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Top NBA duos as WWE tag teams

Yahoo Sports Staff
  • Here are the re-imagined NBA pairings as classic WWE tag teams as they get ready to rumble for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
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    Here are the re-imagined NBA pairings as classic WWE tag teams as they get ready to rumble for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
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  • Anthony Davis as Kane and LeBron James as The Undertaker
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    Los Angeles Lakers as the Brothers of Destruction

    Anthony Davis as Kane and LeBron James as The Undertaker
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  • Kawhi Leonard as Billy Gunn and Paul George as Road Dogg Jesse James
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    Los Angeles Clippers as the New Age Outlaws

    Kawhi Leonard as Billy Gunn and Paul George as Road Dogg Jesse James
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  • Steph Curry as Hawk and Draymond Green as Animal
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    Golden State Warriors as the Legion of Doom

    Steph Curry as Hawk and Draymond Green as Animal
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  • Zion Williamson as The Rock and Lonzo Ball as Mankind
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    New Orleans Pelicans as Rock and Sock Connection

    Zion Williamson as The Rock and Lonzo Ball as Mankind
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  • Jayson Tatum as Xavier Woods, Kemba Walker as Kofi Kingston, and Jaylon Brown as Big E
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    Boston Celtics as The New Day

    Jayson Tatum as Xavier Woods, Kemba Walker as Kofi Kingston, and Jaylon Brown as Big E
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  • Russell Westbrook as Jeff Hardy and James Harden as Matt Hardy
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    Houston Rockets as the Hardy Boyz

    Russell Westbrook as Jeff Hardy and James Harden as Matt Hardy
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  • Damian Lillard as Stone Cold Steve Austin and CJ McCollum as Dude Love
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    Portland Trail Blazers as Stone Cold and Dude Love

    Damian Lillard as Stone Cold Steve Austin and CJ McCollum as Dude Love
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  • Kyrie Irving as Stevie Ray and Kevin Durant as Booker T
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    Brooklyn Nets as the Harlem Heat

    Kyrie Irving as Stevie Ray and Kevin Durant as Booker T
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  • Ben Simmons as Scott Hall and Joel Embiid as Kevin Nash
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    Philadelphia 76ers as The Outsiders

    Ben Simmons as Scott Hall and Joel Embiid as Kevin Nash
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  • Kyle Lowry as Bret Hart and Marc Gasol as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
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    Toronto Raptors as Hart Foundation

    Kyle Lowry as Bret Hart and Marc Gasol as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
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  • Jamal Murray as Devon Dudley and Nikola Jokic as Bubba
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    Denver Nuggets as the Dudley Boyz

    Jamal Murray as Devon Dudley and Nikola Jokic as Bubba
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  • Luka Doncic as Edge and Kristaps Porzingis as Christian
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    Dallas Mavericks as Edge and Christian

    Luka Doncic as Edge and Kristaps Porzingis as Christian
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Here are the re-imagined NBA pairings as classic WWE tag teams as they get ready to rumble for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Anthony Davis as Kane and LeBron James as The Undertaker
Kawhi Leonard as Billy Gunn and Paul George as Road Dogg Jesse James
Steph Curry as Hawk and Draymond Green as Animal
Zion Williamson as The Rock and Lonzo Ball as Mankind
Jayson Tatum as Xavier Woods, Kemba Walker as Kofi Kingston, and Jaylon Brown as Big E
Russell Westbrook as Jeff Hardy and James Harden as Matt Hardy
Damian Lillard as Stone Cold Steve Austin and CJ McCollum as Dude Love
Kyrie Irving as Stevie Ray and Kevin Durant as Booker T
Ben Simmons as Scott Hall and Joel Embiid as Kevin Nash
Kyle Lowry as Bret Hart and Marc Gasol as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Jamal Murray as Devon Dudley and Nikola Jokic as Bubba
Luka Doncic as Edge and Kristaps Porzingis as Christian

For the past eight seasons, the NBA has been ruled by superteams. The Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors didn’t win every championship, but they were the clear favorites in all but one season, thanks to rosters stacked with at least three max-worthy superstars.

No such team exists in the NBA heading into the season, and the league is therefore as wide open as it has been since LeBron James took his talents to South Beach.

Instead of Big Threes, the NBA is now defined by star pairings.

With so many changes taking place across the league, let’s kick off the 2019-20 NBA season by re-imagining new (and old) pairings as classic WWE tag teams as they get ready to rumble for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

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