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Lakers Fan Seemed to Suffer an Unfortunate Injury While Attempting $55,000 Half-Court Shot
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Every fan dreams of being the one to make a half-court shot at a NBA game. But that dream quickly turned into nightmare for one Lakers fan, who appeared to injure his lower leg on an ill-fated attempt at glory during Sunday night’s matchup between the Lakers and Rockets.
The fan was shooting as part of a promotion that could send him home with $55,000. It wasn’t a bad attempt, missing just to the left of the rim. But as he attempted to stop his momentum from the run-up, he fell to the ground and immediately grabbed at his lower leg. He then struggled to get up, missing out on the rest of the contest, which also involved a three-point shot.
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Initially, some people thought the fan was faking an injury to excuse missing the shot, but clearly, he was in some pain. So instead of going home as a viral hero and $55,000 richer, he instead became the butt of plenty of jokes online. In real time I legitimately thought he was faking it as a joke for missing the shot and then thought wow he’s really selling this and then finally realized, “oh no this dude might’ve torn something” https://t.co/MlvO9sFozD
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
The fan was too hurt to attempt the 3-point shot to win the consolation prize after missing out on the $55,000 jackpot.
Lakers early-season injuries really piling up.
In all seriousness, we wish the fan a speedy recovery. https://t.co/liyVRo4ln2
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
I've never seen this happen in 12 years of working NBA games lol https://t.co/QY2H6V8cYF
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
This dude really hurt his achilleanklebacknee https://t.co/8uQmI6h4nE
— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Bro could’ve hit that shot and the money would’ve been spent on the hospital bill anyways https://t.co/qH6todO47K
— ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ⚡️twt user (@LeNotGM) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Lakers so old even their fans get injured during games… https://t.co/Y1UUhpeIq6
— Raptors Truth (@RaptorsSlander) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Most relatable video of trying any activity over the age of 40. https://t.co/ZRPGfrZ3B7
— Adam V Trent (@AdamTrent17) November 20, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Ouch.
In all seriousness, all the best to the injured fan. Hopefully his injury is nothing serious and his 15 seconds of fame can be laughed about for a long time.
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<figcaption>Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dribbles past Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks during the second quarter at Crypto.com Arena.<p> Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</p></figcaption>
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<p>Check out this poor guy: </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No way this Lakers fan injured himself on the halfcourt shot 😭😭 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/hhWz6Wxy8y" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/hhWz6Wxy8y</a></p>— KingCharge (@KingCharge) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KingCharge/status/1726457716384858179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
Published: 2023-11-20 15:52:08
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