Rudy Gobert's reverse layup earns LaMelo Ball a chest bump

Bleacher Report pairs a missed close-range chance with a successful alley-oop, letting Ball's reactions tell the story.

Channel: Bleacher Report Story of November 6, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 748,375 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (63,726).

Rudy redeemed himself 😂🔥

LaMelo Ball stands still after Rudy Gobert misses from close range. On the next play shown, he's the one sending the ball toward the rim, giving Gobert another chance to finish.

Gobert catches the lob in mid-air and puts in a reverse layup. Then the pair run toward each other for a chest bump: a small turnaround, with Ball providing the before-and-after reaction shots.

Bleacher Report's Short has drawn roughly 750,000 views in its first day, about a dozen times the channel's usual start for the format. The title, "Rudy redeemed himself 😂🔥", makes the framing explicit. This isn't just an alley-oop highlight; the earlier miss is essential to the celebration that follows.

Viewers are discussing Ball's conspicuous body language and his encouragement after the successful finish. Others focus on Gobert choosing a layup rather than a dunk, even with the lob delivered above the basket.

Basketball reactions are giving Bleacher Report more than one fast-starting clip. Another unusually busy Short catches Luka Doncic looking confused by Austin Reaves' celebration, while Victor Wembanyama's performance against Dallas supplies a more traditional statistical spectacle.

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The numbers

Gobert's clip is among several Bleacher Report basketball Shorts drawing unusually large early audiences. Its comment section is also nearly three times as busy as the channel's usual first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

63,726

this video

748,375

subscribers

5,080,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,113,811,521

views per day

10,609,545

typical day: 8,273,522

the video

views

745,758

likes

12,394

comments

604

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NBC Sports

5,420,000

Bleacher Report

5,080,000

MaxPreps

3,500,000

Whistle

3,220,000

The Pat McAfee Show

3,000,000

Speakeasy

2,610,000

As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.