All-Star Weekend is through, the trade deadline has passed, and teams are already gearing up to either make deep playoff runs or deep lottery runs. This NBA season is maturing quickly as spring approaches—a lot of basketball has been played so far. Yet for every fine dunk slammed down, jumper swished, or assist dished out, there are plenty of botched plays. Fails, really. Take a quick look a the league standings, and it'll be easy to figure out which teams are repeat offenders on this list—bad teams make bad plays. From Andrea Bargnani's fails to Nick Young's circus-like shenanigans, take a look back and have a laugh through GIF Gallery: The Biggest Fails of the NBA Season So Far.
The Swaggy P Circus Shot
Tristan Thompson Remembers His Infancy
Screens That No. 1 Overall Picks Are Made Of
A Different Meaning to "Spliting the Defense"
When Falling Down is the Best Defense Possible
Pump Faked To Death
How Do You Say, "Can I Get a Re-try" in French?
This is How You Goaltend Your Own Dunk
Wrong Basket, Son!
Andrea Bargnani Takes What He Thinks He Deserves
The Slam Dunk Contest Dunk That Nobody Noticed
J.R. Smith Doesn't Know the Score
Johnny White Man Can't Jump
The Derrick Williams Struggle Exemplified
The Shoe Lace Bandit is Stopped
"Hit Me"
Another GIF to Summarize the Knicks' Season
Fail by: Andrea Bargnani
Date: 12/18/2013
Game: Knicks @ Bucks
But this looks like a good shot, right? Clean, wide-open three-point look off an offense board. What's not to like, especially for a big with perimeter range like Andrea Bargnani? Let's add context now. With the Knicks ahead 94-92 against the Bucks in OT, the Bucks needed a stop here for one final chance to win or tie the game. Carmelo Anthony bricked the potential dagger, but Tyson Chandler grabbed the board with 15 seconds left in the game. Awesome! Just hold the ball, get fouled, make the free-throws, and go home with a W. Not in Bargnani's world!
He launched this shot, which allowed the Bucks to tie the game and force another OT. The Knicks would win in the end, even if Bargs made it as difficult as fucking possible. The Knicks bench sure didn't appreciate the shot.