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Seen here is NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal shooting a free throw later in his career with the Phoenix Suns.
On this day in 2000, the Portland Trailblazers chose to use the “Hack-a-shack” method against the Lakers. Lakers center, Shaquille O’Neal, would end up taking twenty-five free throws in the final six minutes. Although he only hit twelve of them, he still finished with forty-one points and five blocks. The Lakers also won the game, 109-94.
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