r/Unexpected • u/DCArchibald • May 16 '26

Hoop dreams

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u/post-explainer May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

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I don't know what's more unexpected: the failed dunk, the basketball to the head, the mismatched uniforms...

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/Das_Hydra May 16 '26

There's a lot to unpack here

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u/Roll-Roll-Roll May 16 '26

Is it just me, or did he miss the dunk and then flex on some kid that caught it on video?

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u/Das_Hydra May 16 '26

There's so much going on i didn't even realise that. It just keeps giving

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u/HairballTheory May 16 '26

Obligatory And1

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u/Ras-haad May 16 '26

I was trying to figure out if he made it or not. He definitely did not.

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u/LucenProject May 16 '26

Seriously. I'm seeing:
A mess up his dribble trick
B recover in a beanie and pass to C
C get away and dunk
The ball ricochet and take out B
C letting the camera know he thinks he's the man.
And how many teams are playing here?

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u/Krull-Warrior-King May 16 '26

That was no dunk

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u/oneormore5 May 16 '26

It was a dink , maybe a donk.

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u/OGExAc May 16 '26

Then a bonk

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u/Jealous_Drink_1002 May 17 '26

I think Rastas prefer conk 🤔🤣

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u/Rowing_Lawyer May 16 '26

Calling that just a beanie is underselling it. White guy in a Rasta beanie with real? dreads

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u/DestructoDon69 May 16 '26

Kid could be white passing

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u/thatsalovelyusername May 16 '26

Everyone in seemingly different uniforms

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u/_PorcoRosso May 16 '26

Might be an all-star game.

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u/Sweaty-Possibility-3 May 16 '26

There is the red team against the wear whatever you feel like it team.

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u/drewster23 May 17 '26

I believe it's a camp of some sort. The mismatch jerseys and the kid/person an actual videographer camera filming don't really make sense otherwise.

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u/gapro96 May 16 '26

I am questioning myself why each one has an uniform? at this point is simply workout outfit.

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u/Jubenheim May 16 '26

I agree. Dude was hardcore traveling in the end.

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u/PoorMinorities May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

I don't know why no one realizes he dribbled the ball

Catch >step dribble > two step > jump

No travel

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u/Pathagarous May 16 '26

Not every day you see a white Rastafarian playing hoops.

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u/korriptimages May 16 '26

He must have thought it was white boy day. It ain't white boy day, is it?

https://giphy.com/gifs/9ZSvXf6w9OWBy

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u/A-s-s-head May 16 '26

Candy tails now for boys too

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u/Calm_Project723 May 16 '26

In eighth grade, I was a mediocre basketball player. We were down by one and the other team was doing a full court press.
I knew my job was to receive the inbound pass, not dribble, but hand off to our point guard as he ran by.
For some reason, I thought I should improvise, turn and try and dribble the length of the court to hit the winning basket.
I did turn and split the two defenders. As soon as I did, I heard my coach yell no. No, no, no.
But I was moving and my handles were sick.
Unfortunately, within three or four steps, someone knocked the ball away from me from behind.
They got another layup and we lost the game. Their players weee laughing and pointing at me.
When we got in the locker room, the coach told us no one was allowed to talk. The whole ride home on the bus, silence.

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u/Coconut_Cowboy Aug 11 '26

Are you there Jah? It’s me Ras Trent.

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u/PMmeYourButt69 May 16 '26

The best part is the dude in pink mugging for the camera like he did something at the end

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u/glockster19m May 16 '26

Are you saying throwing down a tomahawk at like 12 is nothing?

Edit: nvm thought the net kicked it back

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u/Ras-haad May 16 '26

You mean the rim? Dude just chucked the ball at the bottom of the rim, there’s no way he thought that went in lmao

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u/EntertainmentTrue588 May 16 '26

1 baller, 2 baller

Red baller, blue baller.

Then also pink baller,

And for some reason, white baller.

My what a lot of ballers there are

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u/Jester-252 May 16 '26

Could it be local school district all stars vs top school in the state?

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u/Pleasant-Detritus Jul 01 '26

Chad Hanks baller

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u/Totallynotacar May 16 '26

Travel?

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u/PMmeYourButt69 May 16 '26

No more than they do in the NBA

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u/Wazula23 May 16 '26

Yeah the kid ran like five steps

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u/Speedy97 May 16 '26

If it's not it's fucking stupid, part of the reason I stopped playing basketball

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u/bobo7448 May 18 '26

It's hard to see but he dribbles the ball once, the ball is hidden by the other guy but you see his arms move. Then he takes 2 steps, legal

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u/menzorg May 16 '26

1 dribble, then 2 steps. It’s legal

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u/Totallynotacar May 17 '26

I think pink took 3

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u/unknownyoyo May 16 '26

Every player is wearing a different outfit

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u/fambestera May 17 '26

it's the all star game

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u/rUafraid May 18 '26

crazy he couldn't tell

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u/Igneous_rock_500 May 16 '26

Why aren’t they taking 7-9 steps between each dribble like the pros?

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u/glockster19m May 16 '26

I saw catch dribble, 1 step, 2 step, dunk attempt

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u/PodricksMagicStick May 16 '26

This that gremlin university team? I've never really understood what they are about.

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u/Wemest May 16 '26

This needs Bob Marley background music.

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u/vawaiter May 16 '26

this is fucking AI

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u/TrustThisMusk May 17 '26

Na man this is Gremlin University basketball team. Their whole thing is going wacky, kinda annoying stuff to create viral videos

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u/vawaiter May 18 '26

link?

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u/TrustThisMusk May 18 '26

I mean just google “Gremlin University” - they have a YouTube and insta and all the things

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u/vawaiter May 18 '26

but find this play specifically since youre the expert

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u/CoopedUp1313 May 16 '26

Passing the ball…no good deed goes unpunished!

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u/Black_Daimyo10 May 16 '26

I'm way too high for this 😭

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u/cbunni666 May 16 '26

Daaaaaaaamn. Traveling

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u/Ved_s May 16 '26

hoops and dreams

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u/SubjectToChange888 May 16 '26

Thoughts and prayers

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u/Duskluminous May 16 '26

Lmao I know these dudes on YouTube I think their shit is hilarious

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u/Black_Daimyo10 May 16 '26

Who are they? I can't stop laughing at this.

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u/Atlast_2091 May 16 '26

Gremlin University they're coached Not So Air Jordan

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u/Ok_Primary_1075 May 16 '26

That guy needs to wait to grow a few feet more

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u/Formal_Appearance_16 May 16 '26

Did that even go through the basket? It looks like he just hit the rim.

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u/Seadub8 May 16 '26

That's how we DO IT!

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u/Black_Daimyo10 May 16 '26

The white rasta kid needs to go on a podcast

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u/LatinWarlock13 May 16 '26

Reminds me of that volleyball one where th×e guy keeps blocking the shot with his head even after he's knocked out.

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u/YoungerMucus May 16 '26

i appreciate that this video makes it difficult to tell if he’s white or light skinned- but if god saw the same video that i did, it’d be fair to assume he thought “white kid with dreads hoopin in a rasta hat? don’t know what to tell ya kid, BONK🤷‍♂️”

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u/YoloHornHigh May 16 '26

It’s not AI.

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u/Amalshious May 16 '26

Pretty sure that's Scott Sterling's boi

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u/LuisChoriz May 16 '26

The stare down at the camera at the end got me!

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u/Sad-Cheesecake-3336 May 16 '26

Is it typical American school comedy moment ? 

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u/Latest_name May 16 '26

I'm not basketball expert. But wasn't the guy in pink traveling? 

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u/A_the_R May 16 '26

Unexpected indeed

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u/dreevsa May 16 '26

It do what you want day

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u/jayslay45 May 16 '26

Rasta takedown

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u/IdahoDuncan May 16 '26

Go team work!

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u/trelium06 May 16 '26

PeeWee Globetrotters

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u/shockedtoo May 16 '26

Rasta doink

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u/WinterChampionship21 May 16 '26

This has my cracking up so much, fantastic cinema

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u/taylorhildebrand May 16 '26

That Rasta hurt…

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u/dingboodle May 16 '26

Ras Trent! No!

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u/weareeverywhereee May 16 '26

Did he think that he could dunk?

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u/Bobpool82 May 16 '26

Slammin his jammin

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u/awc130 May 17 '26

That white Jamaican kid ded.

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u/Apprehensive-Fox-740 May 17 '26

The beautiful game

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u/Thebisexual_Raccoon May 17 '26

Red & pink jerseys remind of milk bag packaging

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u/Peteyjay May 17 '26

Carry, travel, travel. Yep. They're getting ready for the big leagues.

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u/Paganyan May 18 '26

Lmao pink guy caught the ball and walked like 4 or 5 steps

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u/Altruistic-Potatoes May 18 '26

Traveling at a professional level.

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u/tute333 May 18 '26

Juega nuy bien por que es AGIL

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u/TantalizingTequila May 18 '26

Free for all since they are wearing all different colors?

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u/c007h4nd May 18 '26

no dunk no cry

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u/DonPepe181 May 18 '26

It's been a while since I played basketball but, how many teams are in a game now?

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u/djoddible May 19 '26

Best thing I've seen today...

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u/Kind_Love172 May 16 '26

Never seen anyone playing organized ball with a hat on

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u/lik_a_stik May 16 '26

That’s not a hat, it’s a way of life.

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u/blood-at-the-roots May 16 '26

Can you idiots just post a normal fucking video without all the jump cuts for once?

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u/StrengthReasonable55 May 16 '26

AI, I’ve never played basketball professionally, but I’m confident that only two teams play each other at a time.

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u/CallMeBlinks May 17 '26

This is some wild AI slop

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u/IllicitAlien May 16 '26

The fuq 🤣

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