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Casting NBA Playoffs stars as comic book heroes

Related Topics: Comic book, Avery Bradley

If I know anything in this world it's that basketball is good, comic books are good, and any time spent comparing the two is time well wasted.

With that said, in honor of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 coming out in the theaters tonight, the following are players whose teams are still alive in the NBA playoffs and their comic book alter ego.

Remember: Avery Bradley and Nighthawk are criminally underrated.

Kyrie Irving: The Human Torch
Kyrie Irving: The Human Torch
Gordon Hayward: Thor
Gordon Hayward: Thor
John Wall: The Flash
John Wall: The Flash
LeBron James: Superman
LeBron James: Superman
Stephen Curry: Spider-Man
Stephen Curry: Spider-Man
Kevin Love: Robin
Kevin Love: Robin
Lou Williams: Nightcrawler
Lou Williams: Nightcrawler
James Harden: Magneto
James Harden: Magneto
Kevin Durant: Iron Man
Kevin Durant: Iron Man
Avery Bradley: Hawkeye
Avery Bradley: Hawkeye
Bradley Beal: Deathstroke
Bradley Beal: Deathstroke

Klay Thompson: Cyclops

Kawhi Leonard: Black Panther

Joe Johnson: Beast
Joe Johnson: Beast
Isaiah Thomas: Ant-Man
Isaiah Thomas: Ant-Man

Like Ant-Man, Isaiah Thomas is rarely taken seriously until he's got you by one leg and rag-dolling you in front of everyone.