This perfect sports Vine is a comedy in three acts

The chippiness. The flop. The reaction!
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Sam Laird
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Man, why'd they have to kill this app? WHY'D THEY HAVE TO KILL THIS APP!?

Just about one month after Twitter announced its plans to eliminate Vine -- which pairs with sports like a fine wine -- here comes the perfect clip to remind us all what we'll soon be missing.

Our dramatis personae: Ethan Happ, forward, Wisconsin Baders; Khadeem Lattin, forward, Oklahoma Sooners; Nigel Hayes, forward, Wisconsin Badgers.


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Now, our play in three acts.

That's Happ aggressively freeing himself from the arms of Lattin during Oklahoma and Wisonsin's Saturday afternoon basketball game (Act I). Then we have Lattin uncorking an all-timer flop (Act II). Finally, we have Hayes delivering a perfect reaction to Lattin's histrionics (Act III).

And -- fin.

Rest in peace, Vine. We're gonna miss you when you're gone.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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