NBA players are known for being quite the witty bunch. The top 40 funniest NBA players in the league provide plenty of laughs and entertainment during interviews, on Instagram, and of course on the court. Take a look at this list and see how many NBA players you can recognize by their signature laugh or famous hand gestures.
1. Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Dwyane Wade was born in 1982 in The USA. His weight is described as 100kg, and he has a height of 1.93m. Wade played for the Miami Heat for the duration of his 16-year professional career, and like most NBA players, he has earned lots of awards.
| Date of Birth | January 17, 1982 |
| Palce of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
2. Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. was born in 1986 in New York. Ruby Gay is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 113kg, and he has a height of 2.03m. He was a professional basketball player in the past. He plays for the Utah Jazz since 2021 to present. He earning lots of awards. In his illustrious career, Rudy Gay has won NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007), Consensus second-team All-American (2006), First-team All-Big East (2006), Big East Rookie of the Year (2005), Big East All-Rookie Team (2005), First-team Parade All-American (2004), McDonald’s All-American (2004).
| Date of Birth | August 17, 1986 |
| Palce of Birth | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
3. Kevin Love
Kevin Wesley Love is an NBA basketball player from the United States for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National League (NBA). He was born in 1988 in California. Kevin Love is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National League (NBA). His weight is described as 114kg, and he has a height of 2.03m. He is now a professional basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and like most NBA players, he has won lots of awards.
| Date of Birth | September 7, 1988 |
| Palce of Birth | Santa Monica, California, US |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
4. Nate Robinson
Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson was born in 1984 in Washington. He is a professional basketball player from the United States. Nate Robinson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is currently a free agent. His weight is described as 82kg, and he has a height of 1.75m. He was a member of the Chicago Bulls’ professional basketball team (2012 – 2013), and he has won numerous honors during his career.
| Date of Birth | May 31, 1984 |
| Palce of Birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
5. Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant was born in 1978 in California and died in 2020. He was an American professional basketball player. His weight is described as 96kg, and he has a height of 1.98m. He was a member of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Lakers (NBA), winning five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team. In addition, he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times and led to two NBA Finals appearances.
| Date of Birth | August 23, 1978 |
| Palce of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
6. Lamar Joseph Odom
Lamar Joseph Odom was born in 1979 in New York. He is the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 104kg, and he has a height of 2.08m. Lamar Joseph Odom is a professional American basketball player who plays the power forward position.He won championships in 2009 and 2010 while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and in 2011 he was voted the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1979 |
| Palce of Birth | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
7. J.R. Smith
Earl Joseph “J. R.” Smith was born in the state of New Jersey in the year 1985. He is a former professional basketball player and a collegiate golfer for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. His weight is described as 103kg, and he has a height of 2.01m. J.R. Smith was a guard position player for the New York Knicks (2012 – 2015) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His first professional career was with the New Orleans Hornets . With the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Smith captured two NBA titles.
| Date of Birth | September 9, 1985 |
| Palce of Birth | Freehold Borough, New Jersey |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
8. Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson was born in 1975 in the USA. He was a professional basketball player in the United States before retiring. His weight is described as 75kg, and he has a height of 1.83m. He is a guard-forward who used to play for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Allen Iverson is a legend in the NBA. Iverson was an 11-time NBA All-Star, the 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year, the MVP of the All-Star game in 2001 and 2005, and the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001.
| Date of Birth | June 7, 1975 |
| Palce of Birth | Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
9. Glen Davis
Ronald Glen “Big Baby” Davis was born in 1986 in Louisiana. He was the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Clippers (NBA). His weight is described as 131kg, and he has a height of 2.06m. Glen Davis is a power forward who used to play for the Orlando Magic. In his NBA career, he earned some awards.
| Date of Birth | January 1, 1986 |
| Palce of Birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
10. Greg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in 1988 in New York. His weight is described as 124kg, and he has a height of 2.13m. He is a center who used to play for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. More than three years after his last appearance in an NBA game, he signed with the Miami Heat in August 2013. He remained with the team through the 2014 NBA Playoffs.
| Date of Birth | January 22, 1988 |
| Palce of Birth | Buffalo, New York |
| Height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
11. Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was born in 1966 in Congo. He is a professional basketball player who is Congolese-American. 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association were spent by Mutombo (NBA). He is highly renowned for his humanitarian endeavors outside of basketball. His weight is described as 118kg, and he has a height of 2.18m. Like most NBA players, Mutombo has earned lots of awards.
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1966 |
| Palce of Birth | Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa |
| Height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
12. Gilbert Arenas
He was born in 1982 in Florida. Gilbert Jay Arenas is an American former professional basketball player. His weight is 98kg, and he has a height of 1.93m. Throughout his career, Gilbert Arenas has earned lots of awards. Arenas has been selected to the All-NBA Team three times, has appeared in three NBA All-Star Games, and was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2002–03 campaign.
| Date of Birth | January 6, 1982 |
| Palce of Birth | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
13. John Salley
John Thomas Salley was born in 1964 in New York. He is an American professional basketball player and talk show host. His weight is described as 104kg, and he has a height of 2.11m. Salley was the first player in NBA history to win titles with three separate teams (Robert Horry, Danny Green, and LeBron James have since joined him), as well as the first to do so in three different decades (since joined by Tim Duncan).
| Date of Birth | May 16, 1964 |
| Palce of Birth | Brooklyn, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
14. Mickael Pietrus
Mickaël Marvin Soriano Piétrus was born in 1982 in France. He is a former French professional basketball player. His weight is 98kg, and he has a height of 1.98m. Piétrus, who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the eleventh overall choice in the 2003 NBA Draft, is a native of the French-controlled Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
| Date of Birth | February 7, 1982 |
| Palce of Birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
15. Yao Ming
Yao Ming was born in 1980 in China. He is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. His weight is described as 141kg, and he has a height of 2.01m. Yao Ming participated in basketball for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association and the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (NBA).
| Date of Birth | September 12, 1980 |
| Palce of Birth | Shanghai, China |
| Height | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
16. LeBron James
LeBron James was born in 1984 in the USA. He is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 113kg, and he has a height of 2.06m. LeBron James used to be a member of the Miami Heat, a professional basketball team. He has won the NBA championship, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, and two Olympic gold medals.
| Date of Birth | December 30, 1984 |
| Palce of Birth | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
17. Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin was born in 1989 in the USA. He is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 113kg, and he has a height of 2.06m. Blake Griffin is now a professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers.
| Date of Birth | March 16, 1989 |
| Palce of Birth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
18. Joakim Noah
Joakim Simon Noah was born in 1985 in New York. He is a former French-Swedish-American professional basketball player. His weight is described as 105kg, and he has a height of 2.11m. Joakim Noah was a professional basketball player in the past. who plays for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, and Los Angeles Clippers.
| Date of Birth | February 25, 1985 |
| Palce of Birth | New York City, US |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
19. Adam Morrison
Adam John Morrison was born in 1984 in Montana. He is a professional basketball player from the United States. His weight is described as 93kg, and he has a height of 2.03m. He is a professional basketball player who played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Los Angeles Lakers, Crvena Zvezda, and Beşiktaş.
| Date of Birth | July 19, 1984 |
| Palce of Birth | Glendive, Montana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
20. Stephon Marbury
Stephon Xavier Marbury was born in New York City in 1977. He is the head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association. Stephon Marbury is a former player and professional basketball coach in the United States (CBA). His weight is described as 93kg, and he has a height of 1.88m. The Beijing Ducks and Beijing Fly Dragons are professional basketball players.
| Date of Birth | February 20, 1977 |
| Palce of Birth | Brooklyn, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
21. Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman was born in 1961 in The USA. He is an American professional basketball player and unofficial US Peace Ambassador to North Korea. His weight is described as 103kg, and he has a height of 2.01m. Rodman was a member of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks (NBA) in his illustrious career.
| Date of Birth | May 13, 1961 |
| Palce of Birth | Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
22. Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Bosh was born in 1984 in Texas. He is a professional basketball player from the United States. His weight is described as 107kg, and he has a height of 2.11m. He played as a professional basketball player for the Miami Heat, and Toronto Raptors. Bosh was a eleven-time NBA All-Star, was nominated to the All-NBA Second Team once, and played for the United States national team.
| Date of Birth | March 24, 1984 |
| Palce of Birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
23. Kevin Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnett was born in 1976 in America. He has been an American professional basketball player for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 109kg, and he has a height of 2.11m. Kevin Garnett is a professional basketball player who the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, and Brooklyn Nets and returned to Minnesota.
| Date of Birth | May 19, 1976 |
| Palce of Birth | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
24. Delonte West
Delonte Maurice West was born in 1983 in the USA. He is an American professional basketball player. His weight is described as 82g, and he has a height of 1.93m. He is presently a professional basketball player who has retired and played for the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
| Date of Birth | July 26, 1983 |
| Palce of Birth | Washington, D.C. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
25. Ronny Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf was born in 1983 in France. He is a former French professional basketball player who played for ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 113kg, and he has a height of 2.08m. He is now a sports commentator and actor. He played the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, the Washington Wizards, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Turiaf was a member of the Miami Heat when they won the NBA title in 2012. He also played for France’s national team.
| Date of Birth | January 13, 1983 |
| Palce of Birth | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
26. Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace was born in 1974 in The USA. He is an American men’s basketball coach for the Memphis Tigers and a former professional basketball player. His weight is described as 104kg, and he has a height of 2.11m. He played as a power forward, and he won lots of awards. Wallace, a Philadelphia native, played basketball for the University of North Carolina before entering the 1995 NBA Draft and spending the next 16 seasons there (NBA).
| Date of Birth | September 17, 1974 |
| Palce of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
27. Baron Davis
Baron Walter Louis Davis was born in 1979 in California. Baron Davis is an American professional basketball player, and a studio analyst for the NBA on TNT. His weight is described as 98kg, and he has a height of 1.91m. He’s a two-time NBA All-Star named the All-NBA Third Team in 2004 and twice led the league in steals.
| Date of Birth | April 13, 1979 |
| Palce of Birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
28. Steve Nash
Stephen John Nash OC OBC was born in 1974 in Canada. Steve Nash is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 81kg, and he has a height of 1.91m. He was an eight-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA selection during his 18-year NBA career. While playing for the Phoenix Suns, Nash was named NBA’s Most Valuable Player twice.
| Date of Birth | 7 February 1974 |
| Palce of Birth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
29. Mark Madsen
Mark Ellsworth Madsen was born in 1971 in Canada. Mark Madsen is an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies. His weight is described as 111kg, and he has a height of 2.06m. He won two NBA titles while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| Date of Birth | January 28, 1976 |
| Palce of Birth | Walnut Creek, California |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
30. Brian Scalabrine
Brian David Scalabrine was born in 1978 in the USA. Brian Scalabrine is nicknamed the “White Mamba,” is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 107kg, and he has a height of 2.06m. He joined the Boston Celtics in 2005 and won a championship with them in 2008.
| Date of Birth | March 18, 1978 |
| Palce of Birth | Long Beach, California |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
31. Dwight Howard
Dwight David Howard II was born in 1985 in Georgia. Dwight Howard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 120kg, and he has a height of 2.08m. He is an NBA champion, an eight-time All-Star, an eight-time member of the All-NBA Team, a five-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
| Date of Birth | December 8, 1985 |
| Palce of Birth | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
32. Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley was born in 1963 in Alabama. He is a USA professional basketball player who is an analyst on Inside the NBA. His weight is described as 114kg, and he has a height of 1.98m. During the NBA’s 50th anniversary, Charles Barkley was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
| Date of Birth | February 20, 1963 |
| Palce of Birth | Leeds, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
33. Ron Artest
Metta Sandiford-Artest was born in 1979 in New York. Ron Artest is a former professional basketball player from the United States. His weight is described as 118kg, and he has a height of 2.01m. In 2004, he was chosen as an NBA All-Star, earned All-NBA accolades, and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He was a part of the Los Angeles Lakers when they won the NBA championship in 2010.
| Date of Birth | November 13, 1979 |
| Palce of Birth | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
34. Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born in 1972 in New Jersey. He is an American professional basketball player and entrepreneur who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. His weight is described as 147kg, and he has a height of 2.16m. In 2016, Shaquille O’Neal was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall. In 2017, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
| Date of Birth | March 6, 1972 |
| Palce of Birth | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 7 ft 1 in (216 cm) |
35. Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. was born in 1968 in California. He is a USA former professional basketball player who played the point guard position. His weight is described as 86kg, and he has a height of 1.93m. Payton and the Heat won the NBA title in 2006. In 2013, Payton was named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for his defensive abilities, earning the nickname “The Glove.”
| Date of Birth | July 23, 1968 |
| Palce of Birth | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
36. Lance Stephenson
Lance Stephenson Jr. was born in 1990 in New York. Lance Stephenson is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. His weight is described as 95kg, and he has a height of 1.96m. He was the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the 2013–14 season. He went to Lincoln High School in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and was crowned Mr. New York Basketball his senior year. He also played in the 2009 McDonald’s All-American Game.
| Date of Birth | September 5, 1990 |
| Palce of Birth | Brooklyn, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
37. Robin Lopez
Robin Byron Lopez was born in 1988 in California. Robin Lopez is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 127kg, and he has a height of 2.13m. The Phoenix Suns selected him 15th overall, the NBA draft in 2008, moved to the New Orleans Hornets in 2012, and then to Portland in 2013.
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1988 |
| Palce of Birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
38. Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry was born in 1986 in the USA. He is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is described as 89kg, and he has a height of 1.83m. Kyle Lowry was a six-time NBA All-Star in 2016 and was chosen to the NBA’s Third Team. In addition, he was a member of the 2016 Summer Olympics gold-medal-winning United States national team. See Kyle Lowry’s Instagram.
| Date of Birth | March 25, 1986 |
| Palce of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
39. Klay Thompson
Klay Alexander Thompson was born in 1990 in California. He is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His weight is 100kg, and he has a height of 1.98m. Klay Thompson is widely considered the best shooter in NBA history. He is a three-time NBA champion, a five-time NBA All-Star, and a two-time All-NBA Third Team selection. He was also chosen to be the NBA’s Second All-Defensive Team.
| Date of Birth | February 8, 1990 |
| Palce of Birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
40. JJ Redick
Jonathan Clay “JJ” Redick was born in 1984 in Tennessee. JJ Redick is a USA professional basketball player and a sports analyst for ESPN. His weight is described as 91kg, and he has a height of 1.93m. In the 2006 NBA draft, he is 11th overall by thin his illustrious career Orlando Magic. In college, Redick was a superb three-point shooter and free-throw shooter.
| Date of Birth | June 24, 1984 |
| Palce of Birth | Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |