Being December is probably one of the most-pressured jobs in the world. Not only do you have to think about closing the year right, you're saying to yourself, "Fuck, somebody is going to be bitching about something on Christmas. Anderson Silva is about to come back and everybody's gonna hyped about that like being an MMA fighter is harder than being a month with Jesus's (not Aaron Rodgers, like the actual Jesus) birthday. And what's with these Cowboys' fans always hoping like they know they're not going to make the playoffs?"
While Christmas was underwhelming in sports (December: "That ain't on me. The Nets and Knicks insist—INSIST—on shitting the bed."), the other 30 days usually wasn't, especially from the 14th onward in a stretch that saw an infamously cocky fighter take his first loss, a possibly tragic end to a career, and a day that just saw a huge amount of craziness in the NFL. Although the personification of December probably isn't as bitchy as we've made it seem, the Most Ridiculous Sports GIFs of December 2013 definitely has some of the most memorable of the year.
Hate That It Had to Be Him
Date: 12/20/2013
Jason Terry is probably hoping this dunk will make us all forgot how LeBron emasculated him earlier this year. Um, no.
You Gotta Celebrate the Small Victories, Too
Date: 12/5/2013
The bench is celebrating an ankle-breaker. This is what it has come to, Knicks fans.
How Did He Do That?
Date: 12/5/2013
One NFL team is going to be real happy when they land Bridgewater next year.
The Water Sip Struggle Is Real
Date: 12/13/2013
It isn't easy to focus on sipping water when your mind is racing with thoughts on how to mess up the league.
Off with Huber's Head
Date: 12/15/2013
Again...kickers get no love.
Life Can Be So Unfair
Date: 12/21/2013
Ninety-nine times out of 100, this doesn't happen. Dude should consider himself lucky.
Mike Ditka Sums Up Our Viewing of "Sunday NFL Countdown"
Date: 12/29/2013
There's only so many Chris Berman puns you can take before your body goes into autopilot.
Johnny Manziel Will Never Be Known as "Johnny Basketball"
Date: 12/28/2013
C'mon, Johnny, Drizzy taught you better than that.
Russell Westbrook Literally Mops Up the Knicks
Date: 12/25/2013
Russ was like, "I'm gotta have surgery on my knee, but let me get this triple-double real quick."
When It Rains, It Pours
Date: 12/22/2013
The Bears' game against the Eagles was such a laugher that even the football got in on the jokes.
Tom Brady Still Can't Get a High Five
Date: 12/22/2013
If you only knew where Brady's hand has been, you wouldn't want to slap him with a five either. Wrist-deep in...UGGs. Ugh!
Giovani Bernard Is a Real-Life Video Game
Date: 12/22/2013
Little man is going to be a problem in the league for years to come.
Rob Gronkowski's Season Ends
Date: 12/8/2013
That's a torn ACL and a concussion, and the NFL definitely cringed when it heard the latter with this being a legal hit.
Matt Schaub Is Terrible
Date: 12/22/2013
That's pretty much the Texans' season in a nutshell.
Amir Johnson Gets Got by Tim Duncan
Date: 12/23/2013
Amir Johnson slipped? Ha, you're damn right he's slipping.
Lance Moore Channels His Inner Hingle McCringleberry
Date: 12/29/2013
The maximum is two, Moore. TWO.
DeMarco Murray Exposes Damion Square's Bird Chest
Date: 12/29/2013
Murray was crueler to the fans for giving them hope on this one.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Save Christmas
Date: 12/25/2013
Santa gives you what you want. Wade and James give you what you need.
The Best Ray Lewis Dance Not Done by Ray Lewis
Date: 12/22/2013
The Ravens allowed 41 points that game. That's more disrespectful to Ray Lewis than this.
Lights Out at Candlestick
Date: 12/23/2013
It's crazy how he was a few downs away from being one of the most hated Niners in history after muffing an onside kick in the fourth quarter.
Knowshon Moreno: Maker of Waterfalls
Date: 12/1/2013
You would've thought TLC was about to make an appearance from those tears. Don't go chasing....
Philip Rivers Block Fail
Ah, the old left-to-right movement. The Achilles heel for pocket-passing quarterbacks.
Muhammad Ali Is a King
Date: 12/12/2013
They say some of the Dragonball Z sequences were based off this.
It's Rodgers the God
Date: 12/29/2013
Rodgers was about to levitate off the field after the play as "Hova Song" started playing through the stadium's sound system. Unfortunately, that would've been a flag.
Anderson SIlva's Career May Have Ended
Date: 12/28/2013
It never gets any less shocking no matter how many times it replays.
Something Is Wrong With RGIII's Tongue
Date: 12/29/2013
Is RGIII's tongue trying to run away? It looks like it's not trying to be a part of this weak ass team.
Cowboys Press Box in Shambles
Date: 12/29/2013
"Are you serious?! Fuck this shirt"-Random man in the press box. Meanwhile, Jones rushed to the locker room to wipe his tears with some Benjamins.
Brush My Hair, Pops
Date: 12/14/2013
Broner may have gotten his first loss, but at least he didn't get washed as badly as Farkus did by Ralphie in A Christmas Story. Dude got straight bodied. The first Bane vs. Batman fight in The Dark Knight Rises was based off this.