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Watch: 50 best blocks of 2015-16 NBA season

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Slam dunks are fun to watch, assists can be mesmerizing, and crossover dribbles can leave you speechless, but when it comes to a good ol' fashioned rejection, those are the plays in basketball that can snatch the soul right out of your body.

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No one knows that feeling more than Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala, who was on the receiving end of one of the biggest blocks in NBA history this past June when LeBron James swatted his layup attempt off the backboard in a do-or-die Game 7 at Oracle Arena.

The NBA recognized the King's career-defining play when compiling its 50 best blocks of the 2015-16 season. Shane Larkin, Isaiah Thomas, Myles Turner, and Festus Ezeli rounded out the top five alongside the four-time league MVP.

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