Iran Basketball Video: Watch Basketball Players Turn Into Human Bowling Pins

Who knew Iran could celebrate with so much style?

After winning the 33rd annual Jones Cup (supposedly a pretty big deal), the entire basketball team decided to get in on the celebration.

One of the guys stood on the free-throw line, lined up a nice roll and tossed the basketball like it was a bowling ball at his teammates.

Each and every player acted like the ball was an explosive falling in all directions imaginable and the roller almost had a strike. 

But after knocking down almost the entire team, he couldn't hit them all. The last guy in line was left simply picking up the ball and dribbling it around in euphoria.

The group of bowling pins proceeded to meet in the middle of the court and jump up and down like there was no tomorrow. A glimpse into the crowd shows more of the same.

With basketball in the states taking a summer hiatus that may go deep into the winter, watching a video like this is a breath of fresh air.

When was the last time you saw NBA players showing that sort of emotion?

For whatever reason, it seems as if the players in foreign countries always seem to celebrate with a greater passion than Americans. We have the showboating part down pat in the middle of games, but countries in Europe and South America are destroying us when it comes to showing emotion.

With so many players threatening to play overseas if the lockout goes into the season, maybe the good vibrations will rub off on them during their stay.

The NBA players can teach their Euro teammates parts of the game, and they can be taught the proper way to pull off a great celebration.

Sounds like a good trade-off to me.