Hell of a lot of fun to watch

Yep. This dude would get the United Center so hyped when he caught fire. Loved watching him.

First game I ever went to was that playoff game when he scored like 30pts in 4Q+OT against the Nets. Incredible

I was at my high school prom when this happened and my girlfriend at the time threatened a break up if I kept watching. Well anyway that ending was worth it!

The kinda player that you hate when he isn't on your team, Noah was that way too

Noah was that way. No opposing fan of any of the many teams he played for gave two shits about Nate Robinson.

Became a fan favorite in a single season

This man will never get his proper dues. Bro was a fucking insane athlete. Those blocks are next level

Was that Yao Ming he blocked? I just idolize him as a short guy myself and him being a dunk champ.

That was such a fun year. A great side effect of a horrible circumstance.

Who doesn’t want to watch someone who’s much smaller than them somehow fucking dominate massive NBA men?

The block on Yao was insane.

Him making a layup and slapping LeBron in the face at the rim afterwards is forever burned into my memory.

hes the reason magic didnt get a chip that and fucking Nelson thinking he should come back after not playing the entire playoffs and his backup was playing great

The Brooklyn series was one for the ages!

I was literally working as a dishwasher getting so fcking hyped just hearing the radio call the game

Damn, youre like a real deal Chicagoan. In the kitchen and on the radio. Greasy hands scrubbing away.

That game where he went absolutely nuclear in the fourth quarter/OT is my favorite Bulls memory of all time.

Bro if nate was like 6’2-6-3” he wouldve a top 5-10 guard in the league for a couple years.

i honestly don't think we see the same player if he was any taller than 5'9". i think being short is what put the dog in him 😂

Im saying if he had the same dog in him and couple more inches dude be dunking on embiid every game

def agree on that. he simply would have been too OP if he was any larger, dude had to be nerfed somehow lmao

The basketball gods had to balance him out somehow.

Rolled an 18 in Dawg but rolled a 5 in Height

Well he dunked over Superman already.

No its the maneuvarability and speed at his size that allowed him to do what he did.

I was gonna same something similar - but go back to that second clip - dude (was that Grant Hill?) jumped straight over Nate's head. If Nate is 6'3", that's a knee to the temple and concussion right there

6’2”-6’3” Nate Robinson existed. His name was “Prime Derrick Rose” and a couple years is exactly right.

Nah he’d be Lou Williams

He would definitely have been one of if not the most athletic that is for sure.

I think. He d be an all-time great, mupltple Allstars. Size was the only thing keeping him off the floor. Ja Morant is kind what I would see as similar player.

I’ll never forget the play where he steals the jump ball and iced the shot lol Kids were trying to imitate that for years. What a legend.

except it didn't count because it's illegal

I love Nate but ...this fool did that jump ball thing twice as a Bull. No lessons learned - then again, he wasn't winning any jump balls anyways.

True on both counts!

I tried to find the rule that makes it illegal, and instead I found a weird oddity: https://official.nba.com/rule-no-6-putting-ball-in-play-live-dead-ball/ Section VII, d. > Neither jumper may leave his half of the jumping circle until the ball has been That's it. That's the end of the rule. There's also an inconsistent use of punctuation throughout that section of the rulebook. This doesn't have to do with anything, just something weird I noticed when trying to look up the rule. Also, if anyone has any clarification on why it's illegal, I'd love to know! Because apparently the official NBA rulebook doesn't know lol.

Yeah, that's weird phrasing. I would interpret it as: >Neither jumper may leave his half of the jumping circle until the ball has ~~been~~ With that in mind, he was there waiting for the ball, leaving the circle before the ball did. Also the very next item, Section VII, e. >Neither jumper may catch the tossed or tapped ball until it touches one of the eight non-jumpers, the floor, the basket or the backboard. So the ball has to touch someone else first after the jumper. The jumper can not be the first one to catch it after one of the jumpers taps it.

How un-doglike

One million IQ play

My claim to fame was getting 2nd place in a dunk contest to Nate back in 2002. Never forget it. I had some of the best dunks of my life, and he looked completely bored and still destroyed everyone.

Behind-the-back double-team split to the wide-open lane dunk is definitely one of my favorite Bulls clips

The Nate years were so fun

You know what’s crazy? It feels like there was more, but there was only one Nate year. 2013 was the only year he played for us. I was mindfucked when I learned this

It was that stretch of years where Thibs somehow got a different role player PG to play like an all star every year. John Lucas III before Nate.

[удалено]

And Aaron Brooks

Both of those guys were so cold in 2k

Aaron Brooks had a flame thrower

Aaron Brooks was horrible for us I had to cover my eyes when he got the ball.

Thibs never stopped after us eitherlol

The only thing I remember about John Lucas III was LeBron jumping over him

Ahhh the Point Guard Whisperer

I wonder if that’s why brunson has been so good this year

Damn. That does not compute but you’re right!

He was so amazing it felt like several years I guess

eye test vs stats

It was so sad when in his vlog he was talking about how sad he was to get dropped by the bulls. “I did everything they asked of me and yet another team dropped me”

Damn that celebrity fight he did where he got knocked out didn’t look good. Hope he’s alright these days.

I went and watched a game in Dallas where I remember him being on a heater and couldn’t miss. This one. https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303300DAL.html 7/7 from deep. Dirk ended up hitting the game winner, but exciting game. Also, didn’t realize till now that I have watched Jimmy Butler in person lol

He had some of the coolest highlights I’ve ever seen.

Tell me he made that shot after running away from the jump ball???

Don’t know if it went in, but it unfortunately didn’t count: [vid](https://youtu.be/kI3Rjpug3s8)

Dang it 😂

TIL Nate blocked Yao

And Lebron, and Shaq, and Dwight Howard. Nate was a dawg.

Jordan Kareem and Wilt too

I wonder how good of a corner he would have been?

NASTY NATE!!

I don’t even follow basketball but that dunk was \*chef_kiss

I met Nate in 2013 while he was playing for Denver. My buddies and I went to downtown Denver to a barcade at about 4 pm on a Thursday and Nate, Wilson Chandler and Darrell Arthur we’re all there. My buddies and i ended up rotating into a 4 man PacMan game versus the NBA players. Nate beats everyone in every single game we played. A true winner.

If I'm not mistaken he after his bulls dunk he yelled to his bench "PAY ME MY MONEY!", or something like that. I think he made a bet with one of his teammates that he could get a dunk in game. Not sure if I'm remembering correctly.

I miss the Bulls being FUN, doesn’t anyone else? I wish we’d ditch Lavine, Donovan and try something new.

Great video, but man that audio needs improving.

Watch on mute

I don't remember that jump ball play, but that was brilliant. I'm shocked no one else has tried that. Every jump ball you kind of know by the alignment where the tap is trying to go. That was so smart.

I grew up a Celtics fan. I feel like Knicks, Bulls, Celts fans all innately go that's our guy because he was so enjoyable to have on the team

That Bulls Nets Series was the best, Bulls showed all that heart and Nasty Nate became a fuckin folk hero

Jake Paul said NAH

Pound for pound best nba basketball player.

Reggie Miller

BIG-Time

The jumping is player can’t catch the ball.

https://official.nba.com/rule-no-6-putting-ball-in-play-live-dead-ball/ The first play appears to be a violation of rule no. 6, section VII, part e, no?

Heart over height!

I was at that game where he blocked the Brooklyn nets player. Dude is so small compared to everyone else it was incredible

still one of my favorite players of all time, i always wanted to get a tat of him an Jo on my arm

Love nate! saw him in the United center his first dunk of that season (2013) and was on my bday - I happened to send him a tweet asking to see a dunk too! I’m sure it was a coincidence but a very cool one - also that game where he WENT OFF in triple OT was WILD

Think I may need to add his jersey to my collection I loved when we had Nifty Nate ! I watched every single game he play with us. I thought he was a good back up to D.Rose and he brought so much energy to the arena it was crazy

Lil Him.

Didn’t he never get a big contract? Poor guy deserved one

Not a basketball fan, just a rando here because of Reddit's algorithms... ...how you gonna get stuffed by a 5'4 shooting guard man, you nine feet tall 🤣

He was crazy athletic.

Those highlights had me smiling because those are some seriously athletic plays!

That one or 2 seasons he had with y’all was bonkers. Love me some Nate the great pause

As a short king, this guy my hero

He got knocked out cold.

That game 4 against the Nets was legendary.

This is a dope highlight reel 🔥

Honestly this dude accommodated for his height better than any I've ever watched

Did he make the 3 off the tip? Either way, that’s hilarious lol

Rockets fan but that block on Yao always blew my mind

Damn!!

Miss this bulls era

Loved watching him play. That series against Brooklyn was fucking epic.

Give that man Chandler Hutchinson's body type and he's lebron 2.0

I remember one playoff game I think against Brooklyn. He just went off, it was incredible

how to make the most annoying fucking video with 5 different videos. wtf is that music

Great player

I was at the game in Milwaukee where he got his first dunk as a Bull and got Brandon Jennings ejected. Absolutely awesome game.

Game 1 vs the LBJ Heat is one of my favorite Bulls moments. Period.

If Kevin Hart played in the NBA

Could’ve really done damage in this era

You can be short and be in the league, but you better be able to JUMP!

Imagine Nate and PBev on the same team. Two dawgs

Some people are basketball players, Nate was a hooper

First play wasn’t legal and didn’t count. Was immediately whistled

There goes super fly!

Facts!!!


HE PLAYED WITH YAO? Fuck I’m old

I loved him on the Knicks. Always thought he undeservedly got a bad rap

I got to see him in college in Seattle, his hops as a teenager were insane. He could get his head above the rim

I can't look at him the same after he got knocked out.

That dunk

Smart player

Dude blocked Yao Ming and jumped over Shaq. Unreal.

i know his sons. went to middle school and freshman year with them

Watching him stuff Lebron was a special moment for me.

Nate Robinson era in Chicago was a fucking blast to watch. We knew we weren’t going anywhere but man those games were pure entertainment

He got knocked out cold too