Shaqtin' a Fool has an early front runner for the funniest play of the year, and it comes from someone who is no stranger to the hilarious program. And though I'm only 23 years old, thus giving me a limited scope of live NBA action that I've watched throughout the history of the game, I have to say that it is the single-worst shot attempt I have ever witnessed.
I watched nearly every game of the Process-era 76ers, so believe me when I say this one was bad.
There are only so many shots in the NBA where the ball starts closer to the basket when in the player's hands than where it ultimately ends up. It went the wrong way! It literally had a negative net distance toward the hoop and it wasn't touched by anyone other than Drummond himself!
I'd almost rather miss a wide open fast break dunk than shoot away from the basket... but he's already done that.
The play is all the more hilarious because Drummond has literally taken over 94 percent of his career shot attempts from within 10 feet, so it's not like he was exploring new ground, and he's good from that range. On the year, he's helped lead the Cavaliers to a surprising 5-4 start — we'll see how long that positive record lasts — while tallying 17 points and a league-high 14.2 rebounds per game.
He's also just one of 10 players in league history to average 14 points and 13 rebounds per game (min. 400 games played) throughout his career — a list that Shaq himself doesn't make — but I can almost guarantee that Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor and the other legends that accompany Drummond never shot the ball in reverse (via Stathead).
Social media, as expected, was all over Drummond for the unbelievable gaffe.
To be fair, he redeemed himself later in the game, and his season has been fairly historic for the Cavs.
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