Apr 28

A while ago there was a video going around that showed LeBron James shooting 80 foot jumpers. It wa

Here it is for you to see.

Although it’s true that seeing is believing, the video wasn’t real – many people wrote it off as some good trick photography and computer graphics.

Clearly the Chicago Bulls were amongst those people, so LeBron probably had had enough of their comments when he decided to bury a 40 footer in a game:

Just goes to show, the truly great players don’t rely on trick photography or computers to make them look good – they just leave it all out on the court.

(Thanks to SLAMonline for highlighting the shot)

Darren spent many years playing basketball in Pretoria, searching out every possible way to gain extra inches on his vertical in order to disprove the theory that white men can't jump. After being distracted by the corporate world for several years, Darren returned to the game he loves to contribute in some way to its' future. Darren firmly believes we will see basketball in its rightful place as one of the top sports in South Africa, and that one of the keys to doing so is seeing information about the game made easily accessible to everyone. This is why he is now part of the MyBasketball team.
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