Sportsmanship moments but they get increasingly more wholesome

These are some of the greatest sportsmanship moments in NBA history but they get increasingly more wholesome as the video goes on.

[keith]

Trae and Luka watching the shot like they're still kids on the court never gets old

[fewpoundcory]

NBA blocks but they go increasingly farther into the stands

[MCDCSZN]

Damn I never noticed Gordon stepping in on the free throw in case he missed it

[AdamKlownzinger]

Just because he’s in here I wanna say that as a Jazz fan, Gordon Hayward was always a gentleman and a scholar for us. Of course hindsight is 20/20 so a lot of people wish we got Paul George but Hayward did everything he could for us and treated us right as well

[MoneyNothing]

Gordon setting the standard for wholesomeness. I'm gonna put my foot on the floor when my wife is mopping in case she misses a spot, she can blame me.

[adamkish]

Russ getting cheered for cleaning the floor reminded me of that one SpongeBob episode 😂

[jaredmorell]

People always complain about there not being beef in the NBA anymore (which I still think is untrue, just for the record), but I think a league where most players get along is one to strive for at the end of the day. I absolutely love seeing the mutual respect between players. These are all very special individuals and should recognize each other as such.

[gui_silva]

The respect from Kobe to Dirk is beautiful to see. He even said "Tough guy" in the end, amazing sportsmanship there.

[GARNET-DAGGER-FF]

4:45 military guy is on his phone and pretends he saw the shot lol

[deepdirt]

3:49 I can’t explain just how much i love that interaction between Don and Jrue, them both smiling and giving each other five and Love jokingly pushing them away like “ arrright cmon now you’re supposed to be opponents no hugs”. The whole thing is so wholesome

[aturski]

it's always so nice to see star players embrace after a game. really shows that the NBA is a family.

[darkxzero]

As a new, casual fan. Players like Luka and Trae looking like they're having a blast out there is one of the most enjoyable parts of watching

[nob]

I think about Steven Adams passing up the open layup to save his defender from falling often. He became one of my favorite players after that.

Honorable mention: in a post-game interview this playoffs, someone asked Jokic about losing mvp this season and he said that he thought Embiid should’ve won it - that was a big respect moment

[MylotheZooLovingScientist]

The Dirk / Kobe moment is one of my all-time favorites. Such an awesome moment between two legends.

[shnmraari]

I swear to god I smiled through out this WHOLE video

[imkurisuchan]

3:56 Undoubtedly the "passing of the torch" moment right here. Legendary stuff

[onlythingicouldthink]

I'll always respect Doc for shouting out my GOAT, Dirk🙏🏽

[brba]

That 4:45 moment Luka and Trae are wholesome🙌🏽
They look like kids playing basketball to see if the shot is good. Just look that their happy faces.

[lukeandliz]

Young just seems like he's just playing with a couple of the boys in every game, always with an infectious smile

[agentcodybanx]

Doc with 1 of the classiest moves ever. Making sure Dirk got his flowers in an opposing teams arena.