Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph are truly unique.

So much in fact that they played a game of one-on-one basketball during a dead ball situation in their game Saturday night.

They just waited until the coach called a timeout and continued playing well after the whistle. None of the other players knew what was happening as they walked to the bench.

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The two big men bring a new meaning to the phrase ‘play through the whistle'.

It was one of the most bizarre plays this year, both confusing and funny all at once.