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Michael Sykes

People are setting NBA highlights to extremely unconventional music on TikTok and it’s the best thing on the internet

TikTok NBA Dion Waiters Faye Webster John Wall Kanye West Kobe Bryant Maroon 5 Michael Jackson Russ

We all know what a proper sports highlight looks like.

It’s a bunch of spectacular plays chopped up into one reel that’s probably about a minute long. It’ll likely have some instrumental in the background that might be faster or slower depending on the player and what they’re doing in the highlight.

We’ve seen this formula for years. It works. It keeps us coming back over and over again.

But, today, you’re about to learn that we’ve been watching highlights incorrectly for our entire lives. Prepare to have your world rocked.

It all started with a tweet from Secret Base’s Kofie Yeboah. He made a simple joke about how TikTok was the best because you could be minding your business and then stumble upon a Ben Wallace highlight reel set to some MF Doom.

What that one simple tweet unlocked will change your world.

Everyone posted their favorite TikTok highlight mashups with all these unconventional songs. We got joints like Bob Cousy doing all of his one-handed dribbles and behind-the-back passes to Kanye West’s Black Skinhead, which is completely ridiculous. Or how about Jason Williams breaking necks on the court to Without Me by Eminem?

It’s just phenomenal, world-view-changing work, man. Bless TikTok. Here are some more of my favorites that you need to take a look at.

Vince Carter x House of Pain

I couldn’t think of a more appropriate combination than Vince Carter and House of Pain’s jump around considering that nobody jumped around better than Vinsanity.

Kobe Bryant x Slum Village

Selfish by Slum Village with Kanye West and John Legend is always and forever going to be a banger. Add some Kobe highlights to it and WOW.

John Wall x MF Doom

The Wizards fan in me is always going to go up for a good John Wall highlight. But who knew all I needed was some MF Doom to make it just perfect?

This is so smooth.

Terrell Owens x Michael Jackson

It wasn’t just NBA highlights, y’all. This T.O. cut set to Michael Jackson’s Human Nature might make a tear stream down you face.

Russell Westbrook x Paramore

Russ is a huge Paramore fan so this makes perfect sense. It’s synced up perfectly, too.

Brandon Jennings x Amerie

You might think Brandon Jennings is completely unserious. But I think Brandon Jennings highlights synced up with Amerie are the most serious thing in the world. Classic.

Dion Waiters x Maroon 5

I didn’t expect to be watching Dion Waiters highlights or to be listening to Maroon 5 today. Alas.

 

Shaquille O'Neal x Faye Webster

Yes, you read that correctly. Somebody dropped a Shaq clip along with a Faye Webster track and it’s SO SMOOTH. I thought I’d hate it…but I don’t!

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