NBA "old photos lie": Jordan kicked Ilo? James crying emoticon is actually laughing

Unlike the real-time advancement of the game, where every moment can be fully presented to the public through the lens, and no false modifications are tolerated, many classic photos of the NBA often cause misunderstandings due to special scenes. These photos are limited by the photographer's shooting angle, or the momentary freeze-frame during the capture, or the limitation of the viewing range, which can easily cause visual illusions in the viewer. After some media people's subsequent artistic processing and rendering of "fake is real and sometimes real is fake", and the addition of guiding text descriptions, many fans have believed it from the beginning. Doubts are gradually driven by the atmosphere of public opinion, and eventually they are convinced, and they may even unconsciously fill in the details of the picture and improve the "story line". It may even form a psychological "Mandela Effect", allowing the false scenes to solidify into "reality" in the memory, turning nothing into something. Thus, there are these NBA "old photo scams" that we are familiar with today.

1. Garnett cannot touch the top edge of the backboard

Although Garnett has personally clarified in multiple interviews that he has never touched the top edge of the backboard, but "three people make a tiger", the spread of rumors is far greater than the truth. To this day, many fans still believe in the statement that "Garnett can touch the top edge of the backboard." In fact, with a simple analysis of the data, you can understand that this is not true. Garnett's official height is 2.11 meters, with a wingspan of 2.26 meters. His static standing reach is 2.86 meters, and his maximum run-up bounce has been measured to be about 97 centimeters. Adding the standing reach and bounce height, his maximum run-up reach does not exceed 3.83 meters. The height of the top edge of NBA standard backboards is fixed at 3.95 meters, and there is a significant gap of 12 centimeters between the two. This distance is enough to show that "touching the top edge" is purely fictitious. The exaggerated rumor that "Garnett can take coins from the edge of the backboard" derived from this is naturally self-defeating.

In addition to Garnett, there are four other players who are "self-proclaimed and self-proclaimed." They all claim to have touched the top edge of the backboard during their peak years. They are "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, "Twenty Thousand Zhang" Chamberlain, "demigod" Vince Carter, and Big McGee, who is "talented from the neck down." There is no way to verify whether it is true or false. It is a pleasure for everyone to listen to.

2. Ibaka is not a "two-eighth card"

"Ibaka is long, O'Neal is wide, and Zion is still showing off dunks..." This jingle is widely circulated in the fan circle. The saying "Ibaka is long" comes from this photo. At first glance, a certain part of Ibaka's lower body does indeed look different from ordinary people. Some netizens even roughly estimated the length of Ibaka through the proportions of the photos, claiming that it is as long as 28 centimeters, which made many people call it "out of reach". Therefore, the nickname "Erba Ka" came into being and quickly became popular on the Internet. But as long as you look closely at the details, you can find that the so-called "whip length" is actually an optical illusion. Ibaka put his cell phone in his trouser pocket. The heavy cell phone caused his pants to sag naturally, forming a misleading arc, which was not its own physiological characteristics.

3. O'Neal did not kneel down to worship Battelle.

Battelle's NBA career was relatively short. He only played for three teams, the Nuggets, Spurs and Raptors. He left behind very few classic game scenes. The two highlights in his career that are most praised by fans are, without exception, related to "Shark" O'Neal. First, as O'Neal's "stand-in", he accompanied Duncan in simulated confrontations in training, helping Duncan adapt to the powerful center's style of play, and eventually won a championship trophy with the Spurs; second, in a regular season, Battelle relied on his strong body to withstand O'Neal's inside attack, and even knocked O'Neal to the ground with one hand. Perhaps out of love for the Chinese player, some fans specially created a composite picture of "O'Neal kneeling on one knee to worship Battelle." In the picture, O'Neal kneels on the ground facing Battelle in a respectful posture. But in fact, the original material of this picture comes from the moment of the game between O'Neal and Yao Ming. The person in the picture is not Battle, but Yao Ming; and O'Neal did not "kneel down" to anyone. He only accidentally slipped on his feet during a breakthrough and landed on one knee.

4. O'Neal did not "stun" his opponents

I have to say that just looking at the picture alone, it does make people think of "smell". In the photo, Timberwolves player No. 40 Earvin Johnson frowned, covering his mouth and nose with one hand, leaning back slightly, as if he smelled a pungent smell. Many netizens ridiculed that he was "smelled" by the body odor under O'Neal's armpits, so he reacted with such resistance, for fear that the smell would penetrate into his internal organs and he could not help but spit out. However, this is not the case. The background of this photo is an offensive and defensive round. When O'Neal was making a layup under the basket, his elbow accidentally hit Earvin Johnson's nose. Johnson subconsciously covered his mouth and nose because of nose pain and fear of injury, not because of the smell. However, objectively speaking, due to the special physique of the players and the large amount of sweating during the game, coupled with the fact that the clothes are soaked with sweat after high-intensity confrontation, the players will inevitably emit some unpleasant smells all over their bodies. In order to avoid this embarrassment as much as possible, and to respect teammates and opponents, most NBA players will apply deodorant on their armpits and other parts before the game starts. This has long become an unwritten practice in the league.

5. Carter made a mistake in his gliding dunk

As one of the most influential dunkers in NBA history, Vince Carter has contributed countless wonderful dunks throughout his career. Every takeoff is full of power and beauty, and he is regarded as the "art of dunk" by fans. However, the most frequently mentioned classic moment, apart from the astonishing "360-degree windmill" in the 2000 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, and the "Century Dunk" leaping over French center Frederic Weiss at the Sydney Olympics in the same year, is undoubtedly the "gliding dunk" in this photo.. But this time, Wade really threw the ball into the air, and James caught the ball and completed an alley-oop dunk; and this time, Wade also specifically looked back at the basket to witness this belated "air connection", which brought a successful end to the bond between the two on the court.

10. James’s crying emoticon is actually smiling

Some fans may find this photo of James “crying” strange, but everyone must be very familiar with the emoticon made from this photo. At that time, this emoticon became popular all over the Internet. Not only could it be seen everywhere in the auditorium at NBA games, but even during the Warriors' championship parade, Dream Green specially held up a sign with this emoticon and took a close photo with it to tease James. But what many people don't know is that James in the photo is not really crying, but pretending to cry. To be more precise, he is laughing, and to be more precise, he is mocking his opponent.

The background of this photo is a regular season game between the Cavaliers and Bucks in 2008. During the game, James was in poor condition. At some stage in the first three quarters, he failed to hit a sports goal for 15 minutes, and the Bucks also used this to establish a lead. But as the core of the team, James suddenly broke out in the fourth quarter and scored consecutively on his own. He scored 11 points in a row in just a few minutes, helping the Cavaliers reverse the situation and ultimately win the game. After the game, in order to respond to the harsh words of the Bucks' core player Michael Reid before the game that "it will restrain James", James deliberately made this "pear blossoms with rain" expression in front of the camera, pretending to cry, and then immediately turned into an unbridled laugh, which directly maximized the mocking effect, and also left this classic photo that has been ridiculed by netizens for many years