[Highlight] Harden threads a camel through the eye of a needle with a dime so good it breaks Jamal Shead’s ankles
What a beautiful court
Oh man it really gives that throwback vibe.
But im a fuckin sucker for a lot of the classic looks from 1990-2008.
I personally love the giant ozempic ad that the raptors broadcast slapped on both sides of the court
(San Antonio Joke)
¿Que es Ozempic?
/s
how do the raptors have their own broadcast?
Something to do with the broadcasting rights in Canada
Makes me nostalgic lol. Love myself some early 2000s
I want Dan to just go back to this logo and branding. Forever. It’s peak.
And jerseys
Biblical pass you could say
Amen
Ausar
Gesundheit
muzzle tuff
Harden giveth the ball and taketh away the ankle
From Hitler to Hagar: The Harden Story
Camel through the eye of a needle?
“it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God”
one of the tuffest verses
damn Matthew was spittin back then 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Tax Man Got Saved
I think they skip that verse in the Trump bible
Nobody will ever know because he’s never opened it.
they skip 90% of the verses in the conservative bible
It’s a passage I appreciate but it feels like a mixed metaphor in this context.
Bible reference
A Bible reference that makes no sense in this context lol. Harden’s play was so good that he can go to Heaven now, I guess?
he threaded the ball through two defenders and op likened it to threading a camel through the eye of a needle due to its difficulty/impressiveness. it’s not complicated
Yeah but when you use the objects of a known saying, you invite the comparison to the original saying’s meaning.
If he said James Harden puts a golf ball through a garden hose, the top comment would just be ‘ayo?’
The original meaning is that it is impossible for a camel to do that. And that is compared to this pass being so good it should be impossible.
Weird
Is it that weird to reference one of the most well known works in human history
Its a pretty fire quote too
I think so yeah. For a basketball play… yeah weird.
In this context, yeah.
“Weird” doesn’t mean it can’t be funny. Plenty of off the wall humor is weird but still funny. I chuckled at OPs title personally
There’s no accounting for taste.
your name is fartacus
What’s the problem?
Thanks for getting my back. I still think it’s weird even after the downvotes.
You tell em!
I tried lol
reddit when it’s time to be inclusive of everyone but have an aneurysm over a religion reference
I mean you only have to be inclusive to people also offering that inclusion which you know Christians aren’t really known for..
funny the bible talks about that too
even more funny is that a multi-thousand year old book for “bigots” is more inclusive than the modern inclusion movement
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Truly no one is more persecuted in America than Christians. I don’t think most people think the Bible itself is bigoted, more a lot of the people who preach it. Over 70% of white Christians voted for Trump, one of the least christ-like figures on the planet.
nice generalization. part of being progressive which this app thinks it is not generalizing a population (in this case fucking billions of people) cuz of the bad actions of a few. im south asian and grew up in the third world before coming to america. should i have disdain for every white european i meet cuz their history consists of exploiting our people which has lasting effects to this day?
Oh my god, someone called a single quote from the Bible weird. Christianity as we know it is under attack lmao
For all we know he may have just thought the expression itself was weird. Either way it’s not that big of a deal
Edit: upset the weirdos, shocker
Oh my god, someone made a single joke about reddit’s general hypocrisy over religion. Reddit as we know it is under attack lmao
Did I say anything remotely like that? Hes the one accusing people of having an aneurysm over religion and not being inclusive. All I did was make a joke that he was being overdramatic. Yall need to relax lol. No one’s assaulting Christianity. It’s gonna be okay
Thats fine man. I don’t have skin that thin.
ur defending the dude who said weird with ur life lmaoo relax he not gonna let u hit 🤣🤣
Some of yall need Jesus and it shows
He Is Risen
For a sick alley-oop
They need Ivey 🙏
This was black magic fuckery
I’m pretty sure Magic was black
Still is, too.
Thanks Magic
Don’t remember the last time I saw an ankle breaking pass. Definitely not one that didn’t involve a fake
I would like to sidebar and give Mobley credit for setting an actual legal screen. Those are rare these days.
It’s honestly why he’s not known as a good screener, he’s not grabbing and moving people when he does it.
It’s unfortunate to think those things define a “good screener” these days, but you’re right.
if we want to be real… the “really good screeners” are also the dudes like draymond who shuffle over 5ft. it’s one of the reasons OKC is so good, they just foul a shitload and they are really good at hiding it.
unfortunate reality, but a lot of the best screeners are the dudes who cheat but hide it.
Honestly, at this point, they’re not even good hiding it, it’s just too late for the refs to balance the scales so they have to just let it go.
That was my initial reaction too lmao
Shead tripped on Poeltl’s foot lmao, not really an ankle breaker from Harden
Agree, but also, if you end up stepping on your teammate’s foot on defense, the defense is getting tested past what it can handle.
I’d prefer to agree with the way you’re framing it, but idk, you could step on your teammates foot before the offense even gets the ball past halfcourt.
Sometimes you just step on someone’s foot.
I would still say the maneuver was slick enough to cause it. He closed hard AF thinking he had a good angle. He did not.
If you feel like you need to double team the guy from on top of your teammate the guy is the one who caused you to step on your teammate.
Pass so good it made Poeltl move unpredictably and break his teammate’s ankles. I count it!
boooooo (jk u right)
Darius Garland was the problem.
Small guards that are clueless on defense? Ya don’t say.
Darius Garland never being healthy was the problem. Even this year with the Clips, after the play in he said he’d been playing with the same bad toe that’s hounded him all year.
It’s game 1
Agreed. Always has been. You cant have a happy go lucky/soft PG at the helm and expect to go very far in the playoffs.
Is Harden the new CP3? Many people are saying this
on offense, yes. shooter, passer, flopper.
Booooo
Need a Harden pocket pass compilation.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_989OerZGOg
Crazy how they had Cavaliers Harden highlights all the way back in 2007’s 480p
Cavs should go back to this logo and color scheme
Just in time for LeDementia to think he’s back in the 2000s.
The baseline camera angle of this pass was insane
in a poetic mood are we op
More like Poeltl breaking Shead’s ankles
Found Kevin Harlan’s burner account
He is a rich man
I checked out of the season a while ago, but I totally forgot Harden was a Cav now 🤣🤣
Is that an expression?
its an old bible quote, “it’s easier for a camel to pass thru the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven”
Clickbait
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You saw that title and thought about porn instead of the bible???? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This guy goes to church to watch porn.
huh
it’s more like his teammate tried to break his ankles. nice pass tho
…….so now Basketball Hitler of all people gets to go to heaven despite his tremendous wealth?
this timeline, man.
Playoff choker
Historically, yes, but you may want to wait to say that for a game they actually lose.
Who picked this title? lol why are we mixing references. You can just say “threads the eye of the needle.” We don’t need to bring Jesus into this.
Who picked this title?
Wild guess here but it might be op
It’s not mixing metaphors at all. If jesus can hyperbolise why can’t I?
Tripping on your teammates shoe is not getting your ankle broken and this wasn’t a dime
it wasn’t a nice ass pass? huh?
Of course. It was nasty. I’m just pointing out the inaccurate title
am i dumb? i thought a dime was a 10⁄10 pass (hence dime). is it only an assist. also i don’t know why the nba doesn’t count passes that lead to points from free throws as an assist
No you’re not dumb lol. Yea, only an assist. But I agree. I’ve been saying that forever. I think if all free throws are made, it should count as an assist.
who’s downvoting you lmao i don’t understand this app sometimes
Sometimes they boo you even when you’re right brother. I don’t concern myself with these things lol
How do you know Harden didn’t see Shead running up and manipulate the defence so that Poeltl moved unexpectedly, to make them collide 🤔🧐
Before I commented I asked him and he denied that
Damn. Unfortunately I can’t edit titles
lol jokes aside I honestly thought this was a bot post. I wouldn’t have said anything if I knew you were an actual poster because it’s a good clip and we all truly appreciate the people that take the time to post on this sub, so my bad
He also traveled before dribbling at halfcourt.