Shawn Kemp Blocks Michael Jordan

[365to173repubsPWNED]

Kemp jumped a shitload higher than jordan, but jordan had more body control in the air than any player ever

[PaulIlNumeroUno]

nice to see that even jordan fails from time to time

[FRIKILIN123]

luc longley lol

[tellthetruthg]

Kemp one block on MJ vs six rings HMMMM

[tigerwtigs]

Michael Jordan never missed a shot, or gambled and had to retire, or for that matter, ever made a mistake in his life..

[epics7]

@tigerwtigs wanna bet? M.J. was a gambler. Isiah, M.J. etc. were on that watch list during 90's for gambling.

[JusWendell]

@epics7 He was being sarcasitc :facepalm:

[bdavids28]

@tigerwtigs He never drafted Kwame Brown or wore a hitler mustache in Hanes commercials either. :)

[WeaponX1986]

I would rather watch Kemp dunking than Jordan contrary to popular opinion.

[erkmil23]

RAV52 is a cunt

[ibeatuinboxing]

where you think you're going bitch

[vinceCarterVs]

every one gets blocked..who hasent

[stlfan06]

that wasn't even going to be a dunk.

[epics7]

@stlfan06 Doesn't matter. He still threw his shot out of the building.

[DyingElement]

Holy.

Fuck.

[RAV52]

Kemp was a dunker and a leaper, but still only a minor skid mark on the road to MJ's next championship ring that year.

[hemet92544]

even Kerr celebrated

[djalbanian123]

it should be ilegal to show mj videos in this quality

[NIN1337]

@djalbanian123 word

[Aria6900]

thumbs up if u think kemp put flare into that block

[gamecollect101]

@VinmanMJ23, Your absolutely right my man..I lived the eighties/early 90s and Kemp was one of my favorite dunkers but that was basically what he was remembered for, lightyears away from a prime Jordan but a solid entertainer with his dunks.

[jusme0910]

The lockout messed up kemp until then he and payton were a greay duo.

[hoopfan71]

@jusme0910 Kemp messed up Kemp.

[jusme0910]

@hoopfan71 true statement

[skinnyvinny3]

i hope Seattles in the new NBA 2K11 SONICS forever!

[jusme0910]

@skinnyvinny3 They are lol the trailer has the glove throwing an hoop to Kemp on a break.

[skinnyvinny3]

@jusme0910

OMG best 2K game ever if my SONICS r back in the game i wish they where still around i hate the Oklahoma Thunder there so gay! SONICS FOREVER

[Supersonicsfan12]

man im gonna have to send kemp a get well card cause he's sick!!... cause of that monster rejection!

[VinmanMJ23]

Nice block by Kemp. He was a waste of raw talent though. He was basically a dunker and nothing else.

[Supersonicsfan12]

@VinmanMJ23 nothing else? are you an idiot? he wasnt a 6-time allstar for no reason. he averaged just about 20 points a game, grabbed about 10 boards, and played great defensive. your just pissed because he embarrased MJ in chicago with that rejection. point made.

[hoopfan71]

@VinmanMJ23 I disagree that Kemp was solely a dunker. Early on in his career, he was very raw, but he became a decent mid-range shooter and solid post player by the mid-90's. You don't score 15,000 career points by being strictly a dunker.

[VinmanMJ23]

@hoopfan71 You are the second person to disagree with me on this so maybe I am wrong. My perception of Kemp is strictly a dunker, somewhat like Vince Carter. VC is the best dunker ever though.

[hoopfan71]

@VinmanMJ23 Both Kemp and Carter are/were amazing athletes, but the depths of their games is more than just highlight plays. Outlets like ESPN are to "blame" for this perception. I watched Kemp a LOT here in Seattle, and I got to watch his game mature over the years. Vince Carter became a good outside shooter and good overall basketball player, but his dunks are what made people pay attention.

[dad2ujunior]

@VinmanMJ23 mAKE THAT THREE BRO. VINCE CARTER DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON KEMP. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DUNKS THESE DAYS IS THAT THEY SEEM TO BE HARDLY EVER IN TRAFFIC LIKE THE DAYS OF KEMP AND JORDAN. GUYS THAT CAN DUNK ON BREAKAWAYS TO ME JUST ISN'T THE SAME AS "IN TRAFFIC" :) THE 90'S SOMEONE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO CONTEST YOU LIKE IN THIS VIDEO EVEN JORDAN ISN'T SPARED.:0 WHEN KEMP'S IN THE PAINT.:)

[80s90sRealBasketball]

kemp played center and power forward...he was a beast back then.....a rare commodity

[Maniche10]

@80s90sRealBasketball he was never a center.. Barely a PF..

[80s90sRealBasketball]

i disagree....

[FLA3H91]

epic hangtime battle

[GTstyle]

most amazing blocked shot that jordan had

[AULIOZ1978]

Get That Shit Out!!

[miztah0520]

for me that tym is MOTOMBO is the best blocker FOR me....

[greywing81]

looooooool

[SkorpBX]

fag got blocked by the greatest dunker of all time.... reignman 4ever

[westside159]

Touch the backboard and blocked Jordan WHAT

Kemp that was mean

[ellissmith23]

get that shit out mike!

[GunGemini]

the RAIN MAN was awesome.

too bad about all his personal problems otherwise he would have gone further

[ibeatuinboxing]

ican imagine all those kids crying because their hero got owned!and the best part is that after that game he went straight to mc'donalds to have some frys with a big mac and then later fucked his wife,man thats ma nigga!

[stopyour]

funny...the last two seconds Kerr is waving for goal-tending...weak.

[JohnnyMac496]

not even close to one of the best. Maybe if he hadn't decided to get fat, do drugs, and have a bunch of bastardly children...

[willsworld01]

Shawn Kemp was really fun to watch. There were a lot of things that he didn't do very well, but from a pure athletic standpoint, there weren't many that were his superior.

[BENKATOK]

Rodman owned him!

[IkeDiamonds]

@BENKATOK What are you talking about? Kemp averaged over 23 points a game during the Finals.

[eDub5750]

dayuuuumm. he made MJ's hangtime look like nothin. kemp could flat out fly

[fruitsofescapism]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooo

what a feeling that must have been.lol.

[foureleven666]

right after this he gained 90 pounds

[Aria6900]

that was so beasty

[worrell84]

yep. Kemp was the man. Raw power.

[Tubztele]

Overpaid buster ass mother fuckers,

[scottb326]

Listen, My PEOPLES! Shawn is the MAN!! He was the best dunker period. Lebron who?  He would get owned bythe reignman! WORD SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[docofswank]

Kemp had a much bigger vertical than 40

[Fuhgawz102]

yeah id say 47 at least

[DrBjork85]

a ver ese cabron que dice que los jugadores son pagados no mames ya quisieras andar ahi pinche wey...........

[kingkyro]

dats my big cuz rite there

[Aria6900]

kemps vertical was bigger than 40 inches.

[Tbuzzcheezstix]

search bear flop, ms. its these teenagers giving hard to a bear

[KLoc68]

Kemp had a 40 inch vertical

[skaff40]

beautiful

[unkomannn]

RAW!!!

[getgus]

is War.

[hungurr]

Comparing Kemp to Vince Carter is like comparing Kobe to Dwight Howard. Their games are too different.

[pankow93]

I couldn't have put it better myself!

[billaraskats]

Not quite. When it comes to dunking (I'm trying to compare them in other areas of the game) Shawn was much more better than dwight (way more explosive and stylish!!) and vince much better than Kobe)

[LakerKev]

Kemp ushered in the modern era of the super athletic big man and paved the way for guys like Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard and others. Big guys with the atheticism of a small forward.

[Ltron9]

How could you NOT love Shawn Kemp back in the day???He's the reason I started watching this sport in the first place...!!

[etherodromos]

Kemp has more hops than Jordan and he is more plastic in the air even though he is a PF and Jordan a SG.

[mc117ejw]

Uhh, kemps was younger and taller 6'10". Jordan was 33 idiot. Jordan would've posterized him back in the day.

[etherodromos]

Look how dumb things you say: So what is the reason that Kemp posterized Jordan, because Kemp is taller or because he is younger? You say Kemp is taller and than you say that back in the day Jordan wouldn't get blocked. Crap, man!

Well Jordan would have swallowed this block by Kemp no matter the year, the Arena, the time, whatever. Even if he tries it 100 times in front of Kemp, he will be 100 times rejected.

[ccchrv]

kemp is crazy

he has like the strength of Lebron

and the finesse of VC

[etherodromos]

Kemp is stronger than Lebron and has far more finesse than Carter. Carter has only hops, he is not plastic in the air, he gfoes up and down like a stiff bag of mud.

It is blasphemy to compare Kemp with anybody.

[ccchrv]

lol...what the fuck are you talking about.

carter has no finesse?? buddy i come from tdot. ive seen all of his games wen he was with us.

dont tell me KEMP. is swifter, more agile than carter..cause youll only be foolin urself

[etherodromos]

Believe whatever the fuck you want, I don't give a dick, Kemp had the most fluid motion while Carter is heavy and stiff in the air. No finnese.

[etherodromos]

Since you don't know yet what is finesse, players with finesse are and were: J-Rich, D.Wayde, Dee Brown, L.Johnson, M.Jordan and of course Shawn Kemp.

Carter belongs to the category of leapers, but of heavy physique (lack of athletisism): like Barkley, Mourning, R.Jefferson, John Starks etc.

I don't know what the hell this tdot is, but you speak like you have no clue about ball.

[Ltron9]

"finesse" and Shawn Kemp DO NOT belong together. Shawn Kemp was raw POWER, like a Pitt Bull...

[etherodromos]

I have 50 Knicks' games from the 90's do you have anything?

Kemp had the strength of Shaq and the finness of Jordan.

[Ltron9]

You got 50 Knicks games?? You must be a Knick fan. I'm NOT gonna argue with a fellow Knick fan but Shawn is not a finesse guy, he ran through cats. Finesse is Jordan, Wade, Kobe, Dr.J. Power is Kenyon Martin, Shaq, and the Reignman...

[etherodromos]

Of course Kemp had raw power but watch his movement: His fluidity, plasticity and finesse is unmatched. He had hang time and could fake in the air like 6 times. If this is not finesse what is?

[Ltron9]

I hear you, I fell maybe they are different levels of finesse. the MJ "dancer-like" finesse, the AI stutter step/crossover finesse, and a power finesse like Olajuwon and Kemp

[fashizze]

I wonder why jordan just didnt take it strong and dunk ..kemp would have knocked him to the floor thats what i'm thinkin ..jordan punked out with that weak lay up attempt

[fashizze]

kemp was thinkin not today mike and certainly not on me lol

[supastat1]

excuse me...where was that layup supposed to go????

[dougninja]

Get that shit outta here! Respect the Reigman!

[mak2133]

hehe jordan got pawned

[tooclutch20]

shawn kemps' hops should have been illegal.

[Gibno10]

had it not been for the strike and kemp putting on so much weight he would have been the next MJ

[kevinhomealone23]

My god.

[Hataslum]

Kemp greatest childhood hero ever!

In fact, the whole sonics during the 1990's kicked ass!

Kemp, Schrempf, Payton, Perkins, EVERYBODY!

Except that shitcase Mcilvane.. seriously, WTF?!

[beza206]

macilvane did suck lol!!

[thelakersforlife]

now if Jordan did that to him, there would be a commercial about it, t shirts made, people having heart attacks and even more people at the alter of Jordan.

[bkruse92]

thats only cause jordan is the best player to ever play the game and he has blocked about half the people in the NBA of that time and won 6 championships with 2 three peats so dont hate on jordan

[thelakersforlife]

I dont feel Jordan is the best of all time, but I respect your opinion. Ill take Bill Russell.

[bkruse92]

different era different playing styles but i would have to put russle as second

[TheEarthBlues]

Obviously you are a true Lakers fan to make a comment like that about a Celtic.

[thelakersforlife]

Thanks man. I definetly am. I respect what the Celtics have done. Im 31 and been a Lakers fan since about age 8.

[TheEarthBlues]

That's great and I respect that so much. I myself am a Celtics fan and have to respect everything the Lakers have done. Same case with me being a Red Sox fan, I respect the Yankees and their history.

[Ltron9]

Jordan Blocked Ewing once. Jordan even Dunked on Kemp (during Shawns Cleveland days)I hear what you are about the whole "people at the alter of Jordan" thing.Too me, This whole "cult' thing with Lebron is bugging me now. "witness?" "king?". That guy is blown up beyond belief; a creation of Stern and Nike.

And now they talkin about him coming to NY in 2010. They can keep him, I don't need another Arod type here. Give me Wade. and If I had a time machine,Shawn Kemp!

[pankow93]

for his size shawn kemp is one of the best in game dunkers of all time, yes I think LeBron and carter are better then him at dunking, but the guy was sex foot ten! For a big guy with that much controll? it's amazing! I'm from seattle and goddamn I miss him!

[texas713houstone]

sex foot ten?????

[MPHswayze]

VC was never a better in-game dunker than Kemp. He's a (lousy) 3 point shooter now and still riding that one dunk contest cred. As for LeBron... You crazy? Kemp was a BETTER athlete than LeBron, think about that. More finesse on the dunks, more power too. And for every 1 James dunk in traffic there's 100 Kemp dunks. That's the most impressive thing about Kemp and people overlook that.

If Kemp had LeBron's overall dicipline he could've been the best player of the 90s not named Jordan or Hakeem

[radio187]

I totally agree. It's amazing to say, but Kemp had Jordan/Olajuwon/Lebron talent, he really did. The guy was 6'10" with great hands and incredible explosiveness. He could shoot, run the floor and move laterally as well as any big man. What he didn't have was the desire like a Jordan or Hakeem, two tremendous competitors.

[MPHswayze]

hakeem was kind of a jerk to his guys when he was coming in but ended up a great teammate and never took a night off. you can never fault a guy that cares as much as he did. i had two olajuwon jerseys in the 90s, as well as a houston horry jersey (lol)

the amount of insane talent wasted in that era... oh man

len bias, kemp, derrick coleman, grant hill, and vin baker

hall-of-fame talent that never reached what should have been

i also watched a young eddie griffin in philly. tragic

[radio187]

Yeah, young Hakeem was noted for his anger and propensity to get into fights, but he really grew out of that and became a very centered individual.

Griffin is a tremendously sad case. He had so much talent... Rudy T, who is as good an evaluator of talent as there is, traded three picks including Richard Jefferson to get him. I saw games where Griffin literally dominated the paint, but his demons ultimately got the best of him.

[MPHswayze]

Griffin to me proves that it's not about high school vs.college as far as making the jump goes. Some guys just can't handle it. I don't wanna armchair-analyze the guy but I think he had some kind of bipolar disorder or something. Had to have

I saw a lot of him at RC in Illy and he was incredible. I admit I never saw Kemp or Michael or Perkins or others that dominated their high school teams but I've seen all the Philly cats and Eddie was the best by far

Outside, inside, blocking. He had it all

[IntelInside2020]

I wouldn't say that- I remember reading an Sporting News story on Kemp in the 90s-he had a greuling off-season training schedule. The issue with Kemp is his depression after his trade to Cleveland led to alcoholism and drug abuse. He felt betrayed by the Sonics and took losing too badly when he was in Cleveland. I guarantee if the Sonics would've never let him go, he would've been a hall-of famer. It's too bad-hasn't been a big man like him since.

[IntelInside2020]

Olajuwon was amazing. The other twin tower,Ralph Samson, was another incredible 7 footer-he was just plagued by injuries.What kills me is that folks think that Dirk and Garnett have broke the mold and redefined the big man position. Sampson and Olajuwon were more versatile than both of them. Oh and my other favorites were David Robinson and Patrick Ewing- man do I lament the good ole day in the 80s and 90s when professional basketball was top notch and players had fundamentals.

[EmeraldSonNet]

I feel exactly the way you do. The 2000's are almost over already, and I sorely miss the 90's for many reasons. One of those reasons being how great basketball was during that decade.

[Crunchyblackisreal]

I know kemp's ego was boosted up after that one.

[msrouse]

NOair Jordan. Yeahhhhhhhhhboyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

get that shit outta here. lol

BIATCH

[ccchrv]

kemp is just a straight up BEAST.

[etherodromos]

In the official top 10 of the 1996 Finals (NBA TV), at No.1 they don't have this block, they don't have any of Kemp's thunderous dunks from that series, but they have a ridiculous faggy Jordan layup in the fastbreak. Check it out and throw up.

PS: I am not a Kobe fan, I don't even like Kobe.

[jbranham23]

Wow! Look how he went up for the block....waited....waited...pu­t his hand on the backboard, then finally Jordan put the shot up and Kemp wiped it clean! Sick hang time on that one!

[itsxtony]

hes earned to let this one slide

[puffykilled2pac]

this is my favorite jordan highlight, lol

[thelakersforlife]

im sure the announcers were saying "oh come on where is the foul at for God sake"? So sick of Jordan. If Jordan cut the lawn and a camera crew was around they would be yelling about how great he cuts the grass. We get it, he is good but it was WAY out of hand

[bigu236]

haha dont be jealous that kobe is a jordan wannabe

[newlsu]

kobe is what he is b/c of jordan kobe's game is similar to that of jordan watch games of jordan then watch a kobe game that turnaround jumper is similar to somebody only major difference jordan had pippen kobe has lamar odom and not even the good clippers odom kobe got the lazy i wanna go inside odom

[jesusworld22]

so whaT! YOU STILL THE WON the sereis and

got his ring!

[womatama]

all u jordan fans u got excuses to say now?????????? he got fucken blocked now no foul no goaltend fucken homos

[acedenach]

calm yourself. everyone gets blocked at some point. that's part of basketball.

[liquidgold]

Lol exactly. What Jordan is not supposed to get blocked?

[bigu236]

yea ur right, jordan got blocked, hes the worst basketball player ever to play the game now

[Kenai123]

That was a great block by Kemp. Jordan did not get blocked that often agreed, but David Robinson got him a few times including blocking a Jordan dunk.

[Brugality]

LOL. Jordan was such a fucking cheater. Peep the way he tried to literally shove Kemp out of the way with his left to avoid getting stuffed. Jordan got away with mushing, and pushing with his off hand A LOT whenever you look at Jordan highlights. But he earned it.

[JayT98]

good clip. This is rare. Mike went in there muchh too weak. Shawn was raw during this time. If i'm not mistaken, this was during the NBA finals right?

[respectedyoungster]

ive only seen shaq, mutombo and the reignman block this freak of nature

[acedenach]

ewing, too.

[etherodromos]

and Starks too

[sportz2asian]

This is only the second time I've ever seen michael jordan get blocked

[etherodromos]

Only by Ewing he would be blocked appr. 2 times in each of their matchups

[28sphinx23]

That was a good block.

[28sphinx23]

It's pretty rare to find a video of Michael getting blocked. Good clip.

[funfdogg]

sit it mike

[puffykilled2pac]

the 96 bulls are considered to be the best nba team ever, and this is proven with the best record ever. Their biggest scare of that season was going to the little key arena in seattle, the nba's smallest venue, and having the loudest fans in their whole season. Their big scare was they lost both games in seattle after they thought they were going to sweep. goes to show taht 90's is the best era of the nba

[stematwork]

it's a tribute to MJ's greatness that folks search this kind of thing out. Kemp, the original man-child, was a GREAT player. I miss the good old days.

[2006bayareadreamking]

You guys act like Shawn Kemp wasn't a good player...everyone has gotten blocked in the NBA...but yeah, just another good defensive play. Only diff is it's on michael...lol, and because michaels so good, that's why we are looking at this now.

[alexsanchez]

and is not goal tending

[JIFTheChosen1]

Shawn Kemp was perhaps the greatest player in the 1996 NBA Finals

[megadethjake]

re--JECTED

[rip013]

yeah.. what's with the hating?

[KGLookALike]

Why the hate, yeah MJ is the greatest but even greatness gets blocked. Nice video.

[neuttro]

someone has when David Vaughn block beatufilly Michael Jordan dunk!! that was great!!

[dubbski]

lol nice

[hbreakid2k]

Nice play by Kemp. I liked how Jordan blocked Kemp from a championship ring even better though ;)

[SHDJEN]

loool hell yeah!! is kemp even still alive?