Russell Westbrook had what was likely the worst free-throw attempt of his career on Sunday, and the Washington Wizards star looked just as baffled by the result as the rest of us.
Westbrook airballed a free throw in the first half of his team’s game against the Boston Celtics. The ball fell short of the rim by no less than a foot. Judging by Westbrook’s reaction, you would have sworn someone moved the hoop back while the ball was in the air.
Westbrook isn’t the best free-throw shooter, but he has converted nearly 80 percent of his career attempts. We’ve never seen him miss one that badly, and his face said it all.
That was a much different Russ from the one we saw having a solo dance party during a game delay (video here) on Friday. It would be a shock if he ever missed a free throw by that much again.
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