The NBA Bubble | A Retrospective

The NBA Bubble was the craziest time to be a Basketball Fan. On the 2 Year Anniversary of the Lakers winning their 17th NBA Championship, we look back on the journey that led them there...
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[@synthetic_sports]

Thank You everyone for all the support on this video! As you can probably guess this video took forever to make and to see so many people enjoying it is the best feeling in the world. Also the start of the Intro might seem a little funky and that's because we originally had a longer intro but the song we used was copyrighted so we had to trim it in the KZbin Editor. Sorry for that but thank you everyone again for the support!

[@africanoblackaldo1569]

ratiooo

[@kcidd12]

LMAO THAT THUMBNAIL XD

[@bernadettesison5979]

Fall season and the NBA season 2023 are you update with the new “DA rules” 🧶🐭

[@Disisdabeast]

Dude I love this style of documentary/video where it's basically an edited conversation, almost like a podcast, instead of reading a script.

[@williscanada1206]

For what the bubble needed to be, it was perfect.

[@yg__a19]

Absolutely so underrated and underappreciated imo

[@saturnhawk6115]

It really was. We were all home and staying inside or just with Family. And having a finals I could actually invest in and watched through and through. Brought me closer to basketball

[@zohrenpascual18]

No negative test .

[@VojkanTrifunovic]

​@@saturnhawk6115And yet the lowest viewership ever...

[@saturnhawk6115]

@VojkanTrifunovic they've been on a downward slope for years dude. It's sad, 2021 only had about a million or so more

[@potatoerik7668]

Crazy how people say the bubble ring wasn’t real and now almost 3 years later we have the bubble conference finals again

[@richardmorrisproductions8151]

Yeah

[@thedavechozet]

And being sweep proves that the ring was a flop.

[@Midwayferrari]

@@thedavechozet nah you're tripping hard

[@sahilalam2699]

Yes age doesn’t play a factor shut up.

[@LPjunemark]

And the lakers still can't win a ring to validate their mickey mouse ring😂

[@swaggyconyt]

This video has crazy quality for the amount of subs, if u guys keep this up I'm sure ya'll gonna be up there. Good luck!

[@synthetic_sports]

Appreciate it!

[@nandov1831]

Oh dang, I didn’t even check the channel, I thought this was a Secret Base video. Amazing quality guys!

[@darrengordon-hill]

Two guys rambling and generic VHS filter

[@KASP112]

My first thiught as soon as I clicked on the video

[@thesnipingspider3852]

@Disgruntled Simp Mod honestly all the edits take a while

[@bbro43]

I know a lot of people say that the bubble was the weakest championship in NBA history, but like the Covid protocols and being separated from their families combined with the open gym and even scrubs could go off for 20 because as you said, no one was missing. I think it was honestly the toughest championship mentally because there are no excuses, it's just 10 players and quiet gym.

[@noahbrown9708]

there was 0 outside influence in terms of fans and atmosphere, the best team truly won. Also showed how truly good even the 10th, 11th, 12th men etc are in the nba

[@Gx5379]

The only reason people say it was easy or that it doesn’t count is because it’s people trying to discredit Lebron. Curry wins that chip and not a soul is saying it’s “easy”.

[@Pun116]

MPJ literally just said reminiscing about the Bubble: we'd all just go down to the pool and drink Pina Coladas all day. Get the f out of here with that weak excuse of a championship.

[@AR-cc3nc]

Sounds like Lebron himself wrote these comments 😂😂 chill with the burners lol

[@Kap_NYC]

​@@AR-cc3ncWhat....

[@usedturtleshell3364]

people really have always hated the bubble and yes we all do in some aspect, but it honestly gave us some most intense and insane basketball moments in the last half decade, like just imagine OG’s 0.5 buzzer beater with a crowd, same with AD’s game winner vs denver, what about lukas’s buzzer beater vs the clippers, and imagine how much more intense the nuggets vs jazz series wouldve been, these moments would be all timers if they were in an arena with a packed crowd

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

Fr, was an amazing, tough playoffs that wasn’t even riddled with injuries (apart from the heat). Jimmy butler was just insane, same for Luka who hit one of the best game winners ever tbh, LeBron hitting 3s from the logo against dame in the playoffs, 3-1 comeback from the nuggets. Intense heat Celtics matchup, and we got to see a great finals, Jimmy Butler’s performance was amazing to see and really gave the team some hope, but seemed like he was too tired to do that in consecutive games, then there was the Danny green 3 pointer lol 😂. Nah but Luka had some of the craziest stats in that series, and Jimmy Butler having a 40 point triple double and a 35 point triple double was really nice… conference finals I do agree lacked highlight plays tho lol

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

Also the last time we got to see the harden that elevated his game in the playoffs, the scorer, until he went to Brooklyn and became a playmaker, got injured in the playoffs, then went to philly and was a playmaker but a shaky shooter, I hope he has a bounce back year and plays like he did when he first got to the nets, he can pass the ball and get 10 assists with some rebounds while scoring 25 points a game, playmaking for Embiid and his teammates while scoring

[@roboninja3194]

@@rimimimimimimimim4170 Idky people are such huge fans of Harden. He isn't a winner and he's proven that many times over. No one cares about a player who racks up a ton of points by throwing themselves into defenders. Look at NBA history, there are guys with over 20k points that never even sniffed the finals and you never hear their names mentioned. Harden will be one of those players. Philly will never win with Embiid and Harden because both of them are injury prone and miss a boat load of games. He may get decent numbers launching a ton of shots with a terrible FG% but they won't be winning any rings. And oh look Harden is missing the whole month of November 😂

[@MasonMoves]

@@roboninja3194 you must not be an nba fan if you have that much hate for harden for no reason

[@scj1668]

@@rimimimimimimimim4170 Good times 2020 was honestly from good times aside from the pandemic and Kobe despite all the bed there was a Lotta good especially all the basketball we got during the summer

[@thestatusjoe9949]

Bubble Murray was what really got me back into basketball. I was a huge fan of the Melo-Chauncey nuggets as a kid, then stopped watching for a while, and I was kinda getting into the Jokic years a little bit, but bubble Murray really brought me back in

[@rideabike4068]

Yeah, that spin a round , did he made that lay up to win the game.

[@Dailvin]

Bro Javale McGee’s bubble vlogs was fire. He kept us in tune. We need more nba players and athletes in general vlogging.

[@champslim]

My favorite thing was watching players vlogs in the bubble.

[@ethandekker8596]

Bro I loved those, they were great and I watched the championship one before school, so good!

[@jebedmondson6428]

Honestly the bubble was what got me back into basketball, it was just easy to follow, plus being the only real sport on TV.

[@user-eo9fl9wb8s]

Plus the production was just awesome. Some of the angles would’ve looked more in place in a film over a live game broadcast.

[@jebedmondson6428]

@@user-eo9fl9wb8s looked like a movie

[@dragonkingsports]

Covid was such a crock of shit. Can’t believe we shut down the world for the common cold

[@bryanchandler3486]

My favorite memory was driving to work (shoutout to the pandemic for landing me a car and an overnight delivery job I love) listening to the Nuggets Lakers nail biter on the radio and cheering in the middle of a freeway interchange when AD sunk the game winner.

[@je5406]

Damn. Im a Nuggets fan. I was at my father in laws house watching the game. That was tough. Lol. Fun basketball!

[@taco2728]

Ong

[@supertrampolinethebatpony3841]

@@je5406 if it eases the pain at all, Jokic has been getting better and AD worse semi consistently since then

[@protonjones54]

Yeah shoutout to the lockdowns that destroyed the livelihoods of how many private restaurant businesses?

[@mikeedwards9984]

How crazy now the final 4 of the bubble is back 3 years later

[@ItzTruthHurts]

And the champs got swept. You tried it clown.

[@carsisbest]

Even the commentators in NBA2K23 acknowledge the Lakers 2020 title as a well earned title

[@iamacreature676]

The lebron "Ain't that are ball?" Was my favorite moment

[@Keemo_Beemo]

Who would’ve thought that we would re-see the bubble conference east and west finals again

[@snowman_oven]

as a heat fan(kinda) i really hope 76er come through

[@Avarice-Zero]

@@snowman_oven Sorry Bro. The 76ers didn't come through and neither did the heat....

[@snowman_oven]

@@Avarice-Zero yea , sad😭

[@voetbalnoortje9253]

I started to watch the NBA when they were in the bubble it was really fun to get to know all the basketball rules and out of this world players. I also kept thinking what it would be like with fans in the stadium and if that affected the players and I remember the first game I watched with fans. It made such a big difference, it probably wasn’t the best game ever but to me it was because I experienced how the NBA really was for the first time outside of the bubble.

[@leen908]

its really enjoyable learning about the landscape of the nba , i was playing 2k during 2020 and thats how i learnt about the nba

[@aarongreen5206]

Damn bro ppl started watching during the bubble We gotta go back a hunnid episodes for yall

[@exomnia115]

The bubble reignited my love for basketball , I watch my team every time they play now since then

[@lukaslambs5780]

And now three years later, the same 4 teams are left! Almost like the bubble wasn’t an illegitimate fluke 🤔

[@gabearmstrong3668]

The year of 2020 and the NBA Bubble games was definitely a time capsule in history. Some we'll never forget!!!

[@WWEvsWCW4life]

This video deserves way more views and likes than it already has!

[@BonzerMrT]

The Bubble shouldn’t be standard, but the fact that it was nothing but like a month or two of pure basketball and watching everyone and their mother going nuts every other game

[@brettrossi034]

Instead of "NBA CHAMPS" hats and T-shirts it can be Mickey Mouse ears branded with the NBA CHAMPS and instead of shirts it can be like a Disney cape with their logos on it

[@rocketwiz]

Love your guys talk points, I had auto play on and I thought this video had definitely more than 100k views and looked after and thought it was criminal how many views it had. Keep it up guys

[@ajx16]

I had a friend live with me for basically the end of summer 2020 and getting to spend every day just fiending out and watching basketball 24/7 was so amazing. never gonna happen again

[@tuba1379]

Now all 4 final teams are back again in the conference championship

[@BlazerManiacNumber96]

Independent of the fact I’m a Blazers fan, this is just some good quality content

[@CLoading]

Algorithm blessed me with your channel, you deserve so much more views on this!! Solid content (maybe bias as I’m a Laker fan) subbed!!!

[@dylannuggetsfan]

As Denver fan it was a beautiful time for us! We were winning and it was amazing! I still to this day will fight anyone that says if AD doesn’t hit that game winner it’s a whole different series.

[@ComicEdits313]

The Series would’ve been more interesting But the Lakers would’ve won regardless, they were on a Mission that year, especially with happened with Kobe.

[@elcomehombres844]

you are on the finals now congratulations bro

[@dylannuggetsfan]

@@elcomehombres844 appreciate that bro! We’re fought through adversity as nuggets nation but here we are!

[@MileHighBroncosNuggets]

Fuck Mason plumlee man🤦🏿‍♂️ 2023 made up for it tho⚒

[@pokepwned]

This video had some of the best editing I’ve seen from an NBA channel, with some clever cuts and edits instead of trying to be some corny hypebeast channel. Great work!

[@lkmamaril]

This video is amazing I’m glad I found this hidden gem of a channel I’ve also enjoyed your other videos as well, love them🙏

[@uhbayhue]

Loved the back and forth between you guys, awesome stuff!

[@synthetic_sports]

Thank you!

[@tomiwa1a]

Incredible video. I can't believe it's onl at 138 views and 42 subs. I'm stating the numbers because I'm sure in the near future it will be a lot bigger.

[@synthetic_sports]

Wow, thanks!

[@zanguard]

This video was incredibly informative and produced very well. Great job!

[@TheCoon25]

This has been one of the most entertaining videos I've watched on here in a long while, you deserve a lot more subs. Love your humor!

[@_WubbleU]

gotta love the mix of informational and humorous content. awesome video

[@picasso27]

Great video. Reminds me of those old wrestling videos where they have a topic and talk about whatever the hell they saw happened lol. Almost like a podcast but have crazy good captivating editing so you watch the video. Keep up the great work, you guys deserve more subs!

[@neelchintamaneni2949]

probably the most fun i've ever had watching basketball

[@fivestarhunnit]

The bubble was the hardest championship ever .

[@USMILER]

😂

[@evanyoung3936]

This was definitely a weird and wild time. Doubt and hope that nothing like this happens again. But it was definitely something that I won't forget

[@protonjones54]

Doubting things like this to happen again is exactly how things like this happen again

[@KyleNamiteVlogs]

The first 6 months of the pandemic was memorable (in a bad way obviously)

[@bushysowavvey]

Thinking about the bubble is bitter sweet to me. On one hand, I was shocked to see my Miami Heat make it to the finals with JB as our one superstar. On the other hand, they made it that far and honestly shouldn’t have lost. Especially after seeing how horrible the Lakers got after winning. Like looking back at it, the loss pisses me off even more. Crazy to think how LeBron’s legacy would’ve looked with another finals loss too.

[@bbro43]

As a Miami fan as well. They lost because Bam and Dragic got hurt. That's it. But the Lakers would have not ben as bad had AD and LeBron not dealt with injuries the following season, (let's also not forget that the Heat and Lakers had the shortest off season in American Sports history). Then they gutted the team for Westbrook and honestly had they not, they probably would have bounced back like the Heat have.

[@bushysowavvey]

@@bbro43 agreed. We definitely would’ve won with Bam & Goran healthy. And yeah people definitely don’t give us any benefit of the doubt for our insanely short off season.

[@skywalker2676]

@@bushysowavvey no y’all wou don’t have stop it💀💀💀🙄🤣🤣nobody was stopping Lebron or AD and bam still played goran doesn’t play defense yall heat fan’s delusional

[@gavinyeet5821]

@@bushysowavvey Fuck no you were not winning even with a healthy squad

[@yenice3652]

​@@skywalker2676relying on dragic to beat lebron is a new level of cope 😭

[@burnazz7378]

this is criminally underrated. here before 1K views claiming my spot

[@synthetic_sports]

Welcome!

[@LibertarianMexican]

To think the bubble would mark a turning point in league.

[@MoneyMatt-tf7cp]

I’ll never understand the “bubble ring” mentality. It’s STILL a championship. Not even a Lakers fan at all.

[@Ben623]

They say the same for baseball. When it was the longest playoffs of all time and everyone had same conditions. If anything, its more equal but not worth getting into it with someone

[@MoneyMatt-tf7cp]

@@Ben623 exactly!! The fans not being there made it more about basketball skill than about how you play under pressure

[@guabagotjuice]

My opinion is that everyone benefited in good and bad ways, good as in all the injury prone players like AD got rest and played less games for the finality of the season, bad as in everyone had a long break from hoops and teams that were on a roll could have lost momentum and chemistry

[@MoneyMatt-tf7cp]

@@guabagotjuice I understand that but it’s definitely still a valid championship that isn’t a “fluke” like everyone says. Hell I’m a nuggets fan and they beat us! I really enjoyed the bubble though.

[@Wildcatman8]

This video has amazing quality! Y’all definitely earned a sub :)

[@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub]

Bro what is this level of quality for a small channel? I'm liking, and sharing this, you deserve to grow quickly

[@sandiegochargersnotlacharg7459]

Wow just saw u guys randomly on my feed u guys have great quality I know it took a lot of time to run/edit a 45 minute video you got urself a sub! 😊

[@quintintarantino2485]

The bubble showed us how these players are straight divas

[@diegomedina6214]

Great for a listen! Good job guys :)

[@synthetic_sports]

Glad you like it!

[@killakam5290]

Great video, this for sure gonna blow up!

[@synthetic_sports]

Thank You!

[@TheFrostbite324]

My freshman year of college started during Covid. As a basketball fan, a Kobe Bryant fan, and a Lakers fan the bubble was the only thing that kept me sane. I went to a NBA game a day before the season closed down and was so worried the Lakers would be screwed out of a title.

[@nomorepartiezz]

2:23 literally my exact experience. my first year of college and we got sent home for spring break and we were all saying okay see you in like a month!

[@whatwedoinyah1614]

okay the second bubble brainstorm had me crying 😂

[@brandonolwell5276]

Right, i was thinking that the winner could play for better odds in the draft

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

This was a Goated Video fr it bought back some memories from the bubble days 🐐

[@Billnyehentaiguy]

Crazy editing, topics, information, and conversation. Keep it up 💪🏼

[@amugos1212]

Amazing quality video especially that intro. Keep it up

[@shaun601]

That was just pure basketball....10 guys, 1 ball....who gonna get the most buckets. No crowd, no home field advantage....just hooping

[@williammoodie31]

This channel NEEDS more love keep it up

[@chipaddict2227]

I just found out about this guy. You deserve 100k at the LEAST

[@lyricsfromsweden]

My favorite part of The Bubble were the Matisse Thybulle vlogs.

[@almightysosa3007]

41:14 lol I was standing outside that exact yard house next to staples center when they won. They didn’t have any seats available so we watched from outside while I pulled it up on my phone and had like 10 people huddled around me to watch. 😂 unforgettable times

[@Ultra_64]

Shoutouts to my college professor who cancelled the final cuz of covid and let me keep an easy A

[@melloaaron]

I remember being like the 100th viewer on this vid like a day or 2 after it came out. Such a well made vid

[@sour_milk_tho7369]

i watched 3 min into the video and subbed. the quality talks for it self. gonne look forward for the new uploads

[@synthetic_sports]

Thank you!

[@imbloodbath9908]

Who's here after the buble's conference final being repeated Den vs laker heat vs celtics; Also with the same major starks

[@blee04524]

its so fun plus some of the vlogs just makes it much more entertaining

[@ihavenolife8972]

Just gonna say this if this gets views your sub count should blow up. Definitely had to hit the sub button after finishing the video. Keep it going yall you found a format that hopefully works for you guys

[@matthewcarrasco6654]

Just discover your guys channel and absolutely love it! Easy subscribe

[@justanotheryoutuber1997]

Bruh the quality of this is up there with Secret Base. Finding out you only got 5K subs is insane, this is great

[@jamesnorris1159]

This video gives me mad “guys sitting around naming random old nba players” vibes

[@azlil7]

I’ll never forget the bubble. I bought my first house during the start of the bubble and I remember watching the games no furniture in my house yet. Just a bed on the floor and a tv. Special time indeed

[@trapaneezus]

Stimmy check in hand, unemployment rolling in, some of the best pure hooping we've seen in the NBA in a while, and of course the LAKERS won a chip 💜💛

[@demonreacts7816]

32:51 I like how they plastered the TD logo on the court to make it look like they were playin in Boston. The Orlando Celtics lmao

[@colinsanders3103]

i didn't know you guys before today but i just love the format

[@TJB270]

What a crazy time man.. never thought I’d say this.. but there’s parts of it i do miss lol

[@Mcava1026]

Love the outro song acknowledge the tribal chief

[@ViscarraGaming]

Whos here after the Bubble Final Four are this years Final Four?

[@ultraradio5]

good video yall this was great 🙏🏾

[@elliteMonkeygaming]

Watching the NBA together games with my dad was the best we still watch some of those together games here and there but now I’m in college and his work schedule got changed so we can’t do it

[@xavvy5470]

your reward will catch up to your work ethic. this is an amazing video. keep going !

[@synthetic_sports]

Thank you!

[@symonwatson6972]

The bubble was made during madness…pure worldwide madness. But it was great. Honestly it would be great to stage something like that every 5 years.

[@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE]

The NBA Bubble was one of the best things that happened in sports! It was just the players locked in one place duking it out and you realize who were mentally in it and those who weren't the sideline trash talks were louder. Players you didn't expect to perform were dropping big games left and right, Crazy stories outside the bubble after the games. Not to mention people didn't give the Heat enough credit of what they had to go through to get to the finals and The lakers winning it was a cherry on top sealing the chip after what had happened prior with Covid and the death of kobe. I will always remember the Bubble for getting me through that horrendous time in the world.

[@CBFW_KO]

I loved it, I never watched more ball in my life than that summer.

[@d200087]

@syntheticsports you guys are amazing !

[@ericcastillo6011]

Coldwell pope did go crazy that finals game. And playoff rondo . Never seen a championship game where the supporting cast was hitting shots that consistently. Almost wasn’t real

[@johnnysalami27]

You gotta know too that these guys were sparking up the whole time. These dudes were high all the time when in the bubble

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

2020 will always be a year that is remembered for better or worse but the bubble was just a crazy part of that where you go ya that did happen

[@LADYJAYY19788]

The bubble season will be remembered as one of the finest basketball games ever

[@evanroldan9566]

TRUE

[@hirichard620]

writing when the 23 conference finals are about to start and its already interesting listening to you talk about the bubble playoffs

[@ExposetheManosphere]

It takes time to grow a channel, but you'll get there. I can spot the talent.

[@itz_angel8618]

As a Heat fan this was one of my favorite season

[@anokieonhockey9242]

Excellent video!! As someone who watched some of the NBA bubble but was more focused on the NHL bubble, this was fascinating. Your commentary was very informative and entertaining. Great job! Subscribing and looking forward to watching more from you.

[@homomagii]

Great channel!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@abortionsurvivorpr]

TJ Warren was playing thinking he was mj, that’s all we need in the debate about the bubble ring counting

[@lorenzo5220]

Yall just forgot the bubble suns, but sheesh you covered everything👏🤣

[@IsaaaValorant]

yall are so funny 😭😭

[@Xxjoel9808xX]

I worked at ESPN wide world of sports (not during the bubble but about a year after). The stories the workers have of the players are insane. They all HATE lebron. Apparently he wanted to have somebody fired for changing a trash can in a gym he was warming up in. They also love Russ, he would talk with the workers on the down time and he was so nice. Players also weren't allowed in the parks, the parks were not a part of the bubble. WDW was fully opened to the public at this time. Even some of the hotels that the players were staying at were split down the middle with plastic fence and one side was the bubble and the other side was a public disney hotel.

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

That "joke" gobert did with the mics is so ironic that it's hilarious

[@antonioalejandrocaroalvare5864]

Great videos brother ly

[@jefferywalker8122]

The Blazers this year !!! LETS GO! Last year was the worst as a Blazer Fan. I almost feared we didn't do enough in the off season but the Chemistry and the results are obvious. Great Video as well! Subscribed and FOLLOWED>

[@Fernando_616]

Unicron's theme to begin the video... You're epic for that, more people should utilize Vince DiCola's work. Subbed

[@hellishot5224]

just made me sub with this one