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When it comes to most aspects of basketball, the NBA and NCAA games are going to give you the most about what the game is all about. Funny thing is we're not talking about most aspects of basketball here, we're talking soley about ankle-breakers. When it comes to breaking dudes down off the bounce there's nothing like streetballers who throw in—some sometimes illegal but always entertaining—pizazz to make their defenders look silly. We've got some ill crossovers from your favorite AND1 guys like Hot Sauce, The Professor, and OG Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston. We also have jukes some random guys who found their way to the court and showed off a little something of their own. Enjoy our GIF Gallery: The Best Ankle-Breakers in Streetball History.
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The Pharmacist Straight Clowning
Dribbler: The Pharmacist
The AND1 team often took trips to other countries to play some of the best they had to offer. It didn't always end well for this guy.
Hot Sauce Dancing on 'Em
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
An easy premise of pretending he had the ball when he didn't again, but Sauce sold that fake so well the defender had no shot. He also threw in a little shimmy to let the crowd know he thoroughly got dude.
Hot Sauce Fakes Pass
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
Now this one really shows off Hot Sauce's wheelhouse of fakes because it didn't even involve him dribbling. Sauce just shows off his crazy ball control and puts this guy on every AND1 highlight mixtape for years to come.
Hold Your Head
Dribbler: Unknown
Just disrespectful! *Stephen A. Smith voice*
Sauce Stunts on the Beach
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
That's what happens when you play basketball on the beach while wearing jorts.
A Little Nut Meg Action
Dribbler: Unknown
No matter how many times we see a defender get the ball thrown through his legs, there's always some twist to put on it. Kudos to this dude.
The Professor Attacks Big Man
Dribbler: The Professor
A guard's eyes always light up when they get a pick and switch and end up in a one on one iso with a big man. The Professor did exactly what every guard wants to do in that situation. Go little guys!
Skip Swags Out
Dribbler: Skip 2 My Lou
So quick, innovative for the time, and just plain dirty. Rafer Alston was putting on for streetball way before he had his NBA shot.
Kid Takes on Hot Sauce
Dribbler: Unknown
Hot Sauce may get his fair share of ankle busters, but this time some kid put him in his place with a mean kick through his legs. Not so funny when it's you huh?
AO Getting Fancy
Dribbler: AO
Plenty may sleep on AO's skill level on the court, but he gets it in just as hard as some of your favorite dribblers. The defender had no idea he had this move in his wheelhouse.
Off the Board
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
The famed "off the heezy" you may have seen on NBA Street in real life. Hot sizzle!
Silk Fakes for Days
Dribbler: Silk
What? Did he really just fake an over the head pass with a cuff then embarrass the dude with a through the legs move? Yes. Yes, he did.
A Woman's Touch
Dribbler: Unknown
Yo ladies! This chick made dude regret coming out to the open run. We need ice for those ankles STAT!
Alimoe Out and In
Dribbler: Alimoe
When you're as tall as Alimoe but have handle like that it's hard to stop you. Like really, really hard.
Shammgod to Foot Bounce
Dribbler: Unknown
We've seen the Shammgod before. But it's implementation to go along with a flurry of crosses and an eventual ultra difficult throwing off the foot move makes this ankle-breaker great.
AO Goes Under
Dribbler: AO
Talk about video game types of moves. AO pretty much did what shouldn't be possible in a real basketball game with this one. Super creative and pretty damn difficult, the defender's going to remember this play for the rest of his life.
Skip Has Too Many Fakes
Dribbler: Skip 2 My Lou
There's a reason Skip was one of the original AND1 guys. He did stuff like this like it was nothing. If the teammate missed the shot after that pass he should've been thrown out of the game.
Sauce Throws it In Shirt
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
You've seen plenty of guys throw the ball in their shirt before, but rarely do they do it and completely lose the defender en route to a bucket. Sauce showed more of the innovation that made him AND1's premier player for a while with this sick move on the unsuspecting defender.
Silk's Ill Cross
Dribbler: Silk
We're still trying to figure out how he actually pulled this one off without getting his arm stuck on his body. Unless your Mr. Fantastic there legit doesn't look like any person should be able to complete this.
Classic Pharmacist
Dribbler: The Pharmacist
The Pharmacist doing what he does and doing it oh so well. Creativity at it's finest paired with an over eager defender looking to make a big play.
Silk Puts Him On Roller Skates
Dribbler: Silk
As underrated as Silk is in terms of streetball and AND1 popularity, moves like this one will live forever. He did his defender straight dirty with the precision ball handling.
White Chocolate Makes Defender Look Stupid
Dribbler: White Chocolate
It shouldn't be humanly possible to be made to look that bad on a basketball court. Advantage to the OG White Chocolate.
Slip and Slide
Dribbler: Unknown
It's one thing to attempt and even successfully complete the epic slip and slide move on the court. This guy not only completed it in game, but he also lost his opponent on his way to scoring and had the bench erupt like a Final Four game. Everything you want in a classic ankle breaker.
Sauce Spazzing
Dribbler: Hot Sauce
Complete and utter domination for Hot Sizzle here, this dude wasn't allowed near a basketball for weeks.
The Professor's Mean Split
Dribbler: The Professor
The Professor always had great handle. Double team for the L!