James Harden tries to learn the 'Carlton Dance', fails horribly

Houston Rockets guard is great at many things, like growing a beard, scoring in NBA and international basketball games, and even the Shmoney dance, but one thing he is not even ok at is the famous "Carlton dance" from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Houston Rockets guard is great at many things, like growing a beard, scoring in NBA and international basketball games, and even the Shmoney dance, but one thing he is not even OK at is the famous "Carlton dance" from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

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If you are unable to learn the dance with Alfonso Ribiero, a.k.a. Carlton himself, teaching you the moves, then you truly are a lost cause.

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Guess he will just have to stick to being awesome at basketball.

GALLERY: ATHLETES DANCING

Athletes Dancing

Juwan Howard

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Athletes love to dance, whether it's a wide receiver celebrating a touchdown, a tennis player celebrating a victory or in this case, a 39-year-old Juwan Howard busting out the Cabbage Patch to celebrate the Heat's NBA title. In honor of Howard and unashamed celebrators everywhere, SI presents a gallery of athletes showing off their dance moves.

Victor Cruz

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LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade

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Mike Tolbert

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Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal

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B.J. Raji

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Novak Djokovic

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Maurice Jones-Drew

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DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart

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Rickey Henderson

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Antonio Garay

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Andrea Petkovic and Agnieszka Radwanska

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Hunter Pence

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Willis McGahee

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Deion Sanders

Abel Kirui

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Andrea Petkovic

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Andrew McCutchen

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Charles Barkley

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LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal

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Jose Valverde

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Marco Reus and Jerome Boateng

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Julien Benneteau

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Kelley Washington

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LaDainian Tomlinson

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Allen Iverson

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Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt and Nesta Carter

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Brandon Jacobs

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C.J. Wilson

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Hines Ward

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Jack Nicklaus

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Lance Moore

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Mark Jackson

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C.J. Leslie and Ryan Harrow

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Pierre Thomas

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Nate Harris and Cass Matheus

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Paula Creamer or Juli Inkster

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- Brendan Maloy