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[@Stefanonymous]

Used to clean his windows wayyy back in the day. He always tipped me and my friend $100 cash. Those were always good days. Had a nice house and nice cars. Custom bed. Biggest bed I've ever seen. Classy cat. RIP MB

[@cactusball]

Wow it’s crazy story bro! You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@humanipulationnation]

You creeped on his bedroom while u washed windows?

[@l3ftie578]

@@humanipulationnation kind of hard to do a good job of cleaning a window without focusing on it and thus looking through it at times...

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. I also heard that Manute Bol was very generous. Unfortunately, that led to his demise, as his OWN country contributed to his coming down with the illness. So unfortunate.

[@tfmajka13]

I remember Manute loved shooting 3s. He was way ahead of his time. 😂

[@cactusball]

I recomend you to whatch mw new video about Manute. In it tells about his crazy moments with 3-pointers and many other insane moments

[@tm0054]

Yea I really remember the first time I saw him splashing 3s, I was like WTF is going on? I had seen a lot of his career to that point and I thought he was just a shot blocking specialist, who knew he had that in him?

[@u.v.s.5583]

The Original Unicorn!

[@TubeRJF]

I heard Manute made millions during his playing career but gave most of his money to relief efforts in his native Sudan. He directly supported thousands of people there

[@John3.36]

In their culture, there is no "my money" it is "our money".

[@Therealwanderingyooper]

He did

[@user-fn5mr4oz4j]

Yes

[@beaux2585]

I once met Manute in the hallway post-game when he played for the Wizards. He was walking by with another, I said "Great game" and shook his hand as mine disappeared inside his. He had a huge smile, thanked me and my god, was he tall! I loved to watch him play.

[@cactusball]

Awsome story bro! You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@markspencer1465]

He was a great human being and I'm glad to have called him friend 🧡 very humble

[@cactusball]

Agree 💯. You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA

[@michaeljames4630]

staged

[@jonnuanez7183]

Give us a story about your friendship with Manure Bol

[@markspencer1465]

@@cactusball we played pool together on Friday nights at the Chicopee Falls Moose Center in Massachusetts. We were both members

[@markspencer1465]

@jonnuanez7183 we were both members of Chicopee Falls Moose Center, we played pool on Friday nights. Shortly after his accident, he left the area.

[@GulfCoastJohnny]

R.I.P. to a truly superior human being, and a VASTLY underappreciated NBA star.

[@cactusball]

Check out my new video on Manute Bol! You might like it!

[@vrokhlenko]

3.3 Blocks per game, 2.6 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game lifetime. I'd say he was appreciated properly as a player. Well, probably over-appreciated. 🤣

[@toneloc7910]

@@vrokhlenko But when he was in the game, the other team's field goal percentage went down, because of so many blocked or altered shots. That is a little more difficult to measure.

[@vrokhlenko]

@@toneloc7910 I watched a lot of Bol on PHL 17 when he was on the Sixers. So in my amateur opinion he was a no-skill player who could not walk straight. He had a tremendous size, no jumping ability and he indeed altered the airspace under the basket. What exactly did he give the Sixers outside of those horrendous stats? Nothing. They won nothing and could not go past the second round of the playoffs. He was from the tribe called Dinka I believe and did a lot of charity work for his people so he is a nice human being. But calling him underappreciated is stretching it

[@stafforddavis5638]

@@vrokhlenko Injury prone. But every Malone stuff was worth it!

[@patrickstewart3446]

Can we just appreciate that the tallest and shortest players in NBA history played at the same time for the same team. 😁

[@rikk319]

MB&MB...Manute Bol & Muggsy Bogues.

[@cactusball]

wild fact

[@evsparslay9565]

​@@cactusballThat was legendary the shortest and tallest players on one team

[@thejanglezclan]

You may also find this interesting: Manute Bol and Gheorghe Murresan are tied for the tallest players in NBA history at 7'7" and they even played a few games together for Washington.

[@thinkcivil1627]

Bol's eye-hand coordination was incredible, and his blocks were like quick jabs. Because of his unusual physical makeup, he was first seen as an oddity, but with Manute under the basket opposing players quickly found out that trying to get a shot off over his incredible range was the definition of frustration.

[@cactusball]

Yea thanks for your opinion bro🤎 Also I recomend you to whatch mw new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@kaheho4627]

Rip brother I miss watching you play. You were so exciting to watch. Thankyou for all the great memories.

[@BarneeFife]

Barkley giving him a fiver at 5:18, after he drained the LONG 3 pointer was cool…

[@raz318]

Good sportsmanship! Had to give it up to Bol!

[@Aesopos]

He wasn't high fiving Shane Heal in the game against Australia though...🙂

[@fratbronation]

That was his 6th 3 of the game and a dagger so Barkley could only give him his props and shake his head because no one on the other team respected or thought bol could shoot. 😂

[@vulgartech9192]

They played a while in Philly together. There's a classic skit where Barkley is going to a buffet table and he pulls one of the silver covers and it's Bols head. He climbed his huge frame under that table just to play a joke on Chuck; they did it to Rick Mahorn next. Funny stuff, evidently he was quite the prankster.

[@1retdGI]

In this video Bol swatted Jordan x2, Magic x2, Barkley x2, Dr J, Mailman 5 & counting. I think he may have swatted everyone in the league at least once. Nice video tribute. R.I.P.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Rest in peace big man you were a joy to watch Dinka Warrior

[@cactusball]

You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@QuantumMind88]

Hard to imagine anyone scoring on him back in the day. Also amazing to see such a tall man drain so many 3's from so far out!

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

I had his basketball card as a kid and it showed him fully outstretched blocking a shot. I thought it was the freakiest thing I had ever seen.

[@cactusball]

wow

[@divinecomedian2]

Slenderman vibes

[@wattyler6128]

I fkng miss guys like Bol. Great player, great heart 😭 miss you brother!!!

[@Heraclitean]

Manute and Muggsy on the same team. That GM was having a laugh.

[@cactusball]

You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@BarneeFife]

Manute seemed like an excellent human… He truly practiced humanity. A rare person among the rest of us. RIP Manute.

[@williamwalker146]

That double block on Eaton then Malone was INSANE!

[@cactusball]

Yea. Bro you might like my new video about Manute Bol and how he mocked the whole NBA

[@jacktheripoff1888]

He was a part of those times where the NBA was as fun as it was great.

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

Played by men and not drama queens and floppers.

[@WaitingforGodel]

It still is, but it was, too

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

@@WaitingforGodel No. It’s horrible now.

[@ozymandias2630]

@@WhoGitDaBiscuit your opinion nobody asked for

[@jeffreyshelton7273]

As a young man, I once had the funny opportunity to play with Manute Bol at a rec center in Maryland. It was not a real game and an absolutely ridiculous case of average Joes versus a Professional basketball player. He blocked everything (including three pointers) and kept saying "my house." Then, the 7'7" Bol would surprisingly shoot and make three's on offense. I recall the Washington Bullets having him (the tallest player) and Muggsy Bogues (the shortest player) in the NBA.

[@cactusball]

woooow bro it's wild!!

[@67L48]

It was even better than that. Washington didn't just have the tallest and shortest players in the NBA ... they had the tallest and shortest players in the history of the NBA (at that time ... maybe taller players have played since).

[@AnHebrewChild]

⁠@@67L48he still holds the record. He is #1 tied with 7-7 Gheorghe Muresan And of course, at 5'3", Mugsy Bogues is still easily the shortest player to ever grace the NBA hardwood. So yeah man, that's a great trivia fact RE the Bullets at that time.

[@Stefanonymous]

I have the exact same story as you. It's scary. Same memories too.

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@Stefanonymous very interesting. Out of curiosity, have you ever written a comment anywhere online with this memory? I ask because, though I'm not saying this is necessarily the case, if you ever had written these your (exact same) memories out, there does exist the possibility -as strange as it sounds- that the OP (JeffreyShelton7273) is an AI bot which "scraped" the contents of that comment and reproduced / reworded them above. How would we know? We live in strange times. I mean no offense to the OP. I'm mainly highlighting the oddity of living in the age of Ai.

[@zeitesixx]

Manute, always missed never forgotten RIP

[@ignorancetoday6241]

Wow, when he smiles I 100% see his son Bol Bol. And he and Mugsy on the same team?? 😂

[@cactusball]

Yea, you might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA

[@wookiedude21]

Dude was like an X-Men on the court, love it!

[@cactusball]

Bro you might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!!

[@onlythestrongsurvive]

Manute should be in the Hall of fame. I'm not kidding

[@bauerj3398]

Well, he was famous. But other than that, no.

[@xybeptek3648]

The king of 'Get That Garbage Outta Here'

[@cactusball]

😂😁

[@robertwolf3969]

Marvin 'The Human Eraser' Webster.

[@nyjsackexchange]

No no no, right continent, wrong guy That would be Deke

[@goldenogregames]

"he's go 6 3's this half"..... I had no idea BOl was bout that life.

[@rageagainstthehygiene2357]

I *think* it was actually the NBA record for threes in a half at the time.

[@timbrown5576]

What about, "Manute has 10 more blocks."😮

[@ChrisWolfe31]

Damn so he was like the OG unicorn for real 🤯👏

[@lacolem1]

Yep. That’s where his son gets it

[@southwest702]

​@@rageagainstthehygiene2357Wasn't old enough to watch him play but I remember back when 6 threes a game was a lot

[@ronschwolsky1626]

His son, Bol Bol is not too shabby. More skilled, but he doesn’t get many minutes at all.

[@kpz1234]

His 3pt release point looks like it's behind his head! Crazy! PS... love those old Bullets jerseys.

[@johnanderson9765]

No, it was usually off the shoulder.

[@MikeBeltMikeBelt]

No deleveries today, Karl.

[@cactusball]

for sure

[@anodizedpanel9245]

My favorite one 4:12

[@found_at_midnight]

Best era in NBA basketball history, period. Nothing else will ever come close.

[@Kudeghraw]

I remember being in grade school and not really paying much attention to basketball, but Manute was something you just didn't see everyday so I knew him. Had to do a book report for class and had to choose from a collection of mini books that were offered. I chose Manute Bol and William "Refrigerator" Perry. Learned Bol was a Dinka tribesman that was credited with once killing a lion with a spear according to the book.

[@pinsow55]

I loved watching Manute play. Good human being, funny ass dude too. Rest easy big fella

[@cactusball]

100% bro! You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@williamwalker146]

"He slam dunks standing flat footed." 🤣

[@chickhearn4ever779]

Chicky was the goat. Gave me a big laugh too.

[@likestallwomen]

Bol's secret besides being a great shot blocker and being 7'7, he sure could hit it from downtown

[@JonahsWail]

His career would’ve looked a lot different in todays nba

[@Birdman32]

@likestallwomen He really couldn’t.. 21% from 3 for his career. Those 6 3s he made vs the Suns were the last ones he ever made. He just jacked up 3s with no fear and got lucky when he hit them

[@vlad27guerrero]

Man had Malone’s number.

[@dreamchaser4822]

He even blocked the 7’4” Mark Eaton who was a legendary shot blocker in his own right!

[@cactusball]

Also in my new video about Manut, you can see how he blocked 7'7'' George Muresan and many more wild moments 😉

[@rogerbraswelljr.923]

6 threes in 1 half? From a dude that's 7-'7"? Holy shit balls!

[@JosephTai.]

7’7 draining 6 3pointers while blocking ur shots 4 times in a row is no good😭

[@bullgravy6906]

I learned so much in this video, most important being that Shawn Marion doesn’t have the ugliest 3pt shot after all

[@cactusball]

ahahah

[@Dickiesmall]

Mf so tall he’s leaning over the basket to shoot 3s 😂😭🔥🤙🏼

[@finn4364]

the last one is crazy crazy

[@lacolem1]

Bogues to Bol I will forever be one of the most unique exchanges in sports history

[@Ruckus45]

Such a unique player and good human. Would love to see somebody restore this video for perpetuity

[@cactusball]

You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@justin-vf2pj]

Manute the 3 PT sniper.

[@cactusball]

💯

[@desert_sky_guy]

What a trip! I became hardcore, lifelong basketball fan the year before Bol was drafted. I, of course, hoped he would become what Wemby is today. I'm glad I've been a hardcore San Antonio Spurs fan this entire time, lol, because I finally got my wish!

[@bryanjensen300]

Love It. My first NBA game in person as a kid was Don Nelsons Golden State Warriors against my Utah Jazz at the Salt Palace Manute Bol and Chris Mullen.

[@cactusball]

Wow I recomend you to whatch mw new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@Arthineas]

Manute Bol sure made the "Mailman" Karl Malone miss a lot of deliveries 👍

[@cactusball]

💯💯💯

[@Jettplayzgames]

3:38 that block of Dr. J was amazing

[@cactusball]

Yea, you might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@hmonsta1189]

I never realized Manute Bol played as well as this. RIP Manute.

[@AlmightySe7en77]

He hit a 3 thats gangster... respect😂😂😂

[@nossenkanter]

He had a game with like 8 3s

[@thefza12]

Bol Bol just re-signed with the Suns. The Bol legacy continues on.

[@ssviking81]

This video serves as a reminder about Manute. The fact that he was a rim protector and could step out and hit the three would fit in today's game pretty well.

[@cactusball]

You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@anthonylee5982]

He played for the Washington Bullets when they had Muggsy Bogues... At that time, they were the tallest and shortest players in NBA history...😅😂

[@Dr.JamesA.Wright1]

Met Mr. Bol at the Kilimanjaro Club in DC back in '87. Just a "hi, wassup," but he was cool.

[@cactusball]

wow man, its crazy

[@ChibiMalzahar]

bro made the cryptid thumbnail 😭😭😭

[@johnnypunish]

MANUTE! Awsome!

[@marcr196]

Manute would be even better in today's NBA. Not having to run paint to paint and being encouraged to shoot trailing 3s in transition would've made him much more viable.

[@cactusball]

agree

[@BillyBuckets951]

He was amazing at that height. Shot the 3 ball well, handled the ball and blocked everything. It’s even crazier he only weighed 200 Lbs. at 7’7 with a 8ft wingspan. Sad he died fairly young due to health issues from his height. His son is also amazing. Another giant with even better ball handling skills and can shoot from deep and play defense. It’s too bad Bol Bol hasn’t found his place on a team yet.

[@cactusball]

Actually agree

[@TheoHuxtible]

@ 0.28 seconds he out hustled Dr.J. 🏀

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

Dang I forgot all about this guy, this was when NBA was actually watchable.

[@cactusball]

You might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@tdc1012]

I seen him play live in person years ago when he was with the Warriors. He looked like a stick figure out on the court. 😂😂

[@jasonhill8414]

he was the best man to ever play in the league. gave all his money to the needy and lived in poverty to do so.

[@cactusball]

💯

[@Khaozreigns]

Now that's a stretch 5, the stretchiest of 5s ever.

[@cactusball]

FACT

[@jlobiafra]

7'7 manute bol blocking 7'5 mark eaton has to be a record 😮

[@LIONTAMER3D]

"Plumbers" they said...

[@thermaldetinatorsonly8857]

"And, Granville Waiters passes it to Manute. I'm not sure why."

[@soulsunderseige4946]

I smoked a rock with Bol in 84. Very nice guy.

[@workingclassrunner]

For someone as tall and thin as he was, Manute wasn't soft. He had no problem running and jumping into the paint and mixing it up.

[@cactusball]

yea 100%

[@devo076]

The kids watching this now: "IS THAT SLENDERMAN?"

[@nyjsackexchange]

A 3 pointer for Bol was like a free throw for the average player

[@cactusball]

fact

[@chuckup5494]

yeah I've played on 7.5 and 8 foot hoops where I'm like lebron. it's so much easier to shoot on a hoop basically at your release level. that's why it's so crazy how few seven footers can shoot. it's like being an adult playing on a child's size hoop.

[@nyjsackexchange]

@@chuckup5494 It's tough to shoot with such large mitts- like a regular guy shooting a softball Smits was a good shooter and Ewing had a good touch and was good from the line and had notoriously small hands for a big

[@chuckup5494]

​@@nyjsackexchangethere's always anomalies. but that is what the nba has become is a sport of anomalies. only the strangest most irregular humans that choose that path singularly have a chance to entertain at the highest most competitive level. everyone is an entertainer in their own right it just depends what avenue you choose and who you choose to entertain.

[@TTundragrizzly]

He would dominate in today’s game. Averaging quadruple doubles. Blocks, Rbnds, pnts, and assists. Truly the best player we’ve seen in the last 100 years

[@poindextertunes]

That shooting form is WILD 😂

[@bayshonmoore6320]

1 of da greatest shot blockers n da league.

[@SS-pc6dg]

Whenever my friends and I were shooting around we had a special move where you take the ball you have and throw it at another ball someone shot to deflect it. We called the move the Manute Ball. His VW bug was parked outside the Coliseum too.

[@AliHassan-hb1bn]

Good old days never come back.

[@imawesome1822]

That team was awesome ti watch. Had one of the shortest players and the tallest in same team . Back when teams had character . Not this empty nonsense that we have now .

[@GFYM_Finance]

The only player to have more blocks than points in each season he played in (except his last ... he had 9 blocks and 15 points in his final season) Legend!! 🤘😬🤘

[@shekiba.646]

I miss him long time when I was kids watch him play warriors.

[@mozdaboz]

A unicorn even before the term was popularized

[@michaeljames4630]

I got yo unicorn.....

[@do3807]

Literally looks a created player, but fr awesome upstanding man ❤️😭

[@anodizedpanel9245]

4:12 Ultimate frustration

[@lcasanova2546]

BOL AND LAIMBEER THE EARLY BIGS I RECALL SPLASHING 3s

[@aaronformella2869]

As the old adage goes, "You mess with the Bol you get the . . . foul?" j/k, some solid defense AND offense.

[@arbackhaus]

Legend

[@kenarthur6253]

Great man!

[@BlackBeardPirate]

The original Wemby

[@danbradley3294]

The OG slenderman knocking down threes!!!

[@prettybadcontent8301]

Manute Bol and KD have similar shot mechanics

[@cactusball]

💯

[@dcatura1]

*Manu-tralizer* has to be the *GREATEST* nickname in NBA history. Prove me wrong.

[@cactusball]

100% bro

[@slamdunk406]

Man, Manute owned the Jazz. LOL

[@cactusball]

Bro u might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA

[@slamdunk406]

@@cactusball I’ll check it out! Thanks!

[@zealousjay1993]

Bruh was a cheat code ... a created character with no limitation... RIP Dude

[@austintayeshus1]

could watch this dude deny karl malone all day every day and that'd be alright by me. thanks for posting!

[@johnanderson9765]

At 4:40, not many people can block the shot of someone who stands at 7'4" like Mark Eaton.

[@tkelly5422]

Manute hittin the trey!

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

his 7/8 3 pointers against the suns in a half was incredible....

[@jimcrockett9296]

@2:38 That putback slam.

[@fratbronation]

His son needs to watch this video and remember his dad was a block specialist and he got the chance to shoot his 3s because he was on the court to defend. Bol bol start defending better, get more clock, and then start doing all that spectacular shit he wanna do.

[@cactusball]

🤔🤔🤔

[@cabforwardooo9983]

Manute was recruited by the University of Bridgeport basketball coach, Bruce Webster. That was my alma mater, the Purple Knights!

[@DrugzMunny]

This is the most sane list of insane plays I've ever seen. Close-range jumper. Starting the game 2 for 2. Committing an offensive foul. Whistled for defensive fouls. Getting tip-ins.

[@cactusball]

Bro u might enjoy my new video about Manute Bol and how he made fun of the entire NBA!

[@satatay23]

I know everybody’s first time getting blocked by him had to sting. It doesn’t look like he has position or closeness, but his reach and precision was a new ballgame.