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Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:04 pm EDT

Kansas State guard Denis Clemente goes viral

By Eamonn Brennan

You may be familiar with Denis Clemente, you may not. Clemente is a guard at Kansas State. After transferring from Miami and sitting out the 2007-08 season, Clemente scored 14 points per game in a solid but unspectacular 2008-09 for the Wildcats.

Then, in the offseason, he did this:

That video was posted on July 25. (Somehow, it escaped my fiery eye until now, and I am very angry about that.) In the meantime, despite having been viewed only about 40,000 times on YouTube, Clemente has managed to go viral. It's the stuff of marketing whizzes and Nike executives the world over, great players doing crazy things with their talent. But unlike the worst astroturf campaigns, Clemente's is all real. He's not selling anything.

Except maybe himself. Could McDonald's remake the Bird-Jordan spots? If so, Denis Clemente's clearly ready.

(HT: Deadspin, Gary Parrish)

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  1. Robert O
    1. Posted by Robert O Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:49 pm EDT

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    he also states in his blog that this video is fake.....
  2. Flibbert
    2. Posted by Flibbert Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:01 pm EDT

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    You're an idiot.
  3. Karl Marx
    3. Posted by Karl Marx Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    But can he go 3 for 4 in game?
  4. RobertS
    4. Posted by RobertS Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:49 pm EDT

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    H
  5. bem
    5. Posted by bem Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    yah dats a real fake video
  6. marcco10polo
    6. Posted by marcco10polo Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    ha! you can see where its fake. if you keep replaying to shot from 0:12 on the scroll bar and as the ball starts to come back down to the basket. you can see an almost deleted image of someone reshotting the ball in to the basket.
  7. Lindenthechase
    7. Posted by Lindenthechase Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:54 pm EDT

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    Anyone who isn't drunk can see thats fake. Garbage.
  8. jay
    8. Posted by jay Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:15 am EDT

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    12th sec. look at the ball when it meets the upper part of the stair, you can see the second shadow of the ball
    yup !!! garbage !!!
  9. Timinator
    9. Posted by Timinator Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:30 am EDT

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    Stupid trick, it's just a fluke. He tried a 100 times and that probably the only one that got in.
  10. electropersona
    10. Posted by electropersona Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:32 am EDT

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    Whatever! Yet another one who looks at par with an inmate - no matter what he does, how much money he has or where he comes from.
  11. beagle
    11. Posted by beagle Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    Who cares if it's fake... the "trick" itself is lame... unless bouncing a ball off a scoreboard is allowed during game play... then maybe it'd be cool. The camera man's stupid response adds to the lameness.
  12. Kenn
    12. Posted by Kenn Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:35 pm EDT

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    Stupid gay movie
  13. simon K
    13. Posted by simon K Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:27 pm EDT

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    Uhh, isn't that a score against, I just thought you
    had to shoot for the opposite basket?
  14. Rocko
    14. Posted by Rocko Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:29 pm EDT

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    Great! another stupid trick fitting for another stupid McDonald's Commercial, Ugh, Throw off the scoreboard, bounce on the floor and into the basket!! HA..... I DID IT NOW YOU OWE ME A BIG MAC!!!!............... Stupid!!!!!
  15. exed36
    15. Posted by exed36 Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:30 pm EDT

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    No one can throw hard enough to cross two lengths of the court. But it was fun to watch!
  16. Watcher
    16. Posted by Watcher Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:37 pm EDT

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    everything is fake! everyone is stupid! usain bolt is on steroids! everything sucks!!
  17. Darwinism has failed...
    17. Posted by Darwinism has failed... Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:55 pm EDT

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    Impressive
    But superior
    Left Lane 6: B.MANLEY
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCtZOlGLL5s
  18. lampierre
    18. Posted by lampierre Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:05 am EDT

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    O..its fake ? lol but it realy looks real~~
    i was shocked when i first saw this film =)
  19. Steve
    19. Posted by Steve Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:43 am EDT

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    Its a total fake. If you look carefully at the time the ball take a turn to go to the basket, it kind of freezes for a split sec and then continues. Now that is where they edited the two videos they took. look carefully.
  20. Mongoria
    20. Posted by Mongoria Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:57 am EDT

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    too bad he's stuck selling tacos rather than fabricating pointless video drama.
  21. jcobbs247
    21. Posted by jcobbs247 Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:08 am EDT

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    Gotta love the negativity, why is it when someone can do something that others cant they bash them? Human nature.....sad
  22. Kuraimizu
    22. Posted by Kuraimizu Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:51 am EDT

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    Nope this is real he actually pulled off the shot.
    I checked every frame in the video.
    a bit of after-image as expected with digital camera.
    but it's legit.
    Haters are Just Jealous.
  23. jimmyjamescanada
    23. Posted by jimmyjamescanada Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:18 am EDT

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    fake
  24. Kasper
    24. Posted by Kasper Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:19 am EDT

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    Not hard, I could hit that shot if you gave me 6 or 7 tries. Maybe even 1 or 2 if I got lucky. Who knows how often he tried it before they posted THAT ONE version
  25. red_pond
    25. Posted by red_pond Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:00 am EDT

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    Of course they didnt show the dozens that didnt go in.Lame.Whats up with camera guys reaction. He sounds like a 12 year old retard.

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