3

      Came to post the same thing

    • @Daviddude231
      @Daviddude231 Před 4 lety +4

      I heard the beep and came to the comments to see who else heard it 😂

    • @whiterondo3444
      @whiterondo3444 Před 4 lety +2

      oWeezy bro that shit drives me crazy 😂

    • @shallowfakes
      @shallowfakes Před 4 lety +2

      I thought that was in my house

    • @iplaylax22
      @iplaylax22 Před 4 lety

      I almost woke my wife up from her nap to ask her what the hell was beeping...

  • @henryjonesjr.3245
    @henryjonesjr.3245 Před 4 lety

    Just found this channel. I’m obsessed now. Been watching every video while quarantined in the crib. Jxmy killin’ it out here!

  • @tangaraspeedgoda7436
    @tangaraspeedgoda7436 Před 4 lety +104

    The most iconic photo is Jordan's last shot of his second career at utah, facing the public. It has been voted photo of the century, and rightfully so.

    • @onlymae7592
      @onlymae7592 Před 4 lety +9

      Yeh change the logo to air jordan..for changes

    • @user-sz6kp1tn6c
      @user-sz6kp1tn6c Před 3 lety +6

      Where's the link of it being voted photo of the century?

    • @davewest4020
      @davewest4020 Před 3 lety +6

      Greatest photo is the one of muhammed ali standing over his opponent

    • @dongkiyagahon7610
      @dongkiyagahon7610 Před 3 lety

      Hell yeah

  • @razza1580
    @razza1580 Před 4 lety +161

    The 1 guy who disliked this vid was Shaq cuz he was sidelined

  • @lanreakerele4375
    @lanreakerele4375 Před 4 lety +63

    Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are always true legends for being professional basketball players as true NBA fans always miss them in the league

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS Před 4 lety

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out 💯💯

    • @Apple_Beshy
      @Apple_Beshy Před 4 měsíci

      And Kobe for being professional on that Woman he assaulted

  • @theironknight597
    @theironknight597 Před 3 lety +9

    That photo of Wade and James gave me chills. Man I wish I could've truly experienced those Heatles.

  • @CNNANDFOXSUCK
    @CNNANDFOXSUCK Před 2 lety

    Long time NBA lover hear at nearly 50.... This was so much fun to watch. Been checking out your stuff for a while now.

  • @fredebobs6782
    @fredebobs6782 Před 4 lety +169

    This voice is actually the spiciest thing i have ever heard

  • @samuelacosta1059
    @samuelacosta1059 Před 4 lety +76

    The GOAT NBA photo is the one of Swaggy P with his arms out, celebrating while missing the shot

  • @msaidhass146
    @msaidhass146 Před 4 lety

    I learn from you about NBA more than anyone else.And I'm very entertained too.
    Big thanks man.

  • @markbuchanan6221
    @markbuchanan6221 Před 2 lety

    Your videos are so technical and in depth! Thank you for a great channel!

  • @alapotato9367
    @alapotato9367 Před 4 lety +202

    Mj: "you stole my moves, youre probably gonna steal my hair too"

    • @lethalp8610
      @lethalp8610 Před 4 lety +10

      @ZackT112 that's the joke. MJ is Bold & KB is Bold therefore he stole his hairstyles

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lethalp8610 *bald

    • @lethalp8610
      @lethalp8610 Před 4 lety

      @@jp3813 oh yh I forgot 🤣🤣

    • @BlackRoyalty_
      @BlackRoyalty_ Před 4 lety +2

      Lol Kobe always rocked the baldie as a kid, teen, and young adult. His HS years he was bald. I don't think him growing his hair out then shaving it was him copying Jordan. Kobe actually never was balding unlike Jordan. His hairline was never receding either. It's still in the same position. Jordan went bald because genetics or another reason.

    • @alapotato9367
      @alapotato9367 Před 4 lety

      i just quoted one of clive parody's.. well.. parody

  • @jakenadeau3
    @jakenadeau3 Před 4 lety +118

    5:57 Jimmy needs to change the battery in his smoke detector.

  • @yunglordz5907
    @yunglordz5907 Před 2 lety

    All these photos are the best 💯 big respect for highlighting them 🙏🏾

  • @hankypanky4u
    @hankypanky4u Před 4 lety +5

    As a photographer I really appreciate this video. I do want to make you aware that it's better practice to tag/Credit/mention the photographers who took these images. It's one of the ways it keeps us relevant and supported. These photos are the reason we do what we do and we need to push the idea that it's just as important to respect this form since it creates the shots that can sometimes be the icon for a brand

  • @everythingentertaining6427
    @everythingentertaining6427 Před 4 lety +78

    What a Player, what a Man, what a loss. Rest in peace Legend. You will forever be missed and you will forever be remembered. 😭😭😭😭

    • @deez9095
      @deez9095 Před 2 lety

      @shiobana and neither was kobe

  • @j_abes
    @j_abes Před 4 lety +82

    I love how in between your narration you stop speaking for a bit and play legitimate highlights relevant to the story with audio and all. Really dope.

  • @becauseyoucan2171
    @becauseyoucan2171 Před 4 lety

    This is one of the most thought out sport documentaries I've seen. Good job sir

  • @crusadermigz7436
    @crusadermigz7436 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for this video.. You featured the 2 most loved superstars and my personal favorite team(Heat)

  • @jerrysi20
    @jerrysi20 Před 4 lety +23

    Reggie was so savage for that, you know you cold when the NBA has to ban that gesture from ever being done again.
    I don't know how Spike made it out of that one lol

    • @84KEYS
      @84KEYS Před 4 lety

      We have a song to the opening background music. Check it out on my channel 💯💯 it's called "FannyPacStack" by:TrioTwisted

  • @codster577
    @codster577 Před 4 lety +80

    God...that Reggie photo gives me chills every single time.

    • @codster577
      @codster577 Před 4 lety +2

      @Jesse Diaz 9:40 in the vid

    • @imeakpan
      @imeakpan Před 4 lety +1

      I felt sorry for Spike Lee, and I am and was a Bull's fan in the 90s. The dagger was so deep that last three, it made Miller's legacy as a three point assassin/bully.

    • @conedx
      @conedx Před 4 lety +5

      i really miss stuff like that in the NBA. you'd get a tech and maybe even tossed from the game for doing that now and it's sad. there have been times lebron (for example) got a tech for LOOKING AT A GUY after he dunked on him. the refs would explode if someone did what reggie did today.

  • @kristoffergo6973
    @kristoffergo6973 Před 2 lety

    Damn! These is deep. I am a photographer and these photos gave me goose bumps. Thanks for your hardwork!

  • @kopibin9532
    @kopibin9532 Před 4 lety

    @JxmyHighroller This is a hiqh quality documentary analysis. Excellent video editing, in depth research and very intimate NBA history. Also it serves as a great post mortem tribute for Kobe, RIP. Thanks you for your awesome work.

  • @supratrd900
    @supratrd900 Před 4 lety +208

    Where's the last shot by MJ. That has to be the most iconic photo ever.

    • @MusicBent
      @MusicBent Před 4 lety +7

      Also the free throw line dunk from the all star break.

    • @wesleybelcher9225
      @wesleybelcher9225 Před 4 lety

      Most iconic photo, and a legendary missed call.

    • @javierabrasaldo4053
      @javierabrasaldo4053 Před 4 lety +1

      Indeed with ball flying and jazz fans in awe, waiting and hoping the last shot will miss...

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K Před 4 lety +4

      Jordan should be the new NBA logo. And either his last shot pause or free throw dunk be the logo

    • @amjan
      @amjan Před 4 lety +1

      Lol no, only for mj nuthuggers

  • @Earnyourranks
    @Earnyourranks Před 4 lety +29

    Lebron's chalk toss is an underrated iconic photo, it was like the commencement of a new reign

  • @onlylexus
    @onlylexus Před 4 lety +2

    Kobe Bryant, was the very definition of what it means to be truly great.
    The unbelievable dancing basket ball art who was Kobe Bryant, his every move was a dance of pure art at a level that makes the viewer ask himself "Am I really seeing this with my own eyes? Can this be for real that a player can be this talented and this great? You better believe it! What a rare player, and what a truly great generous man. I will miss his art, to me the greatest most gifted genius basket ball player of all time, yes even greater than M. Jordan. (you may not agree) Watching him play with his acrobatic moves and his weaving dances brought tears to my eyes of astonishment, yes he affected me that much. We fans will so miss his art and we may never see it again, not at Kobe's stupendous level. Kobe's sport of basketball was like watching a floating angel performing magic tricks with an orange bauble that somehow defied your belief. You will be moved if you watch the film about his rise to fame. RIP Kobe.

  • @ghatnext797
    @ghatnext797 Před 3 lety

    Yo JxmHighroller...Your #1 fan from Jamaica loves your content...respect mon

  • @Goodluckwarzone
    @Goodluckwarzone Před 4 lety +125

    2020 NBA All-Star line up:
    PG: Lavar Ball
    SG: Lavar Ball
    SF: Lavar Ball
    PF: Lavar Ball
    C: Lavar Ball

    • @Awa
      @Awa Před 4 lety +5

      *PF Brian Scalabrine

    • @ripetika1600
      @ripetika1600 Před 4 lety +9

      Nah I fixed it
      Pg:Alex Caruso
      SG:Lamelo Ball
      SF:Lonzo Ball
      PF:LianJAILO Ball
      C:Lavar Ball

    • @chrisrobinson8339
      @chrisrobinson8339 Před 4 lety

      Get outta here lavar

    • @wakoblank
      @wakoblank Před 4 lety +1

      Lil dicky ball????

    • @wakoblank
      @wakoblank Před 4 lety

      Bartolome Enrique Rios Rossello fuck my bad I didn’t read yours, my bad man

  • @m4assassin976
    @m4assassin976 Před 4 lety +6

    Really enjoyed this video man brings this old man back alot of feelings almost brought a tear to my eye thankyou

  • @iballccmusic
    @iballccmusic Před 4 lety +2

    My man knows the game's history. Keep educating the future!✊🏾

  • @endymionas8240
    @endymionas8240 Před 2 lety

    Such a nice theme for a video. Hightens the aesthetics. I feel like i enjoyed some warm japanese tea in a cool japanese tea room. Thank you.

  • @ryangarza8477
    @ryangarza8477 Před 4 lety +199

    The 90’s, when the East wasn’t a complete joke

    • @olgacantu4179
      @olgacantu4179 Před 4 lety +6

      Yarnball G The whole nba was

    • @kyleparton4610
      @kyleparton4610 Před 4 lety +17

      The East ain't a joke now

    • @ryangarza8477
      @ryangarza8477 Před 4 lety +15

      kyle parton Look at the West compared to the East. No comparison, look at the East in the past few years compared to the West. LeBron would not have made 8 straight finals if he would’ve played in the West. Also the Magic are 6-9 and 8th in the West, and to make the playoffs in the East you can have a whole losing record, or even be barely 41-41. If you were 41-41 in the West, you would not make the playoffs. The last time a Western Conference team made the playoffs with a losing record was 1997, the last time an Eastern Conference team made the playoffs with a losing record was 2015, and two playoffs teams in the East had a losing record.

    • @stevennakhla7803
      @stevennakhla7803 Před 4 lety +2

      Yarnball G where the mvp from, where the champs from, where the mip from, west is good but 76ers, bucks and Celtics are showing potential along with the raptors sort of

    • @ryangarza8477
      @ryangarza8477 Před 4 lety

      Steven Nakhla Let’s be honest, will a team from the East really win Chip this year? Over the Lakers or Clippers? East is good, but you can’t compare it to the West. Also this decade the West won 6 rings, and East won 4. Yes the MIP AND MVP are both in the East, but that doesn’t mean the East is as good as the West. Celtics, Raptors, and Bucks are definitely good, but do you really think Giannis can carry that team that lost Brogdon? Even if he makes it, we all saw what the Raptors did to him in the ECF. They held him to 22.7 p/pg and guess what? Kawhi is in the West now. Also the Celtics definitely would not be able to beat the Lakers or Clippers in the finals, and I honestly don’t think the Raptors will even make it. The Celtics would be dominated defensively by the Clippers, and would not be able to stop the Lakers offensively. So forget any Eastern conference team winning the ring

  • @theRAZ
    @theRAZ Před 4 lety +9

    I had MJ's Freethrow dunk on my wall when I was a kid. So for me that was the most iconic one.

    • @MusicBent
      @MusicBent Před 4 lety +2

      And Nike liked it so much they made it their MJ logo

    • @Jacob-zf3zs
      @Jacob-zf3zs Před 6 měsíci

      The glazing is crazy

  • @suryapugazhendhi6720
    @suryapugazhendhi6720 Před 4 lety

    Watching Jxmyhighroller gives me the vibes of the old days of basketball👍

  • @hinchuntang9323
    @hinchuntang9323 Před 4 lety +2

    Great stories from captured photos! Great work!

  • @pleasehelpme4644
    @pleasehelpme4644 Před 4 lety +16

    aw hell yeah another upload....
    i don’t know why, but ur voice is so cool when you’re narrating

  • @jamisonalberts1797
    @jamisonalberts1797 Před 4 lety +75

    He’s capitalizing literature in basketball. Witch makes these entertaining.

  • @willskys6319
    @willskys6319 Před 3 lety +4

    This vid legit gives me goose bumps

  • @evifnoskcaj
    @evifnoskcaj Před 10 měsíci

    Great photos, great stories, and great storytelling by you! Nice upload! ❤🏀

  • @laslomiranda8374
    @laslomiranda8374 Před 4 lety +25

    Nobody:
    Jimmy: I MADE A CHART

  • @chrispies8494
    @chrispies8494 Před 4 lety +83

    Kawhi Leonard after hitting "the shot" against the 76ers

  • @CMM5300
    @CMM5300 Před 4 lety +1

    Great photos and history capturing the love and respect of the sport!

  • @tylereldridge1900
    @tylereldridge1900 Před 4 lety +1

    Hey man, Your videos are great. Thanks.

  • @NobelB24
    @NobelB24 Před 4 lety +17

    7:54 Eastern Conference finals cmon jimmy lol

    • @EmersonMike
      @EmersonMike Před 4 lety +2

      Thank you I was thinking that it wasnt a finals game cause I was sure the knicks did not win that year.

  • @emmanuel8538
    @emmanuel8538 Před 4 lety +212

    When you realise the GOAT Steve Kerr has more rings than MJ

    • @myfriendbobby
      @myfriendbobby Před 4 lety +30

      Not more as a player and not more than Phil Jackson.

    • @alythegoat7109
      @alythegoat7109 Před 4 lety +10

      What is the reason for this dumb comment

    • @Lovehoopss
      @Lovehoopss Před 4 lety +13

      Y'all do realize that this is a joke right...

    • @myfriendbobby
      @myfriendbobby Před 4 lety +2

      @@Lovehoopss Do you?

    • @Lovehoopss
      @Lovehoopss Před 4 lety +2

      @Elizabeth Mommas Do you

  • @FarhanKamdar
    @FarhanKamdar Před 4 lety +4

    As a photographer this video is inspiring as hell- you point out the greatness of these photos isn’t the photo but the things these photos represent - the moments, the legacies, the context. That’s huge in photography and these are the best examples of that. Good stuff

  • @nyerereobita78
    @nyerereobita78 Před 4 lety

    Dude your writing and delivery are epic!

  • @ashurmayerking
    @ashurmayerking Před 4 lety +54

    I lowkey miss trapsax 😭

    • @abduugas
      @abduugas Před 4 lety +1

      PlasmaaSZN And Astrothunder slowed

    • @abduugas
      @abduugas Před 4 lety

      A.A.Ron Davis 💯

  • @alwayswinning3743
    @alwayswinning3743 Před 4 lety +32

    Watching Duo's is so much more exciting rather then all these super teams

    • @mrstud_1114
      @mrstud_1114 Před 4 lety +1

      Well the nba is now duo's
      Luka and Kp
      Kd and Kryrie
      Khawai and Pg
      Steph and Klay (draymond will remember that)
      ETC

    • @first_namelast_name5139
      @first_namelast_name5139 Před 4 lety +1

      Cursed Waifu the Mavs just need KP to show up

    • @retna1x363
      @retna1x363 Před 2 lety

      @@mrstud_1114 harden and kd

  • @SoftColdHearted
    @SoftColdHearted Před 4 lety

    The icons of NBA are inspiring each other. Legends on legends from the birth of NBA to present. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @caseysullivan3556
    @caseysullivan3556 Před 3 lety

    Love your videos man. Well done.

  • @ryanelkadi3196
    @ryanelkadi3196 Před 4 lety +35

    7:53 NBA finals? It’s the ECF not the NBA finals. Indians and NY are in the east

    • @Launch1
      @Launch1 Před 4 lety +3

      DeVince DeLowry *Indiana

    • @WillowGTI
      @WillowGTI Před 4 lety +5

      Came here to say this... Pretty sure the Knicks never faced the Pacers in the NBA finals. 😬

    • @thomastaylor2k54
      @thomastaylor2k54 Před 4 lety +1

      Right but the knicks have a good rep of choking

    • @RockNRoll__
      @RockNRoll__ Před 4 lety

      INDIANS are in India

  • @dlakerguy
    @dlakerguy Před 4 lety +3

    Kobe and Jordan the best photo. The Goat learning from the Goat.

  • @moonwatcher2001
    @moonwatcher2001 Před 4 lety +2

    Really interesting and entertaining!!! Thanks mate

  • @SaiKelly
    @SaiKelly Před 4 lety +1

    Love this, great job.

  • @sodwi768
    @sodwi768 Před 4 lety +391

    Morgz fell down the stairs:
    1 like = 1 stair
    edit:thank you for so many stairs

    • @legacy8548
      @legacy8548 Před 4 lety +9

      Max Impaler i hate these types of comments too but this time i think its worthy to like

    • @sodwi768
      @sodwi768 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes that was the point legacy

    • @cameronnelson7749
      @cameronnelson7749 Před 4 lety +5

      This literally has nothing to do with the video

    • @sodwi768
      @sodwi768 Před 4 lety +2

      @Cam Nelson I know

    • @lebumjames5299
      @lebumjames5299 Před 4 lety

      W

  • @saidfarah9157
    @saidfarah9157 Před 4 lety +3

    This man changed my whole perspective on pictures

  • @jasonspades5628
    @jasonspades5628 Před 4 lety

    Your videos are EXTREMELY well done.

  • @ClaudeRicke
    @ClaudeRicke Před 4 lety

    Amazing research bro. Love your videos.