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Game respect game. @LSUBasketball teammates @BenSimmons25 x @blakeney96! #ThisIsWhyWePlay #KiaTipOff18 pic.twitter.com/XxZFBFmWMk

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My favorite moment from the Bulls and 76ers game wasn't one of the assists Ben Simmons had on his way to his first triple-double of the season. My favorite moment was when he and the Bulls' Antonio Blakeney exchanged jerseys after the game.

The history between the two goes back to their high school AAU days when they were known as the "Killer B's" on a team called Each 1 Teach 1. The dynamic duo ended their prep careers by leading the East team to victory in the 2015 McDonalds All-American Game.

“It was cool, with me running the point." Simmons said after the game. "I like to find Antonio and he likes to shoot, so it works well.”

They enjoyed playing together so much, they decided to reunite in Louisiana. Simmons' time with the LSU Tigers was short and controversial but enough to make him the no-brainer No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Blakeney hung around the swamps for another year and became the team's No. 1 scorer.

Blakeney declared for the NBA Draft after his All-SEC season and surprisingly (to me) went undrafted. The Bulls picked him up on a two-way contract and had him spend some time in the G-League, where he won the 2018 Rookie Of The Year award. He's been instant offense for the Bulls in the preseason and looked decent (15 PTS, 5 REB in 30 MINS) in Thursday's regular season game against the 76ers and his former teammate.

Here are a few throwback videos of the Killer B's, starting with a 42-minute documentary about the duo preparing for the Nike EYBL Championship at Peach Jam.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

LSU HIGHLIGHTS

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Unless you are playing the Golden State Warriors (at full health), if you put up big numbers in a boxscore, someone, somewhere, is going to say you ONLY scored X amount of points because of "weak competition." If you are talking about LaVar's JBA league then you are absolutely correct. If you are talking about college basketball, then you might be correct but I'm not going to disrespect the talent and say they can't do this against "real competition."

For the past week, we watched Duke freshmen R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson (two guys we have been watching dominate high school basketball for years) fill up the stat sheets and dominate social media timelines with highlights of them dominating teams during their Canada tour -- the most attended 3-game foreign tour in NCAA history.

How dominant were they?

They averaged 61 points per game while their opponents averaged 62 points! You read that correctly. They averaged just a single point less than the entire opposing teams. Potential No. 1 NBA Draft pick Barrett averaged 31 of those 61 to go with 6 boards, 5 dimes and about 5 "He's the best player in college basketball" moments a game. Williamson averaged 30 points, 11 boards and about 5 "OH SHIT!" moments a game.

The Batman and Batman combo even had Dwyane Wade as excited as Jimmy "WELL DAMN!" Butler looking at social media pics.

Those @DukeMBB boys tho ???. I can’t wait to watch them play all season. My son will be watching @RjBarrett6 very closely all year.

— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 20, 2018

If you missed any of the highlights, here's every one of those "OH SHIT" moments.

VS MCGILL

Duke 103 - McGill 58
Barrett: 23 PTS, 10 ASTS
Williamson: 36 PTS (15-23 FG), 14 REBS, 4 ASTS, 3 STLS, 2 BLKS

VS UNIV OF TORONTO

Duke 86 - Toronto 60
Barrett: 35 PTS, 9 REBS
Williamson: 24 PTS, 8 REBS

Sights and sounds from the #DukeCanadaTour win over Toronto ??????? pic.twitter.com/Qsp2UK3LsR

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 18, 2018

VS RYERSON

Duke 86 - Ryerson 67
Barrett: 34 PTS
Williamson: 29 PTS, 13 REBS

Sights and sounds from our first win on the #DukeCanadaTour ??????? pic.twitter.com/aXlvjfoIFX

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 16, 2018

DUNK EXHIBITION

#DukeCanadaTour - last full day!

? Duke v. McGill
?Place Bell
3:00 PM ET
? ESPN+

Jumping into gameday like pic.twitter.com/6OuB9mbVbo

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 19, 2018

Our guy @RjBarrett6 showing off for the ?? fans at McGill!

???????????#DukeCanadaTour pic.twitter.com/WvDZrYbUcj

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 18, 2018

There goes that man @ZionW32! He floats.

???#DukeCanadaTour ?? pic.twitter.com/Ce6o4Yq4O0

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 18, 2018

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Watching Zion Williamson's 28-point, Duke debut was like watching a post-injury Larry Johnson with the athleticism of a pre-injury Larry Johnson and the body of Larry Johnson after being exposed to the meteor that made the animals in the Rampage movie so huge. If you remember the converse-wearing Grandmama of the 90s, then you know the LJ 2.0 I just described would be an unstoppable force. That LJ 2.0 might also make die-hard UNLV fans sick to their stomach since he wears the uniform Christian Laettner used to wear.

Much was recently made (especially by me) about Zion's reported weight of 285 pounds, which is just 10 pounds less than what the late Robert "Tractor" Traylor was at during his backboard-breaking college days. From the looks of his monster rebounds (13), putback dunks and a goaltend that almost resulted in him hitting his head on the backboard, the weight isn't an issue (for now).

Much was also made about Zion's shooting. Every time we post a video of Zion dunking -- like his free throw dunk with ease from practice -- our social timeline is covered with replies like, "but can he shoot?" From the looks of him knocking down three of four three-pointers, he has the confidence to take shots and the ability to make them.

Lost in all of the hoopla about Zion was the impressive performance from teammate R.J. Barrett. The No. 1 ranked high school player (Yes, ahead of Zion) scored a game-high 34 points, which included arguably the best dunk of the night. He did struggle a little with his shot, making just 11-of-29 from the field, 2-of-8 from three and 8-of-14 from the free throw line, but, I'm not concerned about his shot especially since he has the ability to get to the free throw line as much as James Harden does.

Final: Duke (86) - Ryerson (67)
Zion: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 2 STL (13-23 FG, 3-4 3PT, 0-1 FT)
RJ: 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK, 2 STL (12-30 FG, 2-8 3PT, 8-14 FT)

Sights and sounds from our first win on the #DukeCanadaTour ??????? pic.twitter.com/aXlvjfoIFX

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) August 16, 2018

Every time Zion Williamson blocks a shot like this I think he’s going to hit his head on the backboard.

(Via @FrankieVision) https://t.co/gY52dqjSME

— David Astramskas (@redapples) August 15, 2018

HELP pic.twitter.com/W7VKEPxYxX

— Jarrel (@_JarrelHarris) August 16, 2018

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For the past couple of years, every single time we posted highlights of Zion Williamson avoiding a head injury while throwing a down 360-windmill dunk or throwing an opponent's shot into a crowd that would make the Detroit Pistons jealous, people would say things like, "let's see a jump shot" or "can he shoot doe?" The above clip is for those people. A clip showing the Duke freshman knocking down jumpers.

Are you surprised?

The clip didn't surprise me but what did floor me was the Duke website saying the man-child from Spartanburg High is now 285 pounds! Yes, Duke has him listed as a 6-7, 285-pound forward. To put that into perspective, 7-3 NBA center Boban Marjanovic is just five pounds heavier and he's the heaviest guy in the NBA. At 285, 6-8 LeBron James is 35 pounds lighter. At 285, he's heavier than a lot of the best big men in NBA history and just nine pounds lighter than 7-1 Shaquille O'Neal during his LSU days (when he used to get outplayed by Duke's Christian Laettner).

Here's the most shocking thing about Zion having the weight of fat Shawn Kemp from Cleveland: he can still jump like young Shawn Kemp from Seattle. A week ago, the Duke Twitter account shared a video of him using his 40+ inch vert to jump from the free throw line and dunk with such ease he probably could have jumped from behind the line. The last person I saw jump from the line with such ease was 6-7 OKC rookie Terrance Ferguson and he's just 184 pounds (when he's carrying Russell Westbrook and Paul George's bags).

Earlier in June, Zion also set a new vertical leap record at Duke, home of high-flyers like Christian Laettner, JJ Redick, and Shane Battier. I'm obviously kidding with those names; Grant Hill, Corey Maggette and Grayson Allen are all Blue Devils with impressive hops. Anyways, by being able to clear the racks, it means he can touch the top of the backboard, which puts him in a special class with dunk legends like Vince Carter and David Thompson (who was not able to make change on the top of a backboard).

So how much has the college freshman grown over the past few years?

In the 8th grade, he was just 5-9. And like many middle schoolers going into high school, he hit a growth spurt and grew six inches. He was now a 6-3 freshman point guard weighing about 175.

During his freshman year, he suffered a wrist injury and was given some good and bad news from the doctor: the temporary bad news was his wrist was broken and the good news was his growth plate was open and he might be growing another five or so inches.

The wrist healed and in 2015, Carter Wilson of HoopSeen.com wrote this write-up about the "6-4 lefty."

Williamson is a lengthy 6-foot-4 lefty wing who looks a little bit unassuming when he steps onto the floor. But can he ever turn it on when it’s game time. A big time offensive threat, Williamson has a fantastic ability to get to the rim, where he can show off some explosive athleticism and finish well above the iron. He also gave us glimpses of this shooting ability, proving he can shoot it over zone defenses from long range. Overall, Williamson is a flat out bucket-getter. 

Still a youngster in the class of 2018, Williamson has heard from local school Wofford. However, both high major and mid major coaches should keep an eye on his development, as his ceiling is higher than most in the class of 2018. Do not be surprised if his name is continued to be repeated among hoop circles.

He was absolutely right about that ceiling and mentions of his name.

Zion grew to 6-6 in the 10th grade and 6-7, 230 pounds as a 16-year-old small forward that was about to become an online viral star and Drake's new favorite high school basketball player during his 11th grade.

Not much needs to be said about his final two years in high school except he generated a lot of YouTube views and every single college wanted him (UNC coach Roy Williams said Zion was probably one of the best high school players he's seen since Michael Jordan) and he ended up choosing Coach K over Coach Williams and every other Coach that saw him and his 272-pound frame at the 2017 USA Basketball mini-camp.

So here we are. It's 2018 and Duke wants us to believe the player that looks like former #1 NBA Draft pick Larry Johnson after being exposed to the stuff the animals in Rampage were exposed to is really 285 pounds. I don't see why Duke would lie (Why would a college ever lie about something?) but for sake of Zion's knees, I really hope he's not 285. If he is, those knees are going to take a punishment worse than this kid getting dunked on by a 15-year-old Zion.

HOW BIG WERE THEY?

When I think of "big/little guys" around that 6-7 to 6-9 height, three of the names that pop in my head are Larry Johnson, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley and the late Anthony Mason. During their prime, each was around 250-260 pounds, which is also what 6-10 Shawn Kemp weighed when he was catching alley-oops from Gary Payton.

ZION'S CHILDHOOD

OUR FIRST ZION VIDEO (16YO)

CRAZIEST BLOCK

SENIOR MIXTAPE

DUKE STUFF

Zion Williamson from the free throw line.

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— Duke Basketball (@BlueDevils) June 28, 2018

DO NOT TRY TO TAKE THIS CHARGE. @ZionW32????? pic.twitter.com/Z6aTB7xLVs

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) July 25, 2018

Source: Kentucky.com, Charlotte Observer

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For the past week, Georgetown freshman Mac McClung has been generating viral clips and tearing up the Nike Pro-City "Jabbo" Kenner League with 30-point performances and highlights galore: shifty handles, no-look passes and reverse alley-oop dunks. Thanks to the media and every person in attendance being equipped with a video camera, the 2018 Ballislife All-American will surely become a Kenner League legend.

A lot of basketball greats and NBA legends have played in the Kenner League since it started in the early 80s -- when Patrick Ewing and the D.C. summer league games arrived on the Georgetown campus -- but since every person in attendance back then wasn't equipped with a camera and desire to record everything they see, we don't have much evidence to back up some great Kenner League stories I've heard (Can someone please hook me up with some Sam Cassell and Gilbert Arenas footage?). But, we do have footage from the most memorable weekend in the league's history.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE ANSWER

On August 3rd of 1994, 19 year old Allen Iverson was released from jail. Word on the street was the 6-0 Georgetown freshman guard was going to make his Kenner League debut the following day. Hundreds of people showed up to the McDonough Gymnasium only to be rejected outside. Inside, Iverson suited up for the Tombs team and scored 40 points (30 in the first half) in a 75-67 quarterfinals victory (not bad considering he hadn't played organized basketball in over a year).

“That was one of the most exciting atmospheres I’ve ever experienced at McDonough,” Thompson said to the Washington Times. “I’d put the Missouri game with Steve Stipanovich and Patrick [Ewing] at No. 1. But Allen’s Kenner League debut ranks right up there. Maybe our NIT game [Cal State Fullerton] a few years ago would be the other McDonough game on the radar, but it would be a distant third.

Here's highlights of Iverson scoring 33 points (6 threes) in a 106-90 win against team Nike Air.

FRANCHISE VS TROUBLE

If you were online in the late 90s and early 00s then you probably remember hoop media sites like TheDunk.com (which I created back in 1998) and HoopsTV.com. One of my favorite videos from the HoopsTV era was a montage of Steve Francis scoring "63 points" at the Kenner league. I can't confirm the 63 but I can tell you he put up 59 in a 2000 championship game, which was three less than the 62 put up by 5-11 Curt "Trouble" Smith.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all that Curt has the scoring record,” Thompson said. “You talk to anyone who has been around D.C. basketball, and they know all about Curt. Whether it’s summer league, games on the playground at Berry Farms or whatever, Curt is a D.C. basketball legend.”

Besides being a D.C. basket legend, winning MVP honors and getting the best out of Francis and his team called the Francis Hitmen, Smith's only other claim to fame is a 1998 MVP award in the USBL.

As for Francis, the troubled, three-time NBA All-Star supposedly wasn't too impressed by Smith's resume.

Via DC.SBNATION

Then there's legend that Francis once 'showed' Smith up (or maybe it wasn't Smith, internet record cannot confirm the relayed story) by digging out wads of money from his pockets, laying it on the court and/or giving it to fans, saying something to the effect of how he's so great because of money and finally exiting stage left (and this is after Smith supposedly out-dueled Francis on the court).

BONUS VIDEO: MORE MAC

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Texas Longhorns fans are going to love this news: Kerwin Roach II is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning for his senior season at Texas.

“After getting as much information directly from NBA personnel and talking with my family and my coaches, I’ve decided to return for my senior season at Texas,” Roach said in a press release. “I’m hungry for the opportunity to make a career in the NBA, but I realize I have to improve in so many areas on the court. I’m also on pace to earn my degree, and that is a big deal for me and my family. I’m really excited to get back to work with my returning teammates and a great group of freshmen.”

Since I live in Houston, I've known about the 6'3" Roach and his grasshopper-like hops since he was a making posters in high school. I've been posting about him since he released a video of himself touching the top of the backboard and doing an equally impressive back flip as a Texas freshman. I remained a fan as he continued to make posters throughout college -- including a couple on some Dukies -- and even dunked over his mom, who told him he would be grounded if he messed her hair up.

I was looking forward to seeing him on a NBA roster but I'm happier to see him return to college so he can complete his degree, which is reportedly in Physical Culture & Sports. I just assumed it was in Art because he's made a few masterpieces worth framing and displaying.

DUNKING OVER HIS MOM

DUNKING ON DUKIES

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This shot of one of my favorite former Ballislife All-Americans by one of my favorite photographers is currently my favorite photo!

The high-flyer captured by Cassy Athena is future NBA 1st round draft pick Rawle Alkins aka the SavageLife CEO. The shocking dunk happened during a recent workout with IMPACT BASKETBALL. According to Shereen Rayan of ZonaZealots.com, the former Wildcat has moved to LA and trains from 9 am to 5 pm every day. The latest workout session was was filmed by Corey Porter, who has made a few videos with a few other NBA players, like Scary Terry Rozier before he became a household name and Drew Bledsoe's buddy.

Here's Corey's footage plus some other recent workouts with Rawle.

Despite watching Rawle dunk for hours (seriously, hours!) during the 2016 Ballislife All-American game weekend and posting about some of his nastiest posters at Arizona, I was still a little shocked by how high he got on that off the side of the backboard dunk. And speaking of nasty poster dunks at Arizona, this post gives me an excuse to repost his murder of USC guard Elijah Stewart. The disrespectful dunk that ended with him walking over Stewart like he was Tyronn Lue made his teammate, potential No. 1 NBA draft pick Deandre Ayton, say, "He should go to jail for that. There’s no way somebody should get away with that…I’ve never seen a dunk like that. That was some 2K animation type stuff."

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And here's a few more bonus videos of King Rawle.

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Donte DiVincenzo made redheads and "reddish heads" like Blake Griffin proud last night. In the NCAA championship game, the Villanova sophomore guard scored 31 points (10-15 FG) off the bench and was named Most Outstanding Player! The 31 was a national title record for most points off the bench.

The performance also earns him a spot in the Basketball Redhead Hall of Fame, along with legends like Bill Walton and Dennis Johnson (yes, he was a redhead).

The following are some of the best moments in basketball history by redheads and clips from young redheads that's ready to carry the torch from GOATS like The Red & White Mamba.

BILL WALTON

Bill Walton is by far the greatest ginger to ever touch a basketball and his performance in the 1973 NCAA championship game is arguably the greatest title game performance ever: 44 points on 21-of-22 shooting!

Walton also picked up two NBA championships and a NBA Finals MVP award before becoming one of the most polarizing sports commentators of all-time.

DENNIS JOHNSON

DJ went from getting kicked off a college team (twice) to 2nd round NBA draft pick to a 5 x All-Star, 3 x NBA champion and 1 x NBA Finals MVP. He's also one of the greatest defenders the league has ever seen. And at 6'4" he's unofficially the shortest player to ever want to get into a scuffle with Charles Oakley. Every time I see this clip, I wish the ball would have hit Oakley in the back.

BLAKE GRIFFIN

The future stand-up comedian is responsible for a lot of the best dunks over the past decade but only one of them spawned a phrase in basketball.

On November 20th of 2010, Griffin posterized Timofey Mozgov and the phrase "Mozgoved" was born.

DELONTE WEST

I thought about showing West giving Gordon Hayward a "Wet Willie" but the highlight of his troubled NBA career is easily this game-winner from 2008. Why? Because LeBron James made the assist (I'll let you provide the jokes).

MATT BONNER

Believe it or not, the Red Mamba does have a dunk contest title. It was in high school but Matt Bonner can say he won a dunk contest. He can also say he almost got into a fight with Kevin Garnett and once put Mark Madsen on skates. And he can say he once took the ball from Tony Parker and called an isolation play for himself.

BRIAN SCALABRINE

Buzzer beaters, dunks, fancy assists, win a championship, the White Mamba has done everything the Black Mamba has done...just not as many times.

DENNIS RODMAN

Yes, I'm counting The Worm. At one point or another during Dennis Rodman's Hall of Fame career, he sported every color in the rainbow on his head. And as a redhead, the 2 x NBA DPOY once held Shaq scoreless for a half.

Shaq wants you to know Rodman was BBQ chicken on most nights...

NICO MANNION

Besides Donte DiVincenzo, the young redhead I think will continue the legacy started by Bill Walton will be high-flying Nico Mannion.

Since Bonner has the nickname 'The Red Mamba,' here's some options for Nico:

• Agent Orange
• Code Red
• Ginger Fireball
• Gingerbread Man
• The Torch

HONORABLE MENTION: ROBERT SWIFT

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