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You gotta take the good with the bad. One day, you're the man, another day, you're the butt of everyone's jokes. It's just a natural part of sports. As you will soon find out (*hint hint), there have been plenty of amazing moments throughout the 2012-13 NBA regular season, but there have also been some incredibly bad incidents, as well.
For every 100 amazing performances by LeBron James, there's one time where we're reminded just how human he actually is. After all the high-flying aerial assaults from Blake Griffin, there are those moments where the Clippers forward thinks he's a perimeter shooter. It happens to the best players in the league, at one point or another.
With the year more than halfway done, let's take a look at those plays your favorite ballers would like us to forget in the Biggest Fails of the 2012-2013 NBA Season, So Far (Video).
25. LeBron Suffers a Malfunction
Date: 2/21/2013
Game: Heat @ Bulls
LeBron James has been as close to perfect this entire season. This moment must've been a glitch in the Matrix.
24. Ref With the Block On Kris Humphries
Date: 12/12/2012
Game: Nets @ Raptors
DJs, fans and now, referees. Is there anyone that hasn't taken a shot at Humphries at one point or another? Seriously!
23. J.R. Smith Free Throw Is Nowhere Close
Date: 2/4/2013
Game: Pistons @ Knicks
It can be hard to focus on making a free throw when you're thinking about who's trying to get the pipe. #neverforget
22. Rajon Rondo Dishes Out Assist to Opposing Team
Date: 1/22/2013
Game: Celtics @ Cavaliers
Rajon is always hustling and giving 110%. But look where that gets you...
21. Westbrook With the Wide-Open Missed Dunk
Date: 2/20/2013
Game: Thunder @ Rockets
Good to see that after years of abuse, the rim finally fought back against Westbrook.
20. Pistons' Will Bynum Gets Revenge Right In Front of Ref
Date: 2/23/2013
Game: Pacers @ Pistons
Will Bynum clearly needs to go to the Metta World Peace school of cheap shots.
19. Timofey Mozgov Got "Mozgoved" Again
Date: 2/12/2013
Game: Nuggets @ Raptors
Getting Mozgoved > Timofey Mozgov
18. Dwight Howard Has That Charity Stripe Struggle
Date: 1/17/2013
Game: Heat @ Lakers
Look on the bright side, Dwight, that free throw attempt was literally nothing but net.
17. Caron Butler Tricks Jonas Valanaciunas
Date: 2/1/2013
Game: Clippers @ Raptors
Don't trust Caron when he tells you that your secret is safe with him.
16. Kobe Stare: The Lindsay Hunter Edition
Date: 2/22/2013
Game: Celtics @ Suns
We don't really need to say anything about this airball by Michael Beasley. Lindsay Hunter's eyes say it all.
15. Get Away From That Three-Point Line, Blake Griffin!
Date: 1/2/2013
Game: Clippers @ Warriors
Who's telling Blake to attempt threes? Does he not pay attention to his own commercials?
14. Bismack Biyombo Manages to Get Posterized by Carlos Boozer
Date: 1/28/2013
Game: Bobcats @ Bulls
Carlos Boozer hasn't dunked in 20 years and Biyombo fancies himself a shot-blocker. Go figure!
13. Brandon Knight Died in Mid-Air
Date: 2/15/2013
Game: 2013 Rising Stars Challenge
Brandon Knight got rocked to sleep and the step back finished him. Fatality!
12. Craig Sager Gets Clowned On During All-Star Weekend
Date: 2/16/2013 - 2/17/2013
First, Melo and KG got at him for rocking a teal blazer. Then, while interviewing Garnett during the All-Star game, Garnett tells him that he looks like a "Christmas ornament." Sages gets no remorse from us.
11. Chris Bosh Can't Win
Date: 2/17/2013
Game: 2013 NBA All-Star Game
Chris Paul and Tony Parker shouldn't take advantage of dinosaurs like this. They know T-Rex arms are shorter than a human's.
10. George Hill Hates Getting Crossed Up
Date: 2/26/2013
Game: Warriors @ Pacers
Steph Curry did George Hill so bad, Hill tripped him while he went up for a lay-up. George should've just took his ball and went home.
9. The First Stop On Paul Pierce's Broken Ankle Tour
Date: 11/25/2012
Game: Celtics @ Magic
Pierce's ankles (1977-2012)
8. The Team That Shares a Towel Together, Stays Together
Date: 1/8/2013
Game: Lakers @ Rockets
When Steve Nash eclipsed the 10,000 assist mark, did they include this one?
7. Gerald Green Can't Win
Date: 2/16/2013
Game: Slam Dunk Contest
We understand the whole "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again," but this is just ridiculous.
6. Jeff Teague Can't Do Fundamentals
Date: 2/16/2013
Game: Skills Challenge
It's a lay-up. A lay-up! We're done.
5. Mirza Teletovic Airballs Three Straight Shots
Date: 2/6/2013
Game: Nets @ Pistons
After airballing two times, why even pass it to Teletovic? Honestly, a turnover was probably a better option.
4. JaVale McGee Can Never Run the Point
Date: 12/7/2012
Game: Nuggets @ Pacers
JaFail is at it again. Just another moment to add to the list.
3. Wait, Something's Wrong Here
Date: 12/21/2012
Game: Bulls @ Knicks
Man, life without Derrick Rose's leadership is rough.
2. DeAndre Jordan Gets Nothing But Backboard
Date: 2/14/2013
Game: Clippers @ Lakers
C'mon DeAndre. Like your mom said, "shoot with your good eye!"
1. Jeremy Lin Choked
Date: 11/12/2012
Game: Heat @ Rockets
Now that was $25 million well spent, right?
