"This is grand theft basketball"

Stephen Quartermain after Lanard Copeland hit a game winning 3 against the Magic in 93.

The whole sequence actually was awesome.

Anything Dwayne Russell has ever said

"The Perth Wildcats are you 1990 NBL Champions"
“The Perth Wildcats are you 1991 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 1995 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2000 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2010 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2014 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2016 NBL Champions”
“The Perth Wildcats are you 2017 NBL Champions”

All pretty iconic in my book.

*your.

Damn it, too eager to throw shade. Haha

"Bang"
"Blocked by James"
- Mike Breen

'Excuse me, I have a meeting with the rim'
'You know my work!'
- Mark Jackson

'Kapaya!'
- Jeff Turner
(for anyone who bothers watching Orlando)

Mike Breen is the best commentator even. Breen and Mark Jackson together is pure ecstasy.

Hubie Brown is annoying (may be an unpopular opinion)- because he points out obvious stuff and always constantly says "in the painted area".

Iconic for all the wrong reasons is the Sac Kings commentator who always says what I think is the most annoying line so much so that I switch off any highlights with him commentating. He always says: "if you don't like that, then you don't like NBA basketball!".

Austin Carr the Cavs commentator is one of the best as well - his calls on Lebron's plays have been amazing. Doesn't really repeat a line from what I can remember but comes up with so many entertaining calls and the way he calls it.

P.s. if you ever get a moment, think it was Fred McLeod who called it, when Lebron dunked on Nurkic - the call on that is orgasmic - "Lebron turns the corner, INSIIIIIIIIIDE!" .."He made Nurkic a screensaver!".

"he takes the shot from outside the arc.....Oh....it's rimmed out. He's seen a lot of rim action this game and not much to show for it"

This game is in the refrigerator. The door's closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard and the jello’s jigglin'.

When the NBL was on ABC in the late 90s or early 00s.

I paraphrase:

"Brett Wheeler and Paul Rees - two-headed monster, goin' at it..."

Classic!

Probably.

How about that Clippers dude "Oh me oh my!"

John Casey ending closing sentences with "here on Fox Sports" back in the day.

John Casey drinking game:

https://www.hoops.com.au/forum/10653-the-john-casey-drinking-game/

' Call the police.......... they've stolen it .'
Dwayne Russell after Adelaide's biggest come back ever , about 2 years ago ...

"Yes" Marv Albert

'User-friendly roll'
'Non-preferred left hand'

OUTSTANDING post Hoot!

Another good one was "CJ...is B L O C K E D by Redhage, ooOHOOHOHOOHOHO!"

"The Perth Wildcats are your 2018 NBL Champions" and "another finals MVP for Bryce Cotton" are also going to be LIT.

Someone tell Heal the word trifecta isn't a basketball term. We know he loves the punt but leave it out of the commentary.

Breen: "Cleveland is a city of champions once again".

My god that is one of the best moments - seeing that 3-1 choke happen and the whole building is in absolute shock and silence; and an emotional Cavs team on the other side.

Those are the types of moments in sports that stay with you forever.

From cricket: ...and he's hit that TOWARDS THE FENCE!

"Remarkable. No Naitanui, no Gaff, no Sheppard. Concede the first five goals. It's one of the great grand finals and one of the great victories. They've got a brand new stadium, a big one, and they're going to put a big flag up there in a moment because the eagle has landed!"
{siren sounds}
{sporting world erupts in celebration}

Perf Werld,

{siren sounds}
{sporting fans of a purely domestic sport in the western seaboard of Australia erupt in celebration}*

;)

Nice! and completely accurate MACDUB.

Who came up with the term Violet Crumbles for the Kings? Commentator or journalist? Anybody remember? Now that's iconic.

An old favourite:

"Kukoc for the winnnnn......ITS GOOD!!!!"