Craziest Snatch Blocks in NBA History

[@KO-lo9dc]

Nobody: Centers when you tryna get a contact

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah bro if this happened to me, I would reconsider my life’s choices.

[@florxenotknows1888]

Fax

[@jeffreyhayden7]

I be doing that on 2k all the time now

[@juliebraden6911]

People who use tired internet memes and can't use their own words to communicate:

[@evanallgood1022]

Imagine if he had Wilt footage

[@Macabre124]

Oh man oh man...the injustice...NBA society so fortunate technology has blossomed. People just don't know about wilt enough due to lack ofnfootagr during that era

[@mei6167]

@@Macabre124 casuals would just say he played in an era of small and bad nba players

[@Macabre124]

@@mei6167 Yeah that's what they would say. I'm probably a casual because I didn't grow up in the era but hearing stories from older family members in detail about that era and seeing video that is luckily do be recorded, it's unreal

[@mei6167]

@@Macabre124 I say your pretty knowledgeable and not just a casual

[@dc7236]

We'd see alot of goal Tending... He terrorized the league before they thought to make that a rule

[@1x.chrisss]

Dwight Howard Javale McGee Hassan Whiteside was all i've seen

[@4starrBrandon]

THATS WHAT I SAID LOL

[@JonathanCZ14]

And Bam

[@Michael-ki5oz]

0:34 Porzingis snatching it behind the back was smooth af tho

[@itshuntabeyond9403]

Myles turner was in it too

[@1x.chrisss]

@@itshuntabeyond9403 no dur i was saying who had the most clips of snatch blocks

[@MachaTevere]

When you think about it, a lot more blocks can be snatched. When looking back at some centers that preferred to show off by volleying the ball all the way to bleachers, they could've gained a posession by snatching the ball instead.

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah after making this video, it’s irritating to se athletic nba centres swatting shots instead of snatching them.

[@RJizzle2000]

I’d say it could be because it might be a lil more of a gamble cause if you go for the grab or snatch and you get contact with the player that definitely could be a decent chance to be a flagrant and if you go for the grab and don’t have secure positioning or handle on it on it the other team may be just get it right back but I would still like to see some more snatch blocks fasho lol

[@d-e-e-e-troitbasketball-th1336]

U R exceedingly hateful.

[@silverfang4583]

The issue is butter hands most centers have butter hands. And going for the snatch if you fail can give the opponent an easier shot, whereas knocking it out of bound with Less time on the clock can work

[@d-e-e-e-troitbasketball-th1336]

In general, the big knuckles gotta be on top, or a good 3/4 of the way to the top of the ball, to snatch block. Those same knuckles will almost always be on the lower half of the ball to send it into the stands. This would presumably make it near impossible to have even HAVE a CHOICE. REALLY, could more than 5% of blocks that went in the stands have been PURPOSELY aimed to stay in play instead? How often, if ever, have you seen a player make touch passes at 12' high? Skil-logically, any claim a SPECIFIC block COULD/SHOULD have stayed in play holds barely a micron of weight. A googolth of a chance of success, and a nanosecond to make the decision.

[@boigenius1542]

Love how the guys getting their shots snatched out the air think its a goal tend 😂

[@Mundanesoup4]

I mean you gotta try to save face especially when they just made you look like a middle schooler in the nba

[@corradofraulini928]

half of these are goaltends as impressive as they are

[@edwardsanders4461]

Every one of them 🤣🤣🤣

[@_maza_2443]

More than half of them are goaltending. The ball is clearly starting to come down.

[@spicyshizz2850]

Because some of them are

[@cdothuncho7324]

Nobody: 6’1 playshots on 2k:

[@cdothuncho7324]

@John Fannon I hated 2k20 and I hate 21, they really fell off after 19

[@isaiah942]

2k17 was where its at

[@calebalexander7128]

@@isaiah942 *16 as a game but for the community Yeah 17

[@whoisneoo]

@John Fannon 18 is the worst

[@imrbreadstik2665]

@John Fannon 21 was fun for me and 20 was fun too just the games felt so much slower

[@Rainmanking]

Used to have a history teacher who talked about how Bill Russell would block shots like that and he doesn’t understand why guys these days try to swat the ball into the nosebleeds.

[@obey_these_nuts_]

bc it's cooler to swat that sh$t outa there

[@bournemouthwillwinepl9568]

Snatches are better than big swatts ngl, especially on 2k

[@W_Westbrook]

@@obey_these_nuts_ Not really. Plucking the ball out of the air looks incredible tbh

[@hemay823]

Makes it too look like a goaltend and refs have a higher chance of calling it

[@silverfang4583]

More chance for contact on the player, more chance the opposing team can steal the ball (remember centers are generally the only people doing this and they are generally the worst ball handler on the team) And also its hard to catch it so if you fail the ball goes towards the opponents which is not good

[@khalilwilliams3176]

Whiteside is the best snatch blocker of all time. I love how he loves blocking shots. Defense is so important. When I played in HS nothing got us hype like a good block or dunk

[@ftc7001]

me when i put my basketball hoop on the lowest

[@sheluvgemy9231]

ONG

[@codenameadler2088]

It be way more fun

[@mrmacross]

LaPhonso Ellis' block was a staple in a lot of 90s NBA videos. There have been a handful of blocks like that, but none have actually surpassed Ellis'. Even Dikembe was impressed on the play and did the finger wagging for Ellis.

[@CloudSpirals]

That snatch made me an instant fan of him, back in the day. Just got a Ooooooh out of me watching it again, thinking, WHO WAS THAT, saw it was Lafonzo and got that nostalgia flooding back in! Legend!

[@DogmenHardcastle]

It was the casual swag and steeze after the block for me.

[@broken75.20]

0:29 best catching block. Plus he did it with style. Gotta love Laphonso Ellis.

[@JaredProd30]

And following kp lol

[@1x.chrisss]

0:28 to 0:31 that was clean asl

[@ncaliforniaa]

A whole 2k animation

[@1x.chrisss]

@@ncaliforniaa frrrr

[@MarkBattle909]

That boy did a 360 snatch block 😝🔥🏀

[@PapaDuck360]

Laphonso Ellis...underrated pf

[@lilmari_5]

1:00 Kobe’s reaction 🥺💔

[@aaronduran5908]

Ik, made me smile

[@chuyo6088]

his reaction: 😀😧😮😅🤣

[@drewwfrmdak8866]

Kobe's reaction made me smile so much

[@ndog0639]

00:56 has to be the best block ever

[@mittyc3679]

it was a foul

[@queefedtunasalad1905]

It was called as a foul sadly

[@dakotafranz2815]

Did he make both free throws

[@mei6167]

Bullshit call

[@upthegwsgiants2277]

Lebron game 7?

[@antwan1357]

udonis Haslem had a lot of these my respect went up for him as a blocker. He could have been an all star much earlier in his career.

[@j0llyl257]

1:02 when the block so dirty you got Kobe cringing at the other team 😂😂

[@justcallmekay6666]

Dwight howard, javale mcgee, and whiteside really dominate these highlights. crazy

[@durag_tg]

Jordan was 40 years old on the wizards and still the goat

[@josephmontoya7730]

I’m the goat and it’s not even close

[@traywrites7745]

@@josephmontoya7730 lol that's something shaq would actually say

[@josephmontoya7730]

LaK I am shaq 🤨

[@poxsky9107]

lebrons was better

[@josephmontoya7730]

PoxSky I was better

[@bukeeeew]

love how dwight, whiteside, and javale mcgee own this compilation

[@demonative9945]

Charles Barkley had a nice block sequence, and Mark Eaton had one where he pinned it without jumping

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah I really badly wanted to put that Chuck clip in, but it was sooooo blurry.

[@blakepeardon20]

Hassan whiteside and Dwight Howard compilation

[@cole8704]

Nobody: Play shots with bronze rim protector

[@notisaiah3053]

Bronze chase down artist

[@ll-pc9mm]

On god

[@murda6533]

That bronze chase down wit bronze rim protector deadly on a guard 😂

[@antisocialantihero3464]

@@murda6533 pretty sure its the 95 speed and 85 vert lol

[@murda6533]

@@antisocialantihero3464 what

[@AstrosPlug]

3:33 now that's a 2k snatch block lmao

[@landingman2577]

2k snatch blocks aren't 2 handed tho...

[@jamesbartee6184]

@@landingman2577 It's very rare to trigger a two handed snatch block

[@landingman2577]

@@jamesbartee6184 yes very rare so the one i'm referring to is the one handed

[@aaronloveday5411]

Love that Shannon Brown one even if the foul was called. Kobes face tells you how big it was

[@tylermightbefunny5209]

At this point Javale McGee’s signature should be the snatch block

[@dusk6159]

Having two snatch blockers like McGee and Howard on the same team was a crazy sight in fact!

[@_yt3731]

*where Hassan whiteside at*

[@Thebloodline213]

You mean Hassan

[@tylermightbefunny5209]

@@Thebloodline213 no javale

[@Thebloodline213]

@@tylermightbefunny5209 bum mcgee

[@dwaynehoward240]

By far the best NBA play ever.. so aggressive

[@bentleyguillotte7088]

I promise but it may seem like you don’t know bro but you’re doing great

[@bandzz3406]

keep grinding bro 💪🏽

[@SoSikWitIt]

His latest have 70 views

[@SoSikWitIt]

@@hydrofreeze_2254 he was t talking to you he was talking to the KZbin but good for you working for another man I’m sure your living the dream doing what ever u want any time

[@hydrofreeze_2254]

@@SoSikWitIt I will be soon...

[@SoSikWitIt]

@@hydrofreeze_2254 ?

[@FanArch]

Wow this is such a great video! Keep Killing It

[@Bxrner]

I wish these were more common it’s so satisfying

[@elreiec1]

Phenomenal compilation. These guys make it look so easy but these snatch blocks are next-level athleticism. They are definitely harder to do than swatting a shot. One has to account for the ball's momentum once it gets released from the offensive player; to halt that momentum completely with one (or both) hands requires extremely adept coordination. If it were easier to do, it would be more commonly seen.

[@__jaaaaa__]

Javale McGee is such a underrated defender

[@jacobmiller8698]

not really

[@runt6532]

Any guard in the league can cross him you can say he is good at being tall and jumping but he isn't a good defender

[@madnomad3861]

You can say the same about almost every center lol

[@__jaaaaa__]

@@madnomad3861 no u cant bc not every center has great timing and footwork casual

[@Jrod_prod44]

This dude is underrated

[@Anonymous-qi1vl]

0:30 smooth af

[@deniswallace4142]

Shannon Brown's will always be legendary

[@softcoreplaystationuser]

Nice video man!

[@kawxhn]

that woke the crowd up a little bit

[@Puishanhai1akaWIZZEY666-ks3yv]

Bam and Whiteside were the snatching duo

[@amirj5232]

They be making these blocks look like rebounds 😭

[@WeakenedArtist-StarSxriker]

Other NBA players snatch blocking people : Bill Russell : Hold my cane

[@duffman1876]

0:52 NO FOUL!😤🍻🍺lol

[@itzsnails1897]

Keep up the work bro

[@wrdamon2443]

1:00 it's so funny how Kobe was so surprised

[@ledaledale7994]

U just got urself a new subscriber

[@LucasSousa-wl8dv]

The porzingis one was soooooo smooth

[@Megataco69]

0.28 nice to see laphonso ellis up in here, same rookie class with Shaq, Mourning and Sprewell. Good vid

[@spproductionsnba]

If you appreciate classic NBA, you might enjoy some of the Vince Carter or Kobe Bryant videos on the channel

[@Megataco69]

@@spproductionsnba thanks fam i will check it out 🤙🏼

[@dcisking1033]

I miss this dwight, a magic fan's perspective

[@florxenotknows1888]

Me when I’m going up on a paint beast in 2k21 1:28

[@zerogtoxik6020]

Lol, I’m a paint beast myself, so I wouldn’t know.

[@exsum3329]

@@zerogtoxik6020 so u never got a snatch then 😂

[@SoSikWitIt]

@@exsum3329 I got 1 on 2 way and on 20 I had demigod 3&D guard he can shoot from half and rip anybody I snatch blocked sumbody with a glove on and he was short

[@michaelkornhoff6865]

@@zerogtoxik6020 im a 6'7 paint beast thats a pg

[@zerogtoxik6020]

@@exsum3329 nah man, I have, but only on guards and small forwards under 6’10.

[@cornucopia.encouragement]

Some of them are so good they should be credited for a block and a steal

[@dmadplume2124]

That old school clip of the guy on the nuggets was my fav one

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah that one went crazy. So surprised I hadn’t seen that one before making the video.

[@marklayam9394]

Howard was on fire

[@shaDenied]

Love a Dwight and friends montage

[@mcfearson1391]

1:11 he literally grabbed it like "boy, I SAID playtime is over, now take your ass to bed!"

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah snatch blocks are mad disrespectful

[@sennsir]

Superman deserves more credit!!! 😎👌🏽

[@derpanddirt4061]

you must feel like the greatest basketball player to ever play the game when kobe bryant thinks your foul was a dirty defensive play

[@afrojacker9]

Title: In nba history Video: *shows olympics*

[@sammyhoops5902]

Fire vid

[@daltonburnett7181]

This is the only highlight real where McGee embarrasses others instead of himself

[@nelsonzul8476]

Bam Adebayo & Hasaan Whiteside are the best Snatch Blocks

[@germainerucker9414]

Whiteside be snatchin shiznit🤣🤣🤣

[@eatprotein]

Whiteside from this day is still heavily underrated

[@rebuz87]

Throw-it-down Shannon Brown~! Loved that dude....

[@Max-so7rd]

Underrated as channel 👏 💪

[@spproductionsnba]

Thanks Kawhi 🔥I just made a Kawhi Leonard career highlights video 👀

[@Max-so7rd]

@@spproductionsnba na way bro ima go like that video and this one 😤 🔥

[@OK-ty8wp]

glad that tacko got in here

[@gabrielweimer9955]

You know what imma subscribe

[@spproductionsnba]

I like that. You won't regret it💯

[@jayden.6]

Shannon Brown’s athleticism is lowkey unmatched

[@RBeeZy1]

ngl the first one looked like it was going down.

[@AnthonyWarrickArt]

McGee, white side and Howard keeping the snatch game strong

[@wewreckedem]

I love how everytime they do a snatch block, they look around for the ref thinking it's a goaltend. If it's a normal block, they don't care.

[@wyattcore2579]

I personally think that it is so much more satisfying when you go up and just catch the ball, you literally just take it away from them, in some ways, it's more disrespectful than the swat.

[@Nopulu]

I love some snatch blocks, even though most of them are usually goaltends lol

[@kelcantcap1260]

These are a lot more like steals than blocks, but they're definitely blocks

[@RJ-fi9zo]

Kenny Martin jumps so fast...

[@spproductionsnba]

Yeah, too underrated...

[@softcoreplaystationuser]

Really reminds me of 2k....I like it ;)

[@FE4ROFG0D]

You should’ve put that one ben wallace snatch block, off vert pins it on the glass. My favorite all time center at 6’9

[@yslpatekk7858]

Pov: my center in 2k vs slashers😂

[@weselypresely8510]

Seriously though.....wtf was dion waiters thinking 🤔 🤣🤣

[@whereisthelambsauce7753]

Bro i've never seen aaron gordon's snatch block ima subscribe just because of that

[@Itsj3diah]

Here before he blows up

[@iwrightstu]

lookin like my paint beast in rec and park

[@markpate9519]

Damn K mart was on here several times.that man was a beast

[@malachite072]

Was researching mechanics and somehow ended up here

[@Frankenstein0777]

Blake griffin snatched a dunk bro

[@mustyrious]

0:28 this happens to me I’m sitting on the bench

[@plugmejoe]

Javale McGee is wasted potential😂

[@michaellundy5238]

No he not he he's contributed to championship teams and he's a champion some people aren't going to be stars some are going to be good role players but even then no team that's a great team are great teams without good role players

[@dre7103]

hope their guards finished the clip smh

[@xkey.9065]

W comment 😂😂😂😂

[@Antonio-vz9xk]

“Relax”

[@leemin1790]

That shannon brown....!!

[@timelesskoontah]

Shannon brown's block was nastyyyyyyyy

[@germainerucker9414]

And dude from the Denver nuggets prolly got the most disrespectful snatch block of all time. Staright stared em down lmao

[@MachaTevere]

McGee and Laphonso Ellis definitely the best. MJ seems to appear on every highlight reel, what a savage.

[@davidca96]

First one was goaltending, but was fantastic.

[@alanshaw6933]

K-Mart was a Glass Cleaning Finisher to the tee

[@godz2928]

McGee’s block is the best one 🔥

[@edcella181]

Back in the 80s I saw Roy Hinson on a really bad Cavaliers team snatch block a shot taken from just inside the three point line while he was in the paint, around the free throw line. To this day the greatest block I've ever seen but apparently no footage exists of it.

[@spproductionsnba]

If there’s any way you could find the video, it would be great if u could reply to me and link it

[@warriorsa-cash8534]

This was the Dwight Whiteside Java show lmao

[@DDLouis12]

the block at 3:06 was so funny just cause the commentator and got his shit packed 😂

[@Goxilla]

Almost every single one was goaltending. According to the rule #11 of the official NBA rulebook to "A player shall NOT touch any ball from within the playing area that is on its downward flight with an opportunity to score"

[@horacejohnson1730]

That's how you know that basketball is like a tenis ball for guys around 7 feet.

[@ron6126]

That is what I am talking about!