Worst Basketball Scenes in Movie/TV History

[Rake2204]

Inspired by the American History X thread, I was wondering if you guys could provide links (with titles) showcasing the worst use of basketball in movie and television history. Obviously short rims, quick camera cuts to the ball swishing through the hoop from the opposite angle from which it was shot, unathletic actors being passed as superstars, anything goes.

Edit:

Will Smith's Tip-Off Jump Shot (courtesy of Jaydacris): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64neDXrcCAs&feature=related

Grown Ups Pick Pocket and J (Tenn Fan): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimDjlsmCc8

Snake Pliskin Full Court Heaves, mid-range J (oh the horror): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6tyyFa5vew

Larry Johnson as Grandmama on Family Matters (Bank Shot): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48blIKqRuXw

Urkel in Take-Over Mode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGdQ4HhyojY&feature=related

Porky's 3, half-court behind the head gamewinner (qrich): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UunKLSYjiis

Edward Norton Awkward Dribble and Reverse Dunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRX6dpR6yzc

Soul Man (White guy pretends to be black) - Begins at 8:20: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txo1LNk1XZE

Summertime Switch, starring Rider Strong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCu_J5YgRYM

Living Single, Cheryl Miller dunks. Same clip used for two different baskets (Dasher): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5co0wYrjW4

Uncle Jesse is Struggling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Bir5U4pE0

Joe Pesci Shootin' Some Hoops (kentatm): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0Nbts0nHA

3 Ninjas (Randy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5VaH-01gw

[B-Low]

i'll find some specific examples when i get off of work but I just hate how on EVERY tv show/movie, the home team is always down by 1 point and win at the buzzer. It's never an 8 point game, never a blowout, never the home team winning and just holding the ball til time expires, never free throws. It's alllllways a game winner :oldlol:

[JohnnySic]

i'll find some specific examples when i get off of work but I just hate how on EVERY tv show/movie, the home team is always down by 1 point and win at the buzzer. It's never an 8 point game, never a blowout, never the home team winning and just holding the ball til time expires, never free throws. It's alllllways a game winner
This is similar to my problem with sports movies in general. Its always (and I mean always) and underdog story (individual or team).

Just once I'd like to see a movie about an average team of average players having an average season, where nothing outlandish happens, and at the end of the season, everyone goes home.

Or the team of misfits getting their asses handed to them by the super team, like they would in real life.

[wheyhigh]

Any time a woman has ever touched a basketball, in anything.
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5488/kitchens.png

[NY-Knicks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64neDXrcCAs&feature=related

this is both the best and the worst :lol

The yellow team is definitely missing a defensive presence in the paint.

[Tarik One]

Above the Rim. The main character (Leon) made about 15 jump shots in the final game. However the editor used 1 or 2 jumpers and re-shot them from different angles.

Love and Basketball - During a college basketball practice, Sanaa Lathan gets a breakaway steal but for whatever reason instead of taking it in for the easy layup, she decides to pull up for a 3 POINTER! Nobody does that!

[TennesseeFan]

i'll find some specific examples when i get off of work but I just hate how on EVERY tv show/movie, the home team is always down by 1 point and win at the buzzer. It's never an 8 point game, never a blowout, never the home team winning and just holding the ball til time expires, never free throws. It's alllllways a game winner :oldlol:

In Coach Carter, his team loses.

[Disaprine]

space jam, micheal jordan outplaying beings with superior physical attributes. :lol

[AirTupac]

Above the Rim. The main character (Leon) made about 15 jump shots in the final game. However the editor used 1 or 2 jumpers and re-shot them from different angles.

Love and Basketball - During a college basketball practice, Sanaa Lathan gets a breakaway steal but for whatever reason instead of taking it in for the easy layup, she decides to pull up for a 3 POINTER! Nobody does that!

Above the Rim = THE BEST.

[Disaprine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64neDXrcCAs&feature=related

this is both the best and the worst :lol
:roll:

[TennesseeFan]

space jam, micheal jordan outplaying beings with superior physical attributes. :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY5AoBBH7cA
:lol

[ballup]

Love and Basketball - During a college basketball practice, Sanaa Lathan gets a breakaway steal but for whatever reason instead of taking it in for the easy layup, she decides to pull up for a 3 POINTER! Nobody does that!
It's not that uncommon for players to take fast break 3s, but usually the 3 pointer isn't taken by the one initiating the fast break.

They should have had her do some sick iso move, but then let the other team score a fast break bucket because she didn't get back onto D due to her celebratory gestures.

[TennesseeFan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRYMLAMud8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimDjlsmCc8

:oldlol:

[BoogieWoogieMan]

there was this one bollywood flick where a basketball game was played and I was crying my eyes out during the entire scene, because they were butchering the beautiful game that I know and love. It was blatant goaltending, double dribbling, and nobody knew how to dribble with the god damn basketball down the court. the movie's name escapes me but I'll try to remember and find a link for it...

I also remember it was a E.t. ripoff movie and the alien guy everybody powers to fly in the air, dragon ball Z style and just throw the ball into the basket. Yes this had to be the worst movie I have ever watched...

[oh the horror]

Escape from LA


Apparently Snake Plissken is the greatest ball player of all time


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6tyyFa5vew

[BankShot]

Does anybody remember when Kareem Abdul Jabbar taught Uncle Jesse the sky-hook on Full House?? :roll:

How about when Urkel teamed up with Grandmama in a two-on-two tourney on Family Matters?? :roll:

[Myth]

I can't find video of it, but I loved the episode of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper that had Reggie Miller in it. Cooper keeps retelling the story of being on the high school team with him and Reggie took a half court shot with triple team on him while Cooper was open under the basket. Reggie's version had him trying to find Cooper open, but couldn't since Cooper was triple teamed so Reggie took the open 3. To wrap up the episode, they played a game that mirrored Cooper's version and Reggie knocked down a long 3 to win while guarded by everybody and Cooper was open, and Reggie just shrugs and says "I didn't see you." Classic :lol

[TennesseeFan]

Does anybody remember when Kareem Abdul Jabbar taught Uncle Jesse the sky-hook on Full House?? :roll:

How about when Urkel teamed up with Grandmama in a two-on-two tourney on Family Matters?? :roll:
:oldlol:

[Gundress]

:oldlol:


HAHAHA MICHIGAN DESTROYED TENN SO BADLY..


MY HOMETOWN BABY:rockon: :rockon: :pimp:

[qrich]

Porky's 3 when Pee-Wee hit the game winner :oldlol:

28 second mark. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UunKLSYjiis)

[Tarik One]

http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2001/03/07/image277187g.jpg

Haaaaaave you met J-Will? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmvnS69rOr4&feature#t=3m39s)

Maybe they hired him as a consultant. :oldlol:

[Rake2204]

Summertime Switch, starring Rider Strong (Shawn from Boy Meets World). An absolutely excellent series of great cuts and edits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCu_J5YgRYM

[Dasher]

There was an episode of Martin where he, Tommy, and Cole took on The US Women's Olympic team.

Living Single had a game between Khadijah and Cheryl Miller.

Both these games were remarkably unrealistic.

[Yao Ming]

The Shaquille free throw grenade scene from Steel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-ypMy3hNc#t=08m38s

Easily one of the worst scenes ever! :oldlol:

[Rake2204]

There was an episode of Martin where he, Tommy, and Cole took on The US Women's Olympic team.

Living Single had a game between Khadijah and Cheryl Miller.

Both these games were remarkably unrealistic.
The Living Single clip was solid in its ineptitude.

[craigthomasb]

there was a kids programme, one on one, where darius milles and quentin richardson turn up like "hey guys, were from the LA clippers" then dunks :roll:

[Rake2204]

Any other horrible basketball scenes out there?

[Black Joker]

how about any basketball scene from the fresh prince of bel air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64neDXrcCAs

[Rake2204]

Also, just found Uncle Jesse trying to get his game on during an episode of Full House. You know it's bad with Uncle Joey and Danny are playing the role of experienced ball players: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Bir5U4pE0

[L.Kizzle]

Jordan on My Wife and Kids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oc5usG2TA)

LOL at 1:35 ... "that's that Joe Dumars D."

[kentatm]

Joe Pesci owning dudes in the The Super was pretty ridiculous

dude even pulls off a dunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0Nbts0nHA

now the excuse would be it was a hustle that led to this but still, he was pulling off crazy bs shots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrWS2k4OyI&feature=related

[Timmy D for MVP]

Joe Pesci owning dudes in the The Super was pretty ridiculous

dude even pulls off a dunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0Nbts0nHA

now the excuse would be it was a hustle that led to this but still, he was pulling of crazy bs shots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrWS2k4OyI&feature=related

:roll:

[Rake2204]

Joe Pesci owning dudes in the The Super was pretty ridiculous

dude even pulls off a dunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0Nbts0nHA

now the excuse would be it was a hustle that led to this but still, he was pulling of crazy bs shots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrWS2k4OyI&feature=related
Wow, that Pesci clip is one of the worst I've ever seen, basketball-wise.

[zass]

http://youtu.be/Ob_CLTWZ26E?t=1m25s

[DuMa]

all the basketball scenes in basketball diaries. especially the drugged game. and leo dunking :oldlol:

[Timmy D for MVP]

http://youtu.be/Ob_CLTWZ26E?t=1m25s

I like that movie.

[RaininThrees]

Porky's Has Sequels?!!?

[kentatm]

Porky's Has Sequels?!!?

:oldlol:


yup

Porky's II: The Next Day
and
Porky's Revenge


neither is great but if you like cheesy 80s sex comedies they are decent enough.

[InspiredLebowski]

The Pacers owner produced Porky's 1. True story.

[DaHeezy]

The "Shoot it fatboy!" scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuvrBpSzlHE

[glidedrxlr22]

The courts used in the Fresh Prince are not even regulation length. They get up and down court in about 4 steps! These scenes don't fool anybody! :banghead:

[Randy]

http://images.moviefill.com/b654d57111ad4a39_b99dc02c941953d6_o.jpg

Hey little horsey, how about some hay? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5VaH-01gw)

Includes:
- Epic block at 1:58
- Reggie Miller form at 2:28
- Sky hook alley oop volleyball-style-set tip in at 2:35
- Space Jam dunk off one step at 3:34

[ROCSteady]

Dan Akyroyd half court money shot in Celtic Pride. During Game 7 of the NBA Finals no doubt!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITKA8Z4qiPU- 4:40

[ROCSteady]

http://images.moviefill.com/b654d57111ad4a39_b99dc02c941953d6_o.jpg

Hey little horsey, how about some hay? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5VaH-01gw)

Includes:
- Epic block at 1:58
- Reggie Miller form at 2:28
- Sky hook alley oop volleyball-style-set tip in at 2:35
- Space Jam dunk off one step at 3:34

This is a great example. I am cracking up watching this again. I loved 3 Ninjas when I was a tyke but it looks sooo ridiculous seeing that scene right now. Comedy though. Doughboy sighting!

[lakers_forever]

Does anybody remember when Kareem Abdul Jabbar taught Uncle Jesse the sky-hook on Full House?? :roll:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYxo0ezY19c

[Rake2204]

For love of the game bump.

[Myth]

Interesting watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjTWN7SMLkU