A Buzzer Beater Air Ball Isn’t Quite That Impressive

Buzzer beating shots to win basketball games are as exciting as they come.  Game tying, buzzer beating air balls on the other hand, well, they pretty well suck.
Just don’t tell this kid that.
Unknown player’s team is down three with a final chance to tie the game up and send it to overtime—first the inbounds, followed by the nice behind-the-back dribble to shake the defender, and then the last second desperation shot that finds nothing but air.

 
I blame the miss on the kid’s shoes for sure. Yellow shoes? Really kid…yellow? It’s like he stepped on a pair of canaries and didn’t bother scraping them off his feet before hitting the court.
Don’t feel bad for this kid though—sure, he may be disappointed now, but wait until he’s 30 and working as a fry cook at Burger King, with Cheetos stains on his shirt and cheap bourbon on his breath, and he realizes what a failure his life has become.  Now that’s disappointment.