Best NBA Instagram Photos of the Week

Pics of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and more.

Old Rivals - LeBron James and Paul Pierce have a storied rivalry, dating back to King James's first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers and with the Miami Heat and The Truth with the Boston Celtics back in the day. The NBA stars will renew that rivalry Friday night, when James's new-look Cavs visit Pierce's new squad, the Washington Wizards. The game will cap an action-packed week of games dating back from this past Monday. BET.com rolls out the best NBA Instagrams of the week. Ballin!(Photos from left: Jason Miller/Getty Images, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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Old Rivals - LeBron James and Paul Pierce have a storied rivalry, dating back to King James's first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers and with the Miami Heat and The Truth with the Boston Celtics back in the day. The NBA stars will renew that rivalry Friday night, when James's new-look Cavs visit Pierce's new squad, the Washington Wizards. The game will cap an action-packed week of games dating back from this past Monday. BET.com rolls out the best NBA Instagrams of the week. Ballin!(Photos from left: Jason Miller/Getty Images, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

King Me - DeMarcus Cousins earned the right to show out every now and then. The Sacramento Kings center has his squad ballin' big time, having scored a big home win over the rugged Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. All Boogie did in that game is drop 22 points and 14 rebounds.(Photo: Sacramento Kings via Instagram)

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King Me - DeMarcus Cousins earned the right to show out every now and then. The Sacramento Kings center has his squad ballin' big time, having scored a big home win over the rugged Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. All Boogie did in that game is drop 22 points and 14 rebounds.(Photo: Sacramento Kings via Instagram)

Champs Too Much - Think King James is tired of losing to Tim Duncan yet? This collage of photos show how the San Antonio Spurs handled LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. (Photo: Spurs via Instagram)

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Champs Too Much - Think King James is tired of losing to Tim Duncan yet? This collage of photos show how the San Antonio Spurs handled LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. (Photo: Spurs via Instagram)

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Positive Sign in Philly - Tony Wroten snatched up a poster shot that he can share with his kids some day via this soaring jam. Too bad the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and are now an NBA-worst 0-11. Damn...Philly deserves better!(Photo: Philadelphia 76ers via Instagram)

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Positive Sign in Philly - Tony Wroten snatched up a poster shot that he can share with his kids some day via this soaring jam. Too bad the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and are now an NBA-worst 0-11. Damn...Philly deserves better!(Photo: Philadelphia 76ers via Instagram)

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Pacers Ruin Lance's Homecoming - Nothing like winning a game at the buzzer on your homecourt. Solomon Hill got to experience that euphoria, putting back this rebound to give the Indiana Pacers an 88-86 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. The win came against Lance Stephenson, who returned to Indiana to face his former Pacers team for the first time.(Photo: Pacers via Instagram)

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Pacers Ruin Lance's Homecoming - Nothing like winning a game at the buzzer on your homecourt. Solomon Hill got to experience that euphoria, putting back this rebound to give the Indiana Pacers an 88-86 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. The win came against Lance Stephenson, who returned to Indiana to face his former Pacers team for the first time.(Photo: Pacers via Instagram)

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Buck Town - The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a 122-118 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in triple-overtime on Wednesday night. We already know that Bucks coach Jason Kidd was proud considering he coached the Nets last season. Can you say revenge is best served as a cold dish?(Photo: Bucks via Instagram)

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Buck Town - The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a 122-118 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in triple-overtime on Wednesday night. We already know that Bucks coach Jason Kidd was proud considering he coached the Nets last season. Can you say revenge is best served as a cold dish?(Photo: Bucks via Instagram)

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Rising Sun - Basketball can't always be beautiful to watch. Sometimes it takes some good old-fashioned, blue collar work on the glass. The Phoenix Suns know the deal, crashing the boards against the Detroit Pistons and leaving the Motor City with a "W."  (Photo: Suns via Instagram)

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Rising Sun - Basketball can't always be beautiful to watch. Sometimes it takes some good old-fashioned, blue collar work on the glass. The Phoenix Suns know the deal, crashing the boards against the Detroit Pistons and leaving the Motor City with a "W."  (Photo: Suns via Instagram)

No Layups - The Denver Nuggets have been having a low-key pretty good week. After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road Monday, the Nuggets muscled up on the Oklahoma City Thunder at home to walk away with a 107-100 win. (Photo: Denver Nuggets via Instagram)

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No Layups - The Denver Nuggets have been having a low-key pretty good week. After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road Monday, the Nuggets muscled up on the Oklahoma City Thunder at home to walk away with a 107-100 win. (Photo: Denver Nuggets via Instagram)

Mamba's Revenge - Think ESPN is kicking themselves for ranking Kobe Bryant as No. 40 on their best players list? The Black Mamba dropped 44 points against Golden State on Sunday before delivering 28 points against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night and 29 more against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.(Photo: Lakers via Instagram)

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Mamba's Revenge - Think ESPN is kicking themselves for ranking Kobe Bryant as No. 40 on their best players list? The Black Mamba dropped 44 points against Golden State on Sunday before delivering 28 points against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night and 29 more against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.(Photo: Lakers via Instagram)

Splash  - Nothing like having that sweet stroke of a jumper falling. Just ask Alec Burks. The Utah Jazz point guard dropped 20 points Tuesday night to help his squad defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Photo: Utah Jazz via Instagram)

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Splash - Nothing like having that sweet stroke of a jumper falling. Just ask Alec Burks. The Utah Jazz point guard dropped 20 points Tuesday night to help his squad defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Photo: Utah Jazz via Instagram)

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Veteran Grit - Udonis Haslem has been a staple role player for the Miami Heat during the past 11 years, with three championship rings to prove it. He does whatever it takes for the Heat to win. The Brooklyn Nets found that out this past Monday night.(Photo: Miami Heat via Instagram)

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Veteran Grit - Udonis Haslem has been a staple role player for the Miami Heat during the past 11 years, with three championship rings to prove it. He does whatever it takes for the Heat to win. The Brooklyn Nets found that out this past Monday night.(Photo: Miami Heat via Instagram)

No Trolling - Now, this is how you teach a Twitter follower a lesson for the whole social media universe to see. When a sarcastic user tweeted Justin Timberlake about being a "bandwagon" Memphis Grizzlies fan, the pop icon shot back, "Uh...I'm from Memphis and I'm an owner. Anyone else? #WigSnatch." (Photo: Memphis Grizzlies via Instagram)

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No Trolling - Now, this is how you teach a Twitter follower a lesson for the whole social media universe to see. When a sarcastic user tweeted Justin Timberlake about being a "bandwagon" Memphis Grizzlies fan, the pop icon shot back, "Uh...I'm from Memphis and I'm an owner. Anyone else? #WigSnatch." (Photo: Memphis Grizzlies via Instagram)

Fly High - Away from social media, the Memphis Grizzlies have continued their hot start to the 2014-15 season. A 10-2 start with Tony Allen attacking the rim like this is proof. (Photo: Memphis Grizzlies via Instagram)

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Fly High - Away from social media, the Memphis Grizzlies have continued their hot start to the 2014-15 season. A 10-2 start with Tony Allen attacking the rim like this is proof. (Photo: Memphis Grizzlies via Instagram)

Brow Beating - LaMarcus Aldridge felt the full wrath of Anthony Davis's 31 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks on Monday night, but the Portland Trail Blazers squeaked past the New Orleans Pelicans, 102-93, and that's what matters most, right? Aldridge's 22 points and nine rebounds helped the cause.(Photo: Portland Trail Blazers via Instagram)

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Brow Beating - LaMarcus Aldridge felt the full wrath of Anthony Davis's 31 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks on Monday night, but the Portland Trail Blazers squeaked past the New Orleans Pelicans, 102-93, and that's what matters most, right? Aldridge's 22 points and nine rebounds helped the cause.(Photo: Portland Trail Blazers via Instagram)

Battle on the Boards - No matter who the Chicago Bulls play, firmly expect Joakim Noah to go hard in the paint. It's how he became an All-Star. (Photo: Chicago Bulls via Instagram)

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Battle on the Boards - No matter who the Chicago Bulls play, firmly expect Joakim Noah to go hard in the paint. It's how he became an All-Star. (Photo: Chicago Bulls via Instagram)

Hulk Still Rules - The Golden State Warriors recently called on Hulk Hogan to rev up their home crowd and the pro wrestling legend certainly did that. Watcha gonna do when Hulkamania and the Warriors run wild on you!?(Photo: Golden State Warriors via Instagram)

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Hulk Still Rules - The Golden State Warriors recently called on Hulk Hogan to rev up their home crowd and the pro wrestling legend certainly did that. Watcha gonna do when Hulkamania and the Warriors run wild on you!?(Photo: Golden State Warriors via Instagram)

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