NBA Legends Explain Why Shawn Kemp Was a Monster
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2022
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In this video NBA Legends react to Shawn Kemp. Shawn Kemp played for the Seattle Super Sonics.
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Shawn Kemp is one of my favorite players of the 90s! He was Hall Of Fame material!
Me too. He maybe wasn't the best of the best but he brought something that cannot be put into statistics : the fun.
To me, Shawn Kempt is the embodiment of the reason why I love basketball. It is sometimes brutal, animal, athletics (which the today's 3pts shoot contests that take place in almost every game are not) and above all fun to watch.
So, thank you Shawn Kempt.
One of my favorite players growing up! Took the sonic to the NBA finals in 96 I was so mad they lost. Definitely could've been Hall of Fame.
@@LadellTurner If it wasn’t for the Bulls I think Kemp would have a ring
@@benG3483 Definitely, They had the best record in the league! And was basically unstoppable that year! But Jordan is Jordan! SMH lol
Fasho mines too
Best dunker in the 90's. His highlights are unreal!
Kemp in his prime was incredible
Sure was
Fat Kemp in cleveland was incredible for us.
@@Cavs1975 penalty for Argentina lil man
@@listefanden860 how many pull-ups do you do in the morning? And furthermore do you even own a gym membership? Imagine not working out in 2022, stop being lazy lil man
FACTS
Shawn Kemp is the most underappreciated NBA player of all time. He should be a Hall of Famer.
Shawn Kemp, the player that made me fall in love with the game. I can still remember it last yesterday. Back in 1994
Back in those days in London, NBA was only shown on the Tv once a week Saturday 11:00am -11:45am. When I saw Shawn do his dunks, his haircut, and his childhood story, I was hooked. His dunk style was so unique and aggressive it remind me a mix between martial arts and hiphop specifically Onyx the rap group around that time. Man, I remember my weekly pocket money was £7.50 and I saved that god knows for how long to buy the 95-96 Kemp jersey for £60. Perhaps you should do a video about "if you get a chance to own your fav jersey, who's would it be?"
Damn dude. No Chris Webber or Dominique Wilkins?
@@vincente4570 hehe funny enough I typed Dominique and then I thought this is gone look like a blog so I cut it short'ish. But yes those two were my favorite.
@@danmamo5849 Good man👍🏿
@@danmamo5849 By the way I was just fuckin wit chu😆
Awesome player, and great person! I met him at his store in Seattle! Way to go Shawn, kudos to your carreer!
I would have loved to have seen legendary battles between Shawn Kemp and Lenny Bias if he would have lived for the Celtics! Lenny Bias also was a great shot blocker he could get off the ground so quick and blocked the shot before you even knew what happened! I wish to this day he would have lived his name would be brought up in NBA history for the Celtics if he would have lived he would have accomplished so much with bird and company
I met him in the Seattle airport while waiting for a flight to Alaska! I was sitting in the waiting area with my family and I saw this tall black dude at the ticket desk checking in his luggage, and getting his tickets. I looked closer and it was him! A family friend of ours walked me up to him, and I got his autograph on a Dunk magazine that I had on me reading at the time, and Kemp was on the cover of the magazine! Great guy!
If I remember Shawn Kemp played for Concord High School in Indiana and he played against Chandler Thompson of Muncie Central located in Muncie Indiana in a classic battle for high school championship and Muncie Central won!
Shit ,Shawn gonna be in cuffs soon
Loved Kemp! Also, he was the best in NBA Jam!!!
Kemp has a strong dunk image, but he's also good at mid-range shots and free throws.
If it weren't for all the problems, he was a talent that could have been the best PF of all time. His physical ability, as well as his ball handling for a big man, was good, and his skills were high. Personally, he's my favorite PF player.
He was the 1990s version of Vince Carter and Blake Griffin.
Good observation
He had all of the physical tools but not the right mindset. This is what set people like MJ and Kobe Bryant apart from others. If Kemp would have committed himself entirely to his craft, he would be one of the all-time greats.
Blake is definitely light skinned Kemp
@@elnach3240 we blame the lockout that one season he gained 50 lbs
@@steppababynupeoh Kobe would hate this guy lol
I grew up near Seattle and it wasn't just the city, the entire state loved GP and Kemp. When Kemp got traded for Vin Baker it broke a lot hearts!
What a stinker of a trade that turned out to be.
Who is the announcer calling the play by play? I’ve heard him on several of these highlight videos and I think he’s one of the best ever. He’s an elite announcer.
@@popireal3628 I agree that guy calling Kemp's dunks is awesome!
@@popireal3628 kevin calaboro is an all time great!
That’s was unfortunate😢
The voice of The sonics made it even more special
Shawn Kemp is one of my all time favorites. Man I wish he would've stayed in Seattle in 97. Maybe The Sonics could have won at least one Championship after 1998. Imagine a good Sonics Team with Kemp, Payton, Schrempf, a solid Center like Rik Smits or Dikembe Mutombo and a shooter at the 2 like Steve Smith or Allan Houston...just dreamin
Just imagine Kemp, Payton and Spree on one team...
He was just second to Jordan and even better than Lebron James..
They didn't want to pay em
Aside from the one finals year against the bulls the 90s sonics underachieved big time
They had some horrible playoff chokes to vastly inferior teams
Kemp was my first jersey I ever had. Zion reminds me of him a lot.
Zion not as athletic and fatter and doesn't get as high
Imagine Shawn Kemp in this era
Next Giannis
@@andrzejzborowski4920 The ORIGINAL KEMP was better than Giannis. Both are AMAZING!!
We have, it's Blake Griffin.
@@chrisisslick similar, but not quite
@@hairjordan2620 what?! They had the same game. Can't get any closer lol.
The Reign Man slamming the ball down thru Listers soul was the best dunk ever . Followed by the double fist finger point just buried him for good
Yeah !! Good old days, cuz if a dunk like this happens today that would be a 2 game suspension…
That is #1 all time coldest move in NBA history. I would change my name if he done that to me.
Jimmy Crackcorn Don't sleep on the dunk Kemp did on Chris Gatling
@@dwightlove3704 true dat!!
@@EmperorNerox After the dunk Gatling gave Kemp some dap.
We are grateful for the memories, and for your work in keeping them alive.
I went to High School with Shawn and it was incredible to see him take his outstanding High School abilities and elevate them (pun intended) to what he did with Seattle. WIth all of the teams that were brushed aside by the Jordan, Pippen, Rodman led Bulls team during that era, they probably played against that legendary lineup as good as any team in the NBA could hope to.
You went to Concord? Me too, heck yeah. I stole a piece of the wood floor from the gym when they ripped it up in like 98' or so. If figured it was worth it given Shawn played on that floor.
I went to Muncie Central. Chandler Thompson played good against him but the "Reign' man was the Dude
He was unique and awesome and had a flair. I'm a laker fan but when Seattle came to LA I enjoyed it when he dunks like no other. Btw it's funny when he looked back on his highlights and he himself said "oh my goodness"
Shawn Kemp had crazy athleticism in his prime
Agreed. But Nique my man. All I can is got damn 😮
Yes, Kemp was very athletic.
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Loved Kemp. Still watch is highlight reels now.
I never was that interested in basketball until I saw Shawn Kemp play in the playoffs.
I forgot how great his spin move was. The dude made everything look so effortless.
Back when basketball was competitive
My favorite player of all time. Someone I looked up to. In my book #1 Kemp, #2 M.J. I remember getting up early in the morning to see the game. Slept 3h after the match and then woke up at 6 a.m. to go to high school. Still have his Kamikaze shoes, his poster when opening my wardrobe, Sonics winter cap and his jersey. It’s hard to remember when he wasn’t inside the nba on top 10. Also when he blocked MJ. MJ was running, took off at the same time Shawn made one step, they both went up, MJ started falling down, Kemp was still hanging up, after the MJ released the shot, followed a great block.
Pity he had to leave Seattle and it ended up this way. I remember visiting Seattle. He was no longer playing. Man, just being in the Key Arena watching Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun, got me so many memories back of him, got goose bumps. Thanks for all the great memories Shawn. Greetings from Slovenia (Europe).
Yeah he blasted mj shot
he was super fun to watch❤
I lived in Seattle in the 90's and I never missed a sonic's game. I love the tough to find highlights and you got me all nostalgic! When Kemp left Seattle it was never the same. He easily is my fave player from my fave team! Bring back my Sonic's!!!!
Nice episode. Kemp definitely had some ups. It's pretty normal seeing short players leap like crickets, but Kemp could jump so high that he had all sorts of time in the air to think it all out. Most players just don't spend that much time in the air. He defines above the rim in my book. Dominique had it.
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One of my all time favorites, Kemp was a fuckin beast.
Kemp was great. Rewatching the 1996 finals games, he was their best player, Payton be damned.
The reason for the existence of the phrase boomshakalaka?
There wasn't a clear enough way to describe Shawn Kemp dunks...
My favorite player the most entertaining player I've ever witnessed
Shawn kemp was a fantastic player. Always exciting.
The greatest dunker ever sad his career was shorter than it should have
Seattle ain't want to pay him more even after making it to finals and 62 and 20 smh
I always thought Shawn Kemp was a crazy player, especially when it came to dunking! I feel Nique, Kemp, and Carter were the most craziest dunkers ever!
Agreed to a degree. Ide add the 80's Jordan to that list.
@@ktapreswreckd921v9 don't get me wrong; Jordan was a great dunker, but I don't see the way his dunks were compared to Nique, Kemp, and Carter.
MJs dunks were more air like, smooth, direct and efficient. Nique, Kemp, and Carter were more like power slamming, spinning in the air, dunking backwards, windmills, and all types of fancy dunks. That's just the way I see it, in my opinion.
@@dragonfire1760 Because the 80's Jordan was something different. No he did not have the power and explosiveness ala Kemp and Wilkins, Carter. But he did have great hang time and creativity and was smooth like you said.
@@ktapreswreckd921v9 I agree with you on the creativity part.
Between him and Dominique you just had the best!!!
Jordan had Grace flying through the air but Kemp and Dominique?! Hooooweee! Showtime!
Great analysis.
The Rain Man was my favourite player! Loved the SuperSonics. Thanks for the time travel.
Reign
Whenever I see ‘Shawn Kemp’ in the title of a video, I watch that immediately.
I love that they pointed out how much of a genuine contributor he still continued to be even in his heavier years.
In his prime, Shawn Kemp was a powerforward Shaq.
and he hit his free throws
Imagine if you will this is 1984 and just moved to Elkhart Indiana for a job. Going down some of the streets in Elkhart there was this gangly Young kid on a moped, which was legal in Indiana at the time if you were 13 years old or older without a license. You'd see him around Elkhart. Can you imagine a 6'8"-6'9" Sean Kemp on a moped a 50cc moped? He went to Concord High School and you would see him at Pierre Moran Mall quite a bit and he was always very nice young gentleman easy going and would talk to any one that spoke with him. Doesn't look like he's changed one bit over the years. Just always a really really nice gentleman.
My favorite player in the 90's, one of the most spectacular All Star ever. Much respect, love you bro
My main man! Shawn kemp!
Living in the WA during the 90’s …. I feel so fortunate and blessed about how I got to see prime Kemp and Payton. Watching the Sonics at the arena, getting to see Jordan and the Bulls play in Seattle, fighting for the finals with my dad is one of the best memories I have from growing up. Bring back the Sonics
Seriously the NBA needs 2 bring back Da Sonics to Seattle
The Reign Man and Glove connection was my favorite back in the day, I eventually got to meet him and shake his hand when he was with Portland, real close to the end of his career
Kemp's Upper Deck card, where it's looking up at him dunking, made him look like he was gonna hit his head on the ceiling. Gotta love that era, it was magical.
It was an awesome card. The only card from that set that I can remember vividly
@@petereyes6924 no doubt...I pulled that card 30 years ago and haven't seen one, on that level, since
Def was my favorite player in 90's after MJ. Had them shoes and wondered what happened to him. I ended up moving to Alpharetta Ga and worked at Publix in 2001. The first time he came in I was star struck but noticed he had put on a lot of weight... Wasn't sad just wanted to tell him to get back in shape and dominate. Maybe it coulda helped him a bit. He came in weekly buying groceries with 3 same Caucasian guys... Then I learned they was his roommates and he was in rehab for alcohol. That broke me a bit
Dam he went to alpharetta ga for rehab???
Kemp's Dunks are iconic
Til Today 2023 his Highlights still have more finesse than the entire NBA!!!
I'm a Sonics fan. Shawn was amazing to watch and cheer for. Thank you Shawn.
Definitely in my top five 👊💥💯
So underrated and unfortunate
Just a wrecking machine
Watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Kemp was my favorite back in the day.
My absolute favorite player! Loved watching him in the 90s
Man… that nerf hoop analogy from Q sums it up perfectly. Shawn Kemp dunks were special, one of a kind!
Shawn Kemp is my favorite basketball player of all time. The Reign Man forever.
One of the great entertainers .
A pure beast. Just imagine how much more of a beast had he not faced so many challenges off the court.
And had the sonics paid him
So true, Shawn Kemp was one of my favorite player as well, I grew up watching him and he was one of a kind in the league.
Came on the scene at the age of nineteen, critics intervened but he still lived his dream.
Most amazing in game dunker ever! Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to relive my youth… I tried to play like Kemp as a kid… I didn’t want to be like Mike, I wanted to be like the reign man! I see Dee Brown all the time and I always tell him I was a Kemp fan… Dee broke my heart in 91. He told me he use to live down the street from Shawn and would pull out the slam dunk trophy every time Kemp drove by the house
My fav era. Shawn Kemp was truly the reign man
At this point, I just like your videos before I even watch them. Your content should be on TV, it’s always good. Thank you.
G.P. & Kemp were most definitely TOWN OFFICIANADO'S off of the court! They rolled hard and good together! During their time with the Sonics you could almost always run into one or both of them at the downtown seattle tower records no matter what time or what day u would go there! It almost felt as if they worked at Tower they were there so much!
I loved Shawn kemp. His swag, his look and his style.so awesome.
You can see in his face when he was watching the dunks with the other two dudes, that he knew he messed up, and he knew that he could of done better as a person outside the court during those dark times. We all make mistakes during our younger days, and you can tell after 20+ years now, Shawn realized that and maybe finally at peace with it and moved on.
I am sure he's fine. Has a better life than most.
F that the sonics didn't want to pay em
Can someone explain to me why this man is not already in the Hall of Fame??
creo que por sus problemas con drogas. Que lástima,mi amor al basketball es por Kemp #40
because he was team player and didn't stat pad in the emerald city
6x All-Star, 3x All-NBA 2nd Team, 2nd best player on a Finals runner-up and he had a very short peak (1992/1993-1996/1997). Not quite a Hall of Fame level career in the NBA and he didn't have a noteworthy college career.
@@nocturne311 he had 2 decent years in Cleveland imo
@@Jacob_Spang Decent but not peak. He was starting to decline and put on weight.
Kemp was my favorite as a kid growing up in the 80's/90's.
Yep, they brought a lot of joy and excitement to many fans. Good times.
The Angriest dunker of all time. Between his Spin move dunk on Clifford Robinson and his dunk on Rodman. I have yet to see another player get off the ground as fast as he did. It was like he had mini catapults in his shoes. Very Solid Mid-range game also.
The Reign Man, I miss him! Loved those Sonic teams but especially The Glove, Gary Payton and Sean Kemp!! Man, the memories. Yah, we didn't win the title but I will never forget the excitement those two and a hand full of other's brought to me and a thousand other fans in the great, forgotten Northwest!! Thank you Rain Man, we still love you!! You will forever be a champion here!!
Shawn Kemp and Vince Carter are still the greatest in game dunkers ever to walk earth! That's just what it is!
Love this Channel! Reminds me of being a kid every time I watch a video. Growing up I got to see the 90's basketball, and never understood the game and how it was actually orchestrated. Along with how the times were then politically. I learn a lot from your videos, keep doing your thing!
Kemp and Chandler Thompson had legendary battles when they went up against each other
I grew up in the 90's had many jerseys. From Drexler when he joined the Rockets, to Ewing, to Olajuwon, to Penny. Shawn Kemp was my dude in the 90s. The guy was something else.
Payton to kemp was awesome and the man was so fast for a big guy !! Loved watching him play
I looked back at the year he was drafted and imagine if the Bulls picked him instead of Stacy King
Love how the intro is Kemp palming his dribble so microwave couldn't steal it.........look on Vinnie's face priceless as the ref was right there.
😂😅🤣😅😂😂😅🤣🤣😅🤣😅😂
I got to see Kemp play in his last year in high school, in Lagrange,Indiana. He was playing Lakeland high school. He had 26 points at half time in that game. At some point, towards the end for him self, I wish he would of taken better care of him self and played longer. At one time, he had it all. Love you brother. ❤
The closest that I've come to meeting Shawn Kemp in person was meeting Sam Perkins in person, and I'm telling you, like it is, that man eclipsed the moon. Solid muscle!
Shawn Kemp did something I’ve never seen Michael Jordan do and that’s score the first 20 points for his team that game he went absolutely nuts.
My favorite team back then
I remember when I just started getting into sports I didn't really know or favor any one player or team because it was essentially all new to me. Then I got NBA Jam on Sega Genesis and I discovered the Seattle Supersonics! Since I could never do what he did I mirrored my playing style to Gary Payton then later on Jason Kidd but I always felt like Shawn Kemp was the greatest "what if" as a fan. He had all the athletic ability and was actually a pretty damn good shooter. Had I not seen this video I would have forgotten he played with Tracy McGrady, another one of my favorite players who was also a big "what if". It's just crazy how much time goes by so damn quickly that you may miss certain things so I'm glad to see channels like this that make me reflect and remember what I grew up on
The Shawn Kemp love is real! He and McDaniels were my favorites growing up.
i love what you doing young god, you're bringing old great memories of the game and introducing the younger generation to some of our favorites ........marvelous channel I love it
Don't call a man God.... there is only one God the Most High
Kemp in his prime (Sonics times) was kind of pre-Giannis.
Shawn Kemp was the one Sonic ,Bulls had no answer for in 1996 NBA Finals. He dunked that dam ball so viciously in a variety of ways,but could hit the jumper,good FT shooter,rebounder and shot locker. He and Gary Payton is my all time favorite duo.
fun fact: the '96 Bulls wanted to win every playoff game... the '96 Sonics finished the season 2wins-1loss v '96 Bulls... fax!!!
The Sonics won the 2 games IN SEATTLE against those Bulls, not overall. The Bulls still won that series 4 games to 2, and the championship.
Facts*
Nice work! I haven't seen most of the video that you put this together with. Thanks.👍
His elevation and dunks were amazing
I played a few pickup games with him back when I was in high school in the 90s, he was doing crazy stuff then 3rd game in he takes his warm up pants off and 10 lb ankle weights and put on a dunk contest for us, 90s were good times
Growing up in Washington State the Seattle SuperSonics were my first sports team I followed. Absolutely a pure joy to hear the games called by Kevin, Payton throwing the alley oops to Reign Man. You know, flying chickens in a barnyard yo.
I don’t watch the NBA since we lost the SuperSonics but this brings back some great memories.💚
moved to seattle in 1990 and wasn't much of an nba fan at the time. was much more interested in college hoops but caught my first game on the tv playing in the background at a new friend's place and was transfixed. the playground style of payton and kemp was so refreshing to see. was a diehard sonic fan from that point on. haven't watched a game since the sonics left. if they ever come back, i feel like i'll have to completely relearn the game in it's current form. so much has changed, but it would be great to have interest in my fav pro sport again.
Hell yeah Kemp was my favourite player too..my man was a highlight reel and those Sonics teams were lit
Went to school with his younger cousin and he came and played ball at practice a couple times when he was at the height of his career! Best memory i have! (Buchanan Michigan...only a few miles from Elkhart. You can look it up; my family and his from same area)
GODDDD Damn! Shawn Kemp.! Let'em know you wore a cap too!
Shawn Kemp was literally human NBA Jam on the SNES....... dude would explode off the floor with a thunderous dunk. Kemp and Carter the greatest in game dunkers ever
Back in the days of GP and Kemp it was amplified even better with announcer Kevin Callabro. That dude made it all life size with that duo.
I've fed The Rain man many times at the Mecca Cafe on lower Queen Ann Ave in Seattle! He would sit rite near the window pass bar after hours and I was so dam nervous every time he was there! I finally got the chance to talk to him and he's a great guy!
Damn, dat "Lister Blister", though!
@3:00 Kemp...like an Eagle's claws snatching a fish out of water...lol. Juwan Howard was like F*ck let me get back on defense now lol.
***Kemp at the height of his powers on the USA team alone deserves it's own video***
One of the most entertaining and exciting players to watch.
Favorite player ever. Thanks for your Channel Sean. Romain from Paris