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We like to think that our basketball heroes are infinitely more talented than average human being and live like kings.  As kids, we thought these guys were simply invincible.  Unfortunately – or maybe fortunately, depending on how you look at it — NBA life comes with highs and lows, and even the best players in the world are susceptible to embarrassment.  Just ask Carmelo Anthony.  On the left, Melo “That Ain’t Right’s” The Junkyard Dog and life is good.  But over here, he gets kneed in the groin by Yao, or as my girl Candice (um, not that one) called it, “a shock to the baby maker.”  Without further adieu, I present to you, a few recent instances of NBA stars — though I use this term rather loosely – getting done dirty on the court.

Beno Udrih must’ve been studying Tim Hardaway’s killer crossover tapes.   It took one awesome spin move to shatter Kobe’s ankles and win over the hearts of Kings fans everywhere.  That’s our point guard, man!

Udrih after the game  (via SacBee): “It was fun, but I didn’t see it because I spun off him and he was behind me. I heard the reaction from the fans and our bench, so I didn’t know he fell down.”  Major props to Beno — I would’ve laughed hysterically in Kobe’s face.

While I’m at it, more of Kobe looking like a damn fool:

“Too Hard to Guard ” lives up to his moniker and makes former Defensive Player of the Year, the always entertaining Ron Artest, resort to grabbing the dude’s jersey to stop him.

This has been posted in a few places, most notably by Henry Abbott on TrueHoop and Skeets, but it still amazes me.  A random white dude in jeans and a Mr. Rogers sweater — okay, so he’s apparently a London streetball legend — embarrasses the Nets’ Devin Harris to the extreme.  This shouldn’t happen to an NBA player, I don’t care what Devin’s excuse is or who the opponent might be.  My favorite part is what the guy does at the end…maybe I’m the only one who found that funny:

A 7′6″ center getting blocked by a 5′9″ guard?  Remember the lows I was talking about?  Well, here’s Yao’s, courtesy of Nate Robinson, who is currently the shortest player in the league:

Travis Outlaw posterizes Rodney Carney….that just about says it all (courtesy of our resident Blazers fanatic, FEAST):

Personally, I’m partial to Ricky Davis abusing Steve Nash. He also gets a little excited about the jam, which only adds to its greatness:

And just for good measure, here is quite possibly my favorite YouTube video of all time — “SportsCenter’s Top 10 Dunks On Shawn Bradley.”  I could watch this all day…great background music, too:

Honorable mention:  The Vince Carter Dunk — incredible, but a tad overplayed…