A Former Pro Player Turned Twitter Artist Created These Incredible Basketball Caricatures

Adam Ballinger is a former college and pro basketball player, a cartoonist, and an Internet hero. Ballinger commissions works through Twitter showing various athletes — both professional and amateur. He’s especially gifted at drawing caricatures of idiosyncratic players with a cult-like following.

If you ever dreamed of seeing Steven Adams depicted as a villainous carnival ringleader, then Ballinger’s art is for you. Here are some of our favorite drawings, which include the Jail Blazers, early aught Knicks and the title-winning Knicks with Walt “Clyde” Fraizer.

I wouldn’t put it past Steph to drain a jumper from Mars. He looks pretty good here with Marvin the Martian. Maybe he should be the star of Space Jam 2.

Eric Montross looks like he could hit someone with the people’s elbow at any time. Dean Smith always had a surly bunch at Carolina.

‘Sheed deserves his own wing in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Art don’t lie.

The false hope of Darius Miles was perhaps the brightest moment for the pre-Blake Griffin Clippers.

If not for those pesky Spurs, we would have world champion Latrell Sprewell. The world deserves this.

A brief reminder that no one is capable of silencing Reggie Miller.

This is a look back to a time where the Mavericks actually had successful offseasons.

Little known fact: Clyde wore a fedora and a gold chain during every game in his career.

The throwback Iverson jersey with Phila on the front is the greatest throwback of all-time. This is not up for debate.

(Via Adam Ballinger; H/T SI)