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Fans react to Markelle Fultz's new 'hot potato' free-throw routine

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jesse Reed | Last updated 11/16/18

Markelle Fultz recently proved that he still has some serious issues with his shooting stroke, but what he’s done to try to fix it isn’t going over well, either.

On Friday night, he unveiled a "hot potato" method, which did not work out well.

Markelle Fultz: still broken pic.twitter.com/hhef4FUHXc

— Justin Phan (@jphanned) November 17, 2018

This sparked some big reactions on social media.

Surely Markelle Fultz is just messing with us now…. (though, it was the smoothest free throw we’ve seen from him in a while). pic.twitter.com/d2GDQ6Cyg1

— Olgun Uluc (@OlgunUluc) November 17, 2018

Trying to figure out Markelle Fultz's new free throw technique like... pic.twitter.com/kDWuQX9tNO
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) November 17, 2018

I’m so confused with Markelle Fultz, he just juggled the ball before he shot a free throw, like it was hot potato...he was shooting just fine, how does a professional athlete struggle this much I don’t understand
— KingTurk (@KingTurkYT) November 17, 2018

Someone is gonna write some really dark piece on how messed up the Fultz thing is as like a weird little internet storyline and everyone is gonna be real disgusted with ourselves https://t.co/IWrgffdnZM

— jake jortles (@geeequinn) November 17, 2018

Markelle Fultz is just trolling the NBA at this point https://t.co/9zQ3trq7AG

— Jared Volk (@jvolk2) November 17, 2018

Fultz is no longer pump-faking ft’s, now he be juggling. pic.twitter.com/3eKaHi1mv8
— The League Tribune™ (@LeagueTribune) November 17, 2018

He continued to run with this method, however, and made one.

Who is teaching Markelle Fultz to shoot this way? Wait for it. He’s juggling. Smh.pic.twitter.com/jFphoItEQF
— Rex Chapman (@rex_rexchapman) November 17, 2018