Skylar Weeks Intentionally Misses Free Throw

Hapoel Holon visited Vecht Samokov in Bulgaria in the fourth week of the Basketball Champions League and lost the game 85-90.

Skylar Weeks, a 26-year-old American guard and forward, played at a professional level for the first time outside the NCAA. His debut, however, is remembered for a memorable mistake. Weeks scored 5 points in this game. He made both of his two-point attempts, missed his three-point attempt, and made one of his free throws. He also grabbed 3 rebounds, recorded 1 steal, and played 9 minutes and 12 seconds on the court.

With only 0.4 seconds left in the third quarter, Weeks made his first free throw and the score became 74-76. On his second attempt, however, he deliberately missed. It was reported that the aim was to grab the offensive rebound and quickly score. The report stressed that this plan was far from realistic and that carrying it out made the situation even worse.