10 MOST EMOTIONAL NBA MOMENTS

but I think he was murdered and the fact that he was murdered not for God live on brother when are we gonna do something these are the 10 most emotional moments in NBA history and at number 10 the NBA was just about to welcome its next big stars when they shocked the world before we continue tonight I want to take a moment to recognize Baylor Center Isaiah Austin [Applause] heard about Isaiah he is one of the nation's best Collegiate players and was expected to be picked tonight before the discovery just a few days ago that

he had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome and is no longer able to play competitive basketball and we wanted to make sure he fulfilled at least this part of his dream so it gives me great pleasure to say that with the next pick in the 2014 NBA draft the NBA selects Isaiah Austin Baylor University foreign that you know I'll be a part of the NBA family forever if I'd worked so hard for this moment man the commissioner's a real one for that but in number nine a player had an entire Stadium fearing for his life

this is the guy that probably hit the biggest shot in Cavs history they're going up oh my goodness Hayward came down so hard okay Hayward broke his leg Hayward has broken his leg Hayward has broken his leg [Music] [Applause] oh my gosh oh my gosh this was an injury so scary they don't even allow it on YouTube so Gordon's moment had the entire MBA supporting him and during the Celtics very next game he let everybody know that he'd be okay I had a couple things that I was going to say tonight but I noticed somebody

that really wants to let you guys know something and I appreciate you guys would love to hear from him here we go what's up everybody I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who's having your thoughts and prayers all right heard me that I can't be there for the home opener but I'll be supporting you guys from here and uh wishing you the best of luck kill it tonight thanks guys man you gotta respect Gordon for even wanting to step back on a core but at number eight sometimes emotional moments can get you turned

into one of the biggest memes in social media history who else but Kevin Durant I'm sure we've all seen pictures of him like these and they came during the 2013 season when Katie was on a mission to become the best player in the NBA and after dominating the entire league he was crowned MVP until he got the award and decided he wasn't even the one who deserved it I don't know about you guys but I tend to look back to what brought me here you wake me up in the middle of the night in the

summer times making me run up a hill making me do push-ups screaming at me from the sideline of my games at eight or nine years old you made us believe it kept us off the street put clothes on our backs food on the table when you didn't eat you make sure we ate we went to sleep hungry we sacrificed for us you the real MVP [Applause] I'm not crying you are things could have been much worse though like in number seven we're a player's emotional moment got him find tens of thousands of dollars it's all

cause NBA referees have been acting crazy ejecting players for no reason throwing down dogs even this refu looks like Gucci Mane is riding four-wheelers in the middle of games so when Fred Van flee told the refs they weren't doing their jobs correctly they hit him with attack and lost his team to gain so Fred snapped Ben Taylor was [ __ ] terrible tonight you know a couple other you know out of the three there's one or two that just the game up you know and it's it's been like that a couple couple games in a

row you come out tonight you're competing pretty hard at third quarter I get a [ __ ] Tech change the whole dynamic of the game change the whole flow of the game just kind of [ __ ] the game up nobody's coming to see that damn Fred was pissed NBA didn't care how emotionally God they find him thirty thousand dollars just for speaking out against the refs but just getting fined some money isn't nearly as emotional as number six cause James Harden did something crazy for his biggest fan Hardin may look intimidating but he cares

more about his fans than pretty much any other NBA player so he spends a lot of time either giving back or praising them these fans is quite the best fans in the NBA you know a lot of fan bases say that but like ride or die like probably the best fans in the NBA so went hard and heard that his biggest fan was suffering from a life-threatening tragedy he had to get involved last week a gunman killed three people and injured five more at Michigan State University and one of the surviving students is 20 year

old John Howe and he is a huge fan of James Harden and according to a GoFundMe Page House injuries they've left him paralyzed from the chest down so after reading about his story James Harden stepped in he sent sneakers including one pair that was gained warm to the hospital for how he contributed to his GoFundMe set up to alleviate some of the medical bills and he spent time encouraging the young man thank God [Music] all right [Music] okay thanks Arden told me that he wanted to brighten John's day even if it was just for one

minute and he knows that John's life it's never going to be the same and hardened he said he gave John his phone number made sure to let him know they will face time again soon and hopefully Hardin told me John will be able to come to one of his future games so we are thinking of you John James Harden that is an incredible gesture man for Hardin to be so famous and still care about that one person speaks a lot more about who he is than anything he does on the core but in number five

getting emotional on the core ruined Russell Westbrook's entire family's lives Westbrook's trade to the Lakers was supposed to be special until he hit the court and forgot how to shoot a basketballs had everybody clowning Westbrook I'm the biggest fan everybody [Music] Russell West brick you know it and I know it what I'm disappointed with Westbrook is where's that Westbrook go Coast to Coast dunking on people so Westbrook became West brick the problem was his entire family shared the last name so the jokes were even hurting them and that made Westbrook reach his Breaking Point um

I haven't done anything to anybody I haven't heard anyone I haven't done anything but played basketball once it starts to affect my my family my wife um even today my mom said something about it today and it affects them even going to games like I don't even want to bring my kids to the game because I don't want them to hear people calling their dad nicknames and other names for no reason um it really kind of hit me the other day honestly I was I mean my wife was at a teacher parent conference with my

son um and the teacher told me she's like Noah he's so proud of his last name he writes it everywhere he writes it on everything he tells everybody walks around and says I'm Westbrook Westbrook that's his last name and it kind of I kind of sat there in shock and it hit me like Damn I can't no longer allow people um you know for example West brick to me now shaming like it's shaming my name is my legacy for my kids now Westbrook felt like he did the right thing by standing up for his family

but all that really did was make things even worse I tell you what it had done it hadn't bothered him enough to play better what about that Chris [Music] and it didn't just happen on TV social media was filled with Westbrook posts people literally dropped West brick merch someone even sent him an entire diss track to his DMS with okay let's talk about these shots and why you taking them All These Bricks now you can [ __ ] build the Staples on what's up with your shot man they all back boy so bull yeah can't

switch no net you selling for a check damn you gotta feel bad for Westborough all that just to get traded across the street at least it didn't go as far as number four where a player's emotional moment got him calmed by the biggest comedian in the world if there's one thing to know about Kawhi Leonard it's that he's the least emotional athlete of all time I mean most people think he's a robot the man doesn't know what a fist bump he can't give a speech without sounding awkward Kawhi doesn't even know when his teammates are

just joking around look at the look at the look he's coming so the one time he thought something was funny it turned to one of the most viral moments in NBA history how would you describe yourself and what would you like people to know about you I'm a fun guy uh obviously I love the game of basketball um I mean it's just more questions you have to ask in order for me to tell you about myself I just can't give you a whole spill I don't even know where he's sitting at work Kevin what what

what is that what just happened [Music] if someone is sitting in the front of one of your shows and laughs like that we're gonna punch him in the face now I don't know what's funnier kawhi's laugh or the fact that Kevin Hart's five foot two and thinks anybody's scared of him punching him in the face either way him clowning Kawaii made over 16 million people laugh but in number three nobody's laughing at the most emotional what if in NBA history that [ __ ] made me who I am Derrick Rose thought he had a bright

future ahead of him and everything started hopeful when he came into the NBA's a number one draft pick and instantly turned into a superstar allow me to introduce you to Derrick Rose [Music] became the greatest Chicago Bull since Michael Jordan because he was dominating the best players in the NBA and eventually made history by becoming the youngest MVP ever 2010-11 MVP trophy foreign [Applause] was on top of the world until as quickly as things went up his downfall began during a blowout win when he wasn't even supposed to be playing we're looking to sweep you

guys you wanted us you were crying out that you bypassed the harder team in Miami on his left foot see him holding on to his knee holding on to his knee and down he was flying and he came down wrong on the left foot now whether it was an ankle or a knee I do not know yeah there's Coach Collins out there and all those teammates running in this with the injury schemes he has missed with an assortment of entries and now holding a knee late in a game that has already decided for all intents

and purposes Rose landed wrong and suffered one of the scariest injuries in basketball a torn ACL Rose was immediately forced into rehab where he hoped he'd eventually return to the core like nothing ever happened until that day came and he couldn't escape more devastating injuries or people doubting him Derrick Rose as far as I'm concerned is finished and I don't mean finish I don't mean finished as an NBA player yeah I don't mean finished as a great NBA player I mean finished as the Derrick Rose yes we both we've all know all of this negative

attention even made Rose start doubting himself Stories leaked about fans running into him and saying you're the man and he'd respond with nah I used to be Rose didn't know where his career was at but a part of him still wanted to succeed then while he was giving an emotional interview it's like he could sense something bad was gonna happen so nervous right now I don't know why why I want to talk to you yeah because he in New York right now I hope nothing didn't happen all right Rose interview take four markers a big

separation um what's up you lying yeah foreign [Music] [Music] everything plays out it's Sharma [Music] that [ __ ] made me who I am now Rose wasn't only emotional because of the trade Chicago's where he was born and raised so it was like his own home town gave up on and being sent to a team at the bottom of the league wasn't even close to the end of his misery more trades more injuries even more teams giving up on him it eventually led him to the Minnesota Timberwolves where he knew he only had one chance

left to prove he still belonged in the league and that's when he had the most emotional night of his entire life finally gives it up Derrick Rose straight away look at a triple Kansas he's gotten so much better gross tough shot Rose attacks challenges go Baron gobert couldn't get there in time like Rose playing really well for the Timberwolves of the Anchorman as well tonight third corner has his first points of the fourth quarter gross Derrick Rose has 41. gross out of the corner and it's a new career high for Derrick Rose that's crazy the

stop to go the Finish 46 for Rose side puts up a tough shot and hits it anyway 15. a half a century for Derrick Rose here tonight Exxon has it blocked in the corner by who else Derek 2011 MVP Rose everybody just streams out on the floor to greet him to show him the respect and they'd all know what this means to him they know what he's lost and now what he's trying to find what a great moment for Derrick Rose yeah Nick helgressive was D Rose last night this was shocking that that night was

meant to be it was meant to happen even when a superhero was knocked down he's still a superhero at the end of the day for Rose tab the best game of his career after everything he'd been through was bigger than basketball it gave the entire world hope but just overcoming injuries is one thing at number two Michael Jordan had an emotional moment because the closest person in his life was murdered two 18 year olds accused of murdering the father of basketball star Michael Jordan appeared in court the murder of MJ's father was unexpected and something

not even the greatest basketball player ever knew how to deal with but for MJ to just sit there and be sad wasn't an option I mean I know he had to pass but I think he was murdered and the fact that he was murdered is is a searing kind of pain I mean have you have you dealt with that have you accepted the fact he was murdered no because I'm I'm a very optimistic person to a sense that I don't look at the real bad part of it I looked at no matter what happened to

my father he's not here so he's passed to me I want to look at it in a good sense in fact he decided to use his father's murder as motivation MJ's Bulls were up 3-2 in the NBA Finals with a chance to win a championship and game six landed on none other than Father's Day so there was no way Jordan could let his dad down in Seattle Michael Jordan [Music] Scottie Pippen right here in the middle of the floor nobody coming up to stop but Michael Jordan running this way and here's Jordan kicking it out

yeah [Applause] they have reached the level with this crowd and they played a major part in this victory tonight I can't even put it in words [Applause] my kids foreign now that's why MJ's the go but in number one the most emotional moment in NBA history brought the entire world together it all started when LeBron was about to pass up Kobe on the NBA's all-time scoring list there's James and our leading scorer in NBA history passing Kobe Bryant and after that history was made Kobe tweeted a congratulations but if only the world knew those were

the last words Kobe would ever send out good afternoon from New York we're coming on the air with breaking news very sad news to tell the Sports World the LA Times is reporting that retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash this was the last thing that anybody expected so it had the entire world shook I mean nobody could even talk about this situation without tearing up I'm devastated it's devastating obviously I found out a few minutes after the reports came out and uh no no I don't know

uh when Kobe Bryant died a piece of me died after that players everywhere all started their next games with eight second violations as a tribute to Kobe's jersey number then the Lakers had a Kobe night where every player wore his jersey number and even got introduced as Kobe before LeBron gave a heartfelt speech so in the words of Kobe Bryant Mamba out but in the words of us not forgotten live on brother and LeBron was right Kobe won't be forgotten anytime soon his legendary career got both of his jerseys hung up in the Staples Center

the NBA even completely changed the All-Star Game to be all about Kobe including naming the MVP award after him the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP trophy Kobe brought together an entire city scratch that the entire world so there will never be another player or another human being like Kobe foreign [Music]