Ref had to get a bucket real quick 😳 |

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[@KeefCounty]

This should be a rule in the NBA. If a player doesn’t like a call they should 1 on 1 the ref lol.

[@dregamingz]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@-m-b2065]

That would be so fuckkn live!!!

[@jesusblanco7657]

Lol all the refs are double the age of the players, silly

[@blackhercules1753]

That would only lead to a lot of calls getting reversed. 😅

[@tenzinchogyel3264]

Lol NBA player hard fouls the other team ref: foul. Player: shoot for it

[@bonek350]

Wasn't even that quick. Just smooth, flawless execution.

[@manuelc.3619]

I hate you bro Lol

[@TheDougSpot]

Only took 6 seconds, how is that not quick???

[@jaboy8603]

@@TheDougSpot chill he was complimenting lol

[@TheDougSpot]

@@jaboy8603 I get that, but it was quick🤷🏾‍♂️

[@elijahallamadani2545]

You sound like a 2k commentator

[@brdavis4471]

He was like ok guys lol let's get back to reality I'm a ref not Allen Iverson. Refs mind: Man...I should've been drafted in '92

[@nakking3224]

This man was probably 5 in ‘92

[@brdavis4471]

@@nakking3224 Oh you thought I was saying Iverson was drafted in 92. Nope

[@vegasgodumb1721]

That ref is no older then 25 he looks like around 23 22 and the kids look between 14 and 17

[@brdavis4471]

@@nakking3224 I was younger. A.I. is my favorite player. 1996 draft.

[@TheGodAlAziz]

Damn yall are too literal to just enjoy the joke. Smh.

[@davidcomeau9255]

Put some respect on my whistle

[@ericlester5033]

🤣

[@edwini.t.5385]

Yessir!!! Ha

[@parismccoy20]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏿

[@nobodyyet8836]

💀

[@Lama-fe3gv]

🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@micarxsjr]

New rule: If the ref can't ball, then they can't make the call..

[@Bo55edup]

Facts!💯

[@wesmyone9562]

That sounds like a good idea to me👍🏿

[@magicizaproblem]

More than reasonable

[@troywenslow3441]

Well said “NEW RULE WILL BE REVIEWED BY BOARD AND 100% WILL BE ENFORCED”

[@kyriegotswag1961]

So if James Harden decides to travel and take 5 steps and if the ref can’t hoop Harden gets the no call? 😂

[@tsm_lloyd4322]

I like how he got straight back to reffing 😭

[@mrG2x]

He's technically a ref, but today he's a teacher 😁

[@phatplates]

Right lol

[@mahirrehman5562]

😂😂

[@logankennaday5612]

Don't reach youngblood...dont reach

[@TheCalvinWalker]

A Professor, even 😜

[@snowboardslider24]

Well said

[@TONEakaSHOW]

If he was an NBA ref I'd respect every call he makes. He obviously knows basketball

[@JeffBezosIsSanta]

Smart ref… do something like that and no one will argue with you the entire game.

[@samkostos4520]

I tried this - - missed the shot and got fired.

[@adrianchandler7853]

@@samkostos4520 Good. 🤣🤣🔥

[@emmanmiclat7839]

Mannn. Stepback against the defender, even the cameraman was leaning. 😅

[@ernestp.worrell8871]

Travel

[@primee5730]

Facts 😂😂😂😂

[@MMCLLC7]

"Even the cameraman" 😭😭😭😭😭

[@stefanmorgan8881]

@@ernestp.worrell8871 that wasn’t even close to a travel lol

[@judeprovidence1146]

Ever since that day, that refs been respected.

[@clutchmoments6200]

Walk with me people. First thing I noticed was the no-dribble crossover to size up the defender and a quick pound dribble which allowed the momentum to execute the spin move. The nutmeg stepback combo was a thing of beauty then, proceeds to green the fadeaway. Salute.

[@hixta]

thanks marv

[@SportsHiphop]

He really like that! @RefBuckets

[@omnifox1984]

Sounded like the Gordon Ramsey of basket ball

[@mrslammahoe956]

You play too much 2k my nigga

[@Ex_Nihilo777]

@@mrslammahoe956 ikr

[@phatplates]

That separation was ridiculous. Kid was like 10 feet away at the end smh

[@hoosiernative9668]

The finesse comes with age. When your young it’s all about being quick but as you get older it’s all about the right time!

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Agreed

[@SmoothsDatOne]

The kid probably was talking all game and the ref like come on hit the young man with the step back and didn't change facial expression. Love it!!!

[@driedmangos8433]

He raising the bar for these refs out here lol

[@amberwavesofoats]

Damn,ref! He knew that was gonna be a cakewalk. It was still pretty impressive nonetheless.

[@SportsHiphop]

He does it against grown men too lol... peep the new video we just dropped

[@robweaver609]

Never underestimate your opponent, that kid will never forget this lesson

[@steph1856]

Smooth as silk ref

[@kdsburneraccount9160]

The only person that I'd believe if they told me that injuries ruined their nba future😂

[@JayGold710]

Facts 😂

[@10kbeforeiuploadfirstvideo17]

That was flawless, my respect goes out to this referee.

[@jones9309]

The fact the kid was smiling when the ref bounced the ball between his legs makes it funnier. 😂

[@25aplus]

He had to show them he true to the game 💪🏽🏀🤣

[@michaelmyers6985]

The face on that kid in the background. Priceless.

[@lyrics2challenged]

That's Ref Lai he's legit lmao 😭😭 he does it to grown men too swear

[@mouricerose4173]

Its that step back for me 🔥🔥

[@dvdace5403]

With that smoothness you could say his old schooler , calm but deadly 😎

[@wesfields9322]

Most people don't have that type of composure, even against kids, to stay professional like that don did.

[@jadeduh4555]

Haha.. Schooling the young buck with ease. Thought he was gonna go organized and took him street. 🤷🏻‍♂ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nikkosan5420]

That was too damn smooth

[@africaisawesome4707]

They had to call this brotha,”Gravy” in high school cuz that was smooth as a mfr!!! Salute to him and Peace and Blessins to all!

[@texasfloodthe9370]

So impressive. A grown man beat a kid. 👏

[@erwinamanciosilva7693]

Can you?

[@texasfloodthe9370]

@@erwinamanciosilva7693 yeah. That's not the point though.

[@williambiggers9594]

At least you know when he calls a call he knows what the hell he's talking about

[@ipaint00]

Beautifully done

[@junalberca361]

You know he is good by just looking how he swing the ball under to get space

[@MuckNoya]

Hell yea

[@golfingwithgaryrussellii2968]

So NBA smooth.. the ref was a baller back in the day...

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Still is a baller

[@golfingwithgaryrussellii2968]

Congrats Captain Falken, you got skillz, ball life forever 👏 man

[@CaptainFALKEN]

@@golfingwithgaryrussellii2968 I carry around 3 basketballs in my truck 🏀. Ready to play any sunny day

[@golfingwithgaryrussellii2968]

Captain, stays on alert 📢. You're a baller for sure 👍

[@Jarebearrr]

Lol I love the positivity in this thread. We’re all ballers guys! 🥺

[@x-man4350]

TOO EASY...... DIDN'T EVEN BREAK A SWEAT KID NEEDED GATORADE AND AN ANKLE ADJUSTMENT AFTER THAT.....😱🏀

[@anthonishaw5231]

You already know he got talked to from the other squad about it 😏

[@x-man4350]

@@anthonishaw5231 No doubt

[@yusefinc1096]

He put that kid in another dimension.

[@phatplates]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@a83crossover]

Ref: Damn...let me stop before his mom come over here asking for child support. #HeIsMySonnnnn

[@JustBoBeau]

😭👌🏾

[@darryldavis213]

I was waiting for the And 1 MC to be like "Ohh Baby!!!"

[@gleekoo5103]

That step back was 🔥

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

Don't ever underestimate your opponent the older guys still got it

[@nathanielrupa3624]

It looks like that he wasn't even trying it looks smooth. I'm guessing that the ref is a pro.

[@2323msg]

Wasn’t even that quick, just smooth, flawless execution

[@Ducky20916]

Ref was like “ aye boy, is yo mamma watching? Cause I’m about to be your new daddy.” Lol

[@JCic22]

Westbrook in his free time helping the kids out.

[@amad1851]

#8 got benched after that play

[@dxddyjaviion9670]

He had to show the young boys he wasn't always a ref

[@dabbydabbydoo]

Even the cameraman hit a lean on that stepback lmao

[@Link_hyaa]

It wont count but it was a great moment, and a man with some great skills

[@cadenyoung7456]

He looks like a mix of Eric Bledsoe and imdontai lmao

[@SoCalifornia]

With the clean step back

[@mrtwo6356]

Took that boy to school no pen or notebook needed

[@goshuafisk4966]

All refs should be able to do this... if you call yourself a good ref. This guy ... this guy right here...

[@goshuafisk4966]

MVR = MOST VALUABLE REFF

[@mrbigg151]

Smh that ref put ole boy to bed with that bucket 🏀

[@Jason-fw2rc]

When the side character is stronger than the main character:

[@junglesona5151]

Refin is this dude's side hustle. He's a straight baller

[@lorenzojones-raston243]

Nobody: Ref: I’ma dribble 5, no 4 times then light you ass up Also ref: holding, 5 yard penalty; repeat 2nd down

[@newpageindesc8998]

Wrong sport homie

[@yozefl434]

Holding 10 yards bruh

[@roberttaylor4213]

@@yozefl434 facts

[@JC-kz9zn]

(Me looking up slightly with tears in my eyes while I say )Omg OMG!!!!!!!! IT's the most beautiful move I've ever seen in my life

[@frankiecarso3912]

Ref embarrassing my son you’re fired 🤣🤣🙏🏾

[@bink5196]

Even the camera got lost with that step back.

[@CoreyGreen955]

This has to be a young red because it’s a rule as Refs that we don’t shoot around anymore🥺🥺🥺

[@thegoodbrotherdivinegodbea9622]

Meanwhile whoever posted this video, or whoever programmed YT ALGORITHM owes me a new phone. Just jumped up and spilled coffee on my shit!!

[@HunterVook]

Sounds like you need some self control.

[@thegoodbrotherdivinegodbea9622]

@@HunterVook sound like you have a boring life. Lmfao.

[@jonsarenti8093]

💣

[@Jay-rx1hs]

Definitely gotta respect a ref on his calls (a touch more) after showing u that.

[@greglyfe5025]

If I was this kid I would just go home for the day 😂 😂😂😂

[@DonaldBlake287]

Don’t know why people get surprised by referees being good. Most are current or former players that obviously know the game well otherwise they wouldn’t be a referee.

[@jonsarenti8093]

I think it stems from in the US, people can't play football. So when kids are playing football at camp or whatever, they have some random parent ref the match. So people grow up thinking refs can't play the game. But if you go to anywhere else, the ref is usually a member of the club, either an older player or a retired player. David beckham talked about it a bit, because obviously they all expect him to ref the match because he's yknow, David beckham..

[@x-man4350]

That's what you call posterized, get the frame hang him on the wall and add him to the other defenders that have tried and died at the mercy of this referee....🏀

[@kingdribs9286]

I don't think you know what "posterized" means

[@x-man4350]

@@kingdribs9286 It's when Vince Carter DUNKED on 7'footer Frederic Weiss in the 2000 Olympics ,look it up, he was posterized, traumatized and Victimized..🏀🤕

[@kingdribs9286]

@@x-man4350 bro this is a video of aguy dribbling and making a stepback jumper . It's not poster. And Vince's dunk wasn't really a poster. He flew over that guy

[@Fixdaleek]

@@kingdribs9286 that’s a poster nigga what are you saying

[@kingdribs9286]

@@Fixdaleek do you have to use the n word in order to be able to construct a sentence? And no it's not a poster. Posters are Wade dunking on that tall bulls player with a weird name type of dunks.

[@akeem2752]

That was too smooth and precise like he does that every morning

[@anthonyjacksonjr4812]

Damn Ref that was a foul. 😅😅😅 Ref: Gott'em.

[@normzilla8122]

Westbrook?! 😂

[@ginodelosreyes5495]

Nah that’s dame’s cousin

[@RyMicTheKing]

I'd do that same move at the gym and you know damn well some mfers would call travel. I'd be like "nah...I didn't dribble the first two steps. Planted my left foot as a pivot, pivoted left, *dribbled!*, switched my feet, dribbled again, between the legs, recovered the ball, shot....." They'd be like "Nah, nope. That's a travel, you stopped, put both hands on the ball, pivoted, then lifted your pivot foot, turned around, then dribbled between the legs...."

[@lukridzombie]

The travel actually happens when he takes the hop backwards before taking the shot.

[@marcusmoser6911]

Everything was clean until the hop back. Pivot foot came back down. Simple as that.

[@lukridzombie]

@@marcusmoser6911 Thank you for being one of the few I've seen with enough sense and knowledge to know what he did was a rule violation.

[@marcusmoser6911]

@@lukridzombie, it also depends on the rule book. People are assuming NBA travel rules are applicable at this age group.

[@lukridzombie]

@@marcusmoser6911 I admit that was exactly where my thoughts about it are coming from, I didn't know they had different rules for different ages. But I also thought the rules would be the same so that as you get older you wouldn't have gotten used to doing something that would later get called.

[@T-_R-_E-_Y]

Props to this dude on staying professional after the whole team went nuts 🤣...

[@troykinnison4575]

I bet he got a kid on one of those teams??? Or at least he making some of those single mothers look his way !!! Lol MY DUDE got game !!! An don't look that tall he average size ,height but lighting them young men up ☝!!! That fade away was money!!! I'm telling ya he got some single mom digits that night!!!

[@The_Kuichiki_man]

Bro he babied him, WITH NO EFFORT 😳

[@beaubellamy2999]

Omg. He said lemme ruin this kids life real quick.

[@igoftw]

Ayee Ref of the year right there!

[@arthercurey1726]

Thanks for not overlaying some horrible music or some weird other commentary and just letting the video play, I do video stands up for itself and now I'm able to watch this one over and over

[@jayben6681]

Dude did it without even thinking. Talk about muscle memory

[@trmj3175]

Nigga lost his scholarship after that 😂😂

[@Stoicdaydreamer108]

Damn, that ref just schooled those fools.

[@TonioT38]

That's like the best move ever 😳

[@Scharley03]

Defender too busy cheesing for the poster🤣🤣🤣

[@MiguelJimenez-vj9xq]

that's his signature move and he has it down good

[@King-pm5yv]

He was too smooth

[@luckylarrysinsurancepolicy3310]

Ref was smooth af

[@ACE-po1gk]

From that Moment He knew the whole Gym Respected Him 😂

[@julianrojas4792]

That shot was just beautiful to watch.

[@Tyland98]

something about the swish was truly satisfying.

[@kaneparker6594]

OOH YEAH CONGRATULATIONS MY BROTHER 😎 REF KEEP DOING YOUR THANG

[@codycampbell3562]

He will show his nephews this at every cookout.

[@paulfrank7164]

Then he walks off smoother then mj/kobe like nothing no expression back 2 work 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mikewalker691]

No smile from the ref after the bucket means that this guy eats tall kids for breakfast.

[@YourBoyWavey]

Ever since a young boy I been getting buckets!!!

[@1lionyouth]

First time a ref would say "Respect my call" lol.

[@miamaccdoll951]

Damn he was fine too did it effortlessly ♥️

[@smithhitemup2]

Sebastian Telfare out here giving buckets back to the community.... Lol!

[@KaiMagSchoko]

Smooth, and he passed the vibe check

[@princeekeson12]

They won't be questioning HIS calls again.

[@getbityellertail5]

That was Mamba's move. Seen it 1000 times and it's still working

[@KEN_DEN]

He was like " That's why we don't play!"

[@Fyneskills]

The referee is ruthless.

[@biterface03]

"i could've went to the league, but I couldn't abandon the block when the streets needed me most."

[@jes2k00]

jokes aside tho that was a smoooth combo