Bleacher Report Presents: The Best and Worst Sports Impressions

These impressions of sports figures from Stephen A. Smith to Charles Barkley are hilarious.

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"Imitation is the finest form of flattery," they say. In sports, that's doubly true—we've all seen the video of Kobe Bryant's moves compared to Michael Jordan's. Athletes steal from each other all the time (sometimes it's real money too), but everyone else—meaning, those of us who didn't win the genetic lottery—are left to flatter our athletes with impressions. In Bleacher Report's latest list, impressions from comedians such as Frank Caliendo (he takes on Jon Gruden brilliantly and John Madden not-so-brilliantly) and Jay Pharoah (his Stephen A. Smith, as seen above, is priceless) are featured. But athletes can turn the tables on us—DeAndre Jordan and Ronda Rousey have some impersonation chops too. Check out The Best and Worst Sports Impressions here.

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[via Bleacher Report]

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