Tristan Thompson is going with a new shooting form that would even make Markelle Fultz wince.
A video went viral this week of the Chicago Bulls big man shooting jumpers that probably qualified as crimes against humanity. Thompson was using both hands to fling the ball over his head like a slingshot. He proceeded to miss seven shots in a row with the new form … despite being less than ten feet away … shooting uncontested shots … in pregame warmups.
Tristan Thompson might have to scoot in a little closer 😅 #Shaqtin
(via kost2kost1/TT) pic.twitter.com/B3iZQysscu
— Shaqtin' a Fool (@shaqtin) March 3, 2022
Thompson’s house-building efforts led to plenty of jokes on social media.
„Dad, how good was 2022 Tristan Thompson?“
„Well son..“ pic.twitter.com/fJ5FJ59nLJ— Joey🇩🇪 (@HoodieKuminga) March 3, 2022
Tristan Thompson the one friend who hoops once every 6 months pic.twitter.com/bXHqY1O5Zf
— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) March 3, 2022
Tristan Thompson only a sniper off the court 😭 pic.twitter.com/67YAvWPb7W
— The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 (@ThePettiestLA) March 3, 2022
https://twitter.com/Lefraud__/status/1499475378255142917
The 11-year NBA veteran Thompson has never exactly been a marksman. He has made just ten threes in his entire career and only hits free throws at a 60.5 percent clip. Maybe we know now why Thompson never shoots the ball. That atrocity of a jumper is almost as bad as the one of this former Bulls big man.
