7th grader makes four shots in a row, including half court, for $10,000.
This is just beyond awesome.
https://twitter.com/ktivnews/status/1620950261639380994
I couldn’t help but watch it over and over and watch the crowd reactions.
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:41 PM ^
Outstanding! I love how the kid had to take a running start for the half court shot, then swish, nothing but net! 👍👍
(edit/add: the funds are reportedly going straight into his college fund. Perfect!)
February 4th, 2023 at 9:12 AM ^
Assuming he’s going in state public, just needs to do that 7 more times before he finishes high school and he can graduate loan free!
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:44 PM ^
This reminds me of the beginning of Semi Pro
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:12 PM ^
AND I NEVER MISSED A GAME
February 4th, 2023 at 7:34 AM ^
Dukes!
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:46 PM ^
Imagine if that were the peak of your athletic career, in 7th grade.
In the year 2050: “You ever hear about this kid in North Dakota a long time ago who made four shots for 10 grand and went viral on Twitter for the next couple days? Yep, that was me.”
February 4th, 2023 at 11:30 AM ^
It's way higher than the peak of my athletic career!
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:47 PM ^
That was cool. There's someone in the comments who correctly points out that someone sponsored the $10k thinking there was zero chance a young kid could make four straight shots, and rebound them all in 25 seconds. Awesome!
Offer him a scholarship now! NIL shouldn't be an issue, he's already rich with his $10k.
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:18 PM ^
"You just won a giant check that says, TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
February 3rd, 2023 at 7:23 PM ^
25 seconds is not much --- when I was in college, we had one of these types of contests at halftime of home games and (1) the contestants got 30 seconds and (2) others would help out with the rebounds.
Net: they tried to make it even more challenging, didn't work!
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:49 PM ^
No thanks to Warde
February 3rd, 2023 at 5:57 PM ^
You're really going to the well with this joke.
February 4th, 2023 at 3:24 PM ^
You’re on a blog where Justin Feagin and Keith Jackson are mentioned 3 times a week.
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:12 PM ^
What’re the odds. Good for the kid, like Jimmy from hoosiers
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:59 PM ^
The NCAA immediately declared him ineligible.
February 3rd, 2023 at 7:23 PM ^
with NIL that is no longer the case!
February 4th, 2023 at 12:46 AM ^
Yeah, probably not good. He could try it 99 more times and not replicate it. But great for him, celebrity and college money!
February 4th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
"If we played them ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight."
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:39 PM ^
Damn, not many people could even get those 4 shots off in that amount of time, let alone make them all.
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
While getting your own rebound.
February 3rd, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
I might have missed the layup.
February 3rd, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
Pfffft. I’ve done that for free.
February 3rd, 2023 at 7:19 PM ^
Sucker
February 3rd, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
Pure joy. Thanks for posting.
February 3rd, 2023 at 8:54 PM ^
Was at the CMU/WMU game last weekend and they had a college kid try this exact same thing. He didn't come close to making all four and we talked about how impossible it would be to make/take all 4 in 25 seconds.
Apparently, we were wrong, lol. Congrats to that kid!
February 3rd, 2023 at 9:14 PM ^
What are the rules about a 7th grader enrolling at Michigan in the middle of a semester?
February 3rd, 2023 at 10:00 PM ^
I loved how the high school kids came running toward him, awesome!!!
February 4th, 2023 at 4:42 AM ^
What if it was, like, winner has to take everyone out for a soda, and then he didn’t have any money left. Bleak.
February 4th, 2023 at 9:37 AM ^
Fricking layup was the only shot to hit the rim. Great for him, he deserves all the attention he gets.
February 4th, 2023 at 9:57 AM ^
Better 3 pt. shooting than TWill.
February 4th, 2023 at 10:32 AM ^
Commit?
February 4th, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
I liked the best is how calm he seemed through the whole process. Made it look easy, especially the first 3 shots.
February 4th, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
When he launched the 3, didn't look like he had enough on it. And even more so on the half court shot. What's great is he won't be taxed on it, as likely will be under the threshold.