20 Most Boneheaded NBA Plays of Last Decade

The NBA is a stage for the greatest basketball players in the world to show off how well they can play the game they have dedicated their lives to and get paid millions to play.

However, even the most finely tuned athletes in the world have no control over their bodies sometimes and end up embarrassing themselves from time to time.

In fact, those tend to be some of the most entertaining moments during the course of an NBA season—when an athlete does something that makes him look like a kid in a pickup game on the street.

Thanks to the NBA's Internet-friendly policies, the league has done a good job at letting these moments filter onto the 'net and live forever.

I've taken a trip around the Internet and done my best to compile some of the worst plays of the past decade.

20. C'mon Dwyane

This particular play came in the 2011 NBA Finals with the Mavericks leading the Heat by three with just seconds left in Game 4.

The Heat had the ball with a shot to tie the game and inbounded the ball to Dwyane Wade. Wade let his body get ahead of his head and overran the ball, letting the pass slip off the end of his fingers.

He did save the ball before the team got a backcourt violation, but he gave his team no time to set up a play.

The Mavericks went on to win the game—and the series.

19. Big Baby's Big Layup

Glen Davis doesn't get a shot on a fast break that often, and when he does, he usually finishes strong.

That, however, wasn't the case in this one against the Heat.

Davis poked the ball away from Dwyane Wade and took it downcourt with Miami's Chris Bosh trailing. He went to lay the ball up but couldn't get it over the top of the rim.

When he realized what had happened, he turned around to try to get the ball back but ended up running Bosh over and getting whistled for a foul.

18. Who Are You Passing To?

This is a perfect example of why you don't let the rookie inbound the ball with the game on the line.

The Hawks were up by two points on the Kings with just seconds to go and had a shot to tie or win the game.

However, DeMarcus Cousins was tasked with inbounding the ball and promptly overthrew everybody on the court by a good 10 feet, sending the pass into the stands.

17. Really, Carmelo? Really?

Okay, so this isn't necessarily a "play" per se, but this is the result of a play that saw Carmelo Anthony getting into a bit of a scrum with a few Knicks.

Carmelo was fine to do some jawing and ended up throwing a man slap at Mardy Collins.

As soon as some Knicks came to Collins' aid, Carmelo backpedaled like a politician caught in a lie.

16. And the Academy Award Goes To...

Now, I understand that flopping is part of basketball, and I don't usually mind it, as long as it's legitimate.

If you are standing your ground and the guy coming at you is determined to take you out, hit the ground. However, what Chris Bosh did in a game against the Bulls was downright criminal against basketball.

Carlos Boozer lifted his elbow up above Bosh's head and didn't so much as graze him. However, Bosh then reacted like Boozer broke his nose and hit the ground as if Boozer's armpit stank momentarily knocked him out (which is a possibility).

15. Alley-Oops!

Raymond Felton starts this clip off with an inexplicable spin—but it just goes downhill from there.

He gets the ball back on the wing and sees Gerald Wallace streaking to the rim. He appears to see him and looks like he's trying to throw an alley-oop to Wallace, but it goes horribly awry.

14. I Don't Even Know How You Do This

Jason Terry was one of the most important players for the Dallas Mavericks in their run to the NBA championship, but he isn't immune to a brain fart from time to time.

In a fast break where it seems like nothing could possibly go wrong, Terry goes up for a layup and his wrist continues to twist, appearing like an attempt to pass the ball on to the trailing man.  

Unfortunately, the guy behind him happened to be a member of the Heat.

13. Just Chuck It at the Rim, Dude

It upsets me enough when a professional basketball player is a bad free-throw shooter, but when I see a guy air-ball a free throw, I become almost physically ill. 

However, what Emeka Okafor does in this game against the OKC Thunder just makes me want to go on a killing spree.

Okafor air-balls the first free throw and is understandably embarrassed. From there he proceeds to repeat the exact same thing. Dude...just chuck the second one at the rim.

12. You Too, Ben?

Ben Wallace is probably the worst free-throw shooter I've ever seen with my own two eyes, as his 42 percent career percentage will attest.

However, in this game against the Warriors, he mirrors Emeka Okafor's incident versus the Thunder.

This is why Hack-a-Shaq is a legitimate strategy, guys—some people just aren't born to shoot the easy ones.

11. So Close

Marreese Speights is a young player, sure, and he's a bit of a chubby fellow for an NBA player.

However, even that cannot justify this play.

There's a lack of awareness on the court—and then there's Speights in a game against the Nuggets.

Speights goes up for a dunk only to realize he doesn't have an eight-foot wingspan and ends up throwing the ball full speed at the ground, sending it out of bounds.

10. Who Was That to, Exactly?

Maybe the ball was sticky; maybe his arm and his brain weren't communicating well; maybe he thought he saw a teammate coming from behind—but it can't be denied that this is one of the worst passes of the past decade.

Jordan Crawford took the ball up the floor and was looking to get a play going. Instead, he threw it out of bounds, about 20 feet away from his nearest teammate.

9. Brian Scalabrine's One Mistake...Ever

Let's get this straight: Brian Scalabrine is one of the best unimportant players in the history of the NBA.

He does everything right when he's off the court, but in this instance on the court, he was completely horrendous.

The Celtics had a big lead on the Portland Trail Blazers, so naturally, Brian Scalabrine was in the game.

Scalabrine went to inbound the ball, and instead of passing to the only Celtic on his half of the floor, he passed it directly to Jerryd Bayless.

8. Look Alive, Bulls!

The Chicago Bulls made it to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, but this clip shows that even the best teams in the league aren't always at the top of their game every second of the game.

Jarrett Jack had the ball at the top of the key when he realized his shoelace was untied. Naturally, he tucked the ball under his arm and tied it up...while the clock was running...while the Bulls simply stood and watched.

Nobody so much as took a step toward the guy to give Jack a fright, just watching in bewilderment.

7. Good Try, Luke

It's kind of hard to hate Luke Walton, even if he is useless most of the time he's suited up.

Walton has a great basketball mind, and he'll make a good coach one day, but he just isn't coordinated enough to hold his own on the basketball court.

After Tracy McGrady missed a shot, Walton went after a rebound and grabbed it, but he ended up sending the ball up over his head and into the basket.

6. What Goes Through Your Mind?

Your typical big white guy that was in the league four years longer than he should have been just because of his size, Chris Crawford spent seven years with the Atlanta Hawks.

If you're wondering why the guy didn't have a longer career in the NBA, this clip bears witness.

Stephen Jackson had two points, as the ball was basically in the hoop, but the net was moving, causing his teammate Crawford to go up because he seemingly thought the ball was coming out, and he tipped it back out of the net for offensive goaltending.

5. Nothin' but Net...Right?

In defense of J.R. Smith, I've done this exact thing in a pickup game.

Tyreke Evans put up a three from the wing while J.R. Smith was standing on the opposite side of the net, and the ball went straight to him after merely hitting the net.

However, Smith (and just about everyone else on his team) thought the ball went in, and Smith proceeded to step out of bounds to inbound.

The referee looked dumbfounded for a few seconds and finally blew the whistle, realizing what had happened.

4. That Seemed Intentional

The look on Doc Rivers' face on the screen shot for this clip here pretty much tells the whole story and illustrates the feelings many share about Rasheed Wallace's tenure as a Celtic.

Wallace saw the ball go off the glass, and as is a natural reaction for a big man, he put it back and sank the shot.

Unfortunately, he was on the wrong end of the floor and scored for the Bulls.

3. The Nets Do What the Nets Do

In the midst of the Nets' near-historic season, this little gem comes from a game versus Detroit.

Jarvis Hayes and Devin Harris are chasing a loose ball at half court and end up running into each other.

They do, however, get the ball back—only to turn it over as Trenton Hassell throws the ball back to half court, to nobody, and ends up having to chase and foul the Pistons on their fast break.

2. Worst Fast Break...Ever

This just proves a three-on-one fast break is not always a slam dunk for points.

Three Hawks lead a fast break against one Bobcat, trying their best to a) get the ball in the basket and b) not end up falling out of bounds with the ball.

They end up succeeding on the latter goal, but do so by throwing the ball to the one Bobcat, Gerald Wallace.

1. Von Wafer Does Nothing Right

There are no words to describe what Von Wafer must have been feeling after he made mistake after mistake on this play, but his face pretty much sums it up.

He rises up to throw down a thunderous dunk in a game against the Wizards, but he ends up bricking the dunk off the back of the rim.

Then, after completely ignoring what was going on on the court for three or four seconds, he backpedals back onto the floor and turns around into Jermaine O'Neal, who just happens to have the ball.

O'Neal loses his balance and picks up the ball, and after having no clue what just happens, he bounces it, getting called for a double-dribble in the process.

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