[Vorkunov] Bam had 43 FT attempts tonight against the Wizards. That’s the most ever in a NBA game. Dwight Howard had previous record. He took 39 free throws in a game twice: in 2013 against the Magic, and in 2012 against the Warriors
If any of the top stars in the league did this, all people would say is that its fraudulent. But the sheer ridiculousness of Bam doing this has brought all the haters together.
Ya I can’t be mad at shit about this it’s so out of nowhere nobody thought bam would be the one to get 2nd lol. Now if other big names got it this place would be a bloodbath
This sub could not handle SGA or Luka shooting 43 free throws lol
If Luka did it, I’ll admit the hater in me would never stop bringing it up. I don’t think anyone hates Bam enough to be mad about this game lol
Kobe fans are pissed
Good. Rapists don’t deserve to be celebrated anyways
Im sure Lakers fans are seething
Literally give me a million guesses, 0 would’ve been Bam lmao
Id never guess him. Wild. I always forget he’s a good offensive player and he’s more than just a crazy good defender
Bam offensive game is underrated but that’s because he’s a really good passer and can run an offense.
If we get 25 out of him, that’s a good output.
83? That’s wild.
For sure, just to me when I hear bam I just think a lot of defense. Not knocking him because he is a good offensive player, but he’s known for defense so it’s just awesome seeing him get the 83!
That’s funny, guessing scrubs that don’t play professional ball before Bam.
Fuck it, I’d have guessed you before Bam too
Good choice tbh
I believe in you. Get out there and break it again tn for the warriors
Thanks appreciate it
-Podz
Somebody commented Bam got 80 before Podz got 30 lmao
I felt bad for all the hate he gets, but after you guys played us I felt bad for not hating sooner.
Honestly u/Care_Cup_Is_Empty is really like that so I would have too
If Luka did this - bruh
But Bam did it so wth
1000% and that’s not even a shot at Luka. If wemby or jokic or giannis or brunson or cade or any top player did this I’d be so mad (except for Shai but didn’t list him because obviously thunder fan)
Funny, I’d be happy as long as it isn’t Shai lol
Id think it was cool no matter who it was because I got to witness it, but alot of the top guys id be mad about or downplay it somehow lol I’m just being 100% I cause I know my ass would try to lol but it would be real cool either way
Shai breaking Wilts record on 50+ FTs would nuke this sub from orbit
it’ll be the most upvoted reddit post of all time lol
If KAT did this he would get clowned every day for the rest of his life lol
If Luka, SGA, or Jokic did this, they would be permanently labeled as the GOAT foul baiter and it would be brought up in any discussion lol. Brunson too. KAT, Tatum would be called corny for it.
Luka got 73 in one of the most efficient games ever from a player and was ridiculed as the nba was “ruined”
I’m calling Bam corny for it, because it was fucking corny. Would feel the same way if Luka or AR played a 4th quarter like that.
The haters have arrived.
Nah this shit felt kinda stupid. I know most record performances are forced to some extent, but this shit was just dumb.
Tbf Wilt’s team was doing shit like intentionally fouling the other team so he could get his record
And the game didn’t even go to OT
That’s the most surprising part. I thought they’d be in double ot when I went to check
He had 31 in the 1st quarter. Wizards had 29.
Tbf if a player has 40 fts and is an actual good ft shooter how tf is that game getting close to ot
Could you imagine how many points Steph would have in a game with 40 free throws lol 😆
Average game if Steph had a SGA whistle
Steph getting such a bad whistle to how much he gets mauled, grabbed, and pushed is insane.
What is the theory here? Refs like SGA but don’t like Steph? Like what sort of weird conspiracy is this?
If Bam didn’t get 83 the Heat were going to keep intentionally fouling and they might have gotten there lmao
They were intentionally fouling by like 4 minutes when he hit 70ish and it looked like he could beat Kobe. Still an insane game tho
The last 5 minutes of this game were clock stoppages 1 second after the ball was inbounded this was shameless as can be although I respect it
A masterclass in modern NBA trash - stat padding, fouling, free throws (43 LOLLLLLL), playing one of the worst teams if not the worst team in the league, and playing 42 minutes in an utter blow out. Spoelstra should be embarrassed. Let me repeat that, 43 free throws taken in 42 minutes (for reference, Kobe shot 18-20 from the free throw line, less than half Bam’s attempts, so Bam shot 23 more free throws, 3 less FG, and only scored 2 more points than Kobe). Cant make that shit up
They really fouled at like the 2 min mark. At 4 mins the Heat were just basically playing hands up D to get more possessions. That shit was wild
Yeah that’s a better way to put it. Definitely some stat padding, but also any player that got that close would’ve done it. Congrats!
Shoutout Spo tbh for letting Bam have a crack at it. Most coaches would’ve pulled him when he got to 70 and started bricking everything
bam had a great game but there are plenty of players who don’t intentionally foul to stat pad to break records at the end of games
Surprised wilt doesn’t have this record
He did. Also 39.
Damn he did that at 39. Impressive. Bam is just 29
I’m excited to see Tatum break this in a couple years when he’s 19
I’m seeing just 34 for Wilt https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=most+fta+in+one+nba+game+all-time
Andre Drummond’s is just hilarious - 36 FTA in 23 minutes!! and he only made 13 of them. All that hack-a-shaq and he still won
Wilt went 28⁄32 from the line in his 100-point game.
Both teams kept fouling at the end too to get the ball out of his hands or get more possessions. He just hit a bunch.
Thats why I dont get people hating on Bams performance
We got a once in a lifetime game, this was the only way anyone couldve cared about the game vs the Wizzards in the first place lmao
Social media and the internet just make people too happy with being miserable. It’s cool as hell, maybe has a minor asterisk for not being “natural” or whatever, but few of these mega records ever are done without trying to force it a bit. And it’s hard to knock them for forcing it. If you’re that close to greatness, you should absolutely push for it
Dopamine addiction is making everybody super judgemental because shitting on others feels good.
As the other guy said, nobody apart from 4k people who were there when Wilt scored 100 has seen anyone score this much.
maybe has a minor asterisk for not being “natural” or whatever
No 70+ pt game is ‘natural’. At some point, you’re feeding the guy
Most points anybody but 4,200 people have seen with their own eyes.
I dont hate it, But the fouling really took a lot of shine off of it for me. It was ridiculous. 30 points were just gifted to him
I don’t know much about wilt, but I watched Orlando Dwight. I would not be surprised if he had it, he had people draped over him every time he went up. That was the only way to stop him, if you didn’t do that he was going to give you a 40 and 20 game.
But bam? Absolutely no disrespect to him, but he ain’t dealing with that, and this ain’t that league. 43 free throws is disgusting
Just watched it, 4th quarter was pretty disgusting ngl. Insane record to break with the 83. Didn’t see him score a single point without free throws for 90% of the 4th
Wiz had 3 guys beating him up. Nobody is getting buckets when they’re getting triple teamed full court
It’s funny that his previous career high was 41 so he had more FTs tonight than his previous career high.
He had more free throws than some teams score in a half. Just …….??
7 people fouled out guarding him? 7? That ain’t even Shaq level guys…
It’s easier to list the records he doesn’t have
43 free throws is nuts
Kobe took 20 FTs to get 81 points and Luka took 16 FTs to get his 73 points
And Klay took 11 in his 60pts 29 minute game (which I put right up there in this conversation cause he didn’t even play the 4th)
And only 11 dribbles too (not sure if that’s what you meant)
ethical high scoring games, don’t even @ me
They were playing Bam-a-Bam
And the crazy thing is they weren’t even purposely fouling him, the Wizards were just beating the shit out of him for most of the game.
Yeah, people are going to do revisionist history on this one day and talk about the free throws, but dude earned almost every single one of those free throws with his physicality
There were a few at the end that weren’t quite as earned lmao but yeah he’s definitely gonna be feeling this game tomorrow
Not to mention his own team fouling the wizards for more possessions lol
The wizards also intentionally fouled non-Bam player to try and stop him.
That happened once; the heat did it for 3 minutes straight.
Shoutout to end of bench guys on the Heat, though, it’s a tough pill to sacrifice real playing time (and your future) to help another player. Not everyone can do that.
The first heat foul occurred at 1:40. I’m sure the end of bench guys were okay with not playing the blow out minutes in just one game while their teammate made history. Probably not too tough of a pill
Only after the Heat were fouling
Eh fuck it. Regular season game you go for it for your team/player. Plus they did it too
I have no issues with it honestly. This is March basketball babie
LMFAO STOP THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW. THAT SHIT WAS SHAMELESS
You’re already committing revisionist history. Miami was stopping every Wizards possession for the last 4 minutes so Bam could break the record. Yes Wizards couldn’t contain him but this was the most fraudulent high scoring game of all time lol.
I’m not a Bam hater, but this was awful.
The first heat foul has at 1:40. This is revisionist history by you
Same thing happened in Wilt’s 100 point game. Warriors fouled to get the ball back and the Knicks started fouling to keep the ball out of Wilt’s hands.
No one ever talks about that though
Bullshit, a lot of them were soft calls by the end of it
Not only is that bullshit, the heat were intentionally fouling the Wiz to extend time in a blowout.
Bogus performance.
Lolol ya ok…..unethical 83.
Lmaooo
No the fuck he did not. That was some shameless shit
He was also just going OFF in the first half. They had to foul him to stop him hitting 90
If they didn’t keep fouling him would he have gotten to 83? Like all those trips to the line must’ve given him a breather
Go look at their previous game against NOP. The Pelicans finished with like 30 more FTA.
I only watched the 4th live but he stayed aggressive the whole time…. And they just kept fouling him. I couldn’t believe it. Then he’d airball a three and they’d foul him again. Over and over and wouldn’t stop. Slapping and grabbing him like crazy. He definitely earned a majority of these free throws.
Why introduce expansion teams when the fucking Wizards exist.
relegate the wizards to the big east
Damn imagine being little brother to Georgetown.
Healthy Wizards are kinda nice. Trae/Tre/Kyshawn/Sarr/AD. This is a tanking problem not a talent problem
Not every team is fortunate enough to get the number 1 pick every year like the Spurs do, thanks to your papa Silver.
I know right? Gotta have someone there to lose the lottery so the Spurs can keep getting generational talent when they don’t make the playoffs…
The Wizards stink, but some of the calls he got down the stretch were laughable
Ya they were intentionally fouling then he was just doing rip thrus at 30ft and getting fts
Hes gonna get hate for this lol
Up 30 vs wiz
The heat were in the bonus he was getting FT rip through or not
Ironically enough this is similar to what Wilt did in his 100pt game
And yet somehow had 11 less FTA in his 100 point game compared to what Bam had tonight.
Everyone knows this 83 was absurdly forced. It won’t be remembered as highly as some of the other 70+ games…
..but still funny as fuck
How do you think Wilt got to 100? In the flow of the game?
This is the 2nd best scoring game ever and will be remembered as such. No opinion can change that fact.
It takes a lot to even get to the point where you’re like “I could beat Kobe’s record” it’s still impressive.
No, it’s the second highest scoring game. Not the second best. Luka and Dame’s games are wayyyyyy better.
For example, Bam needed another 5 shots and 29 FTs to score those 12 points over Dame
Haha if we are talking best scoring games ever none of them are in regular season
I love it. Let them cook, go for 100 lol
Lol you want him to stop at 70? Or 60 was acceptable for you? If you have a chance at history, you do it.
I have zero problems with going for it. I think it’s fun basketball for records to be chased
It’s still silly and absurd lmao
Lolol hella forced. They were up 30.
I mean this in the most humble way who the fuck wanna watch a 43 free throw game by one person ?
I just did and it was hype im not gonna lie
How can the whistle blowing almost every 2 to 3 minutes be hype ?
Just saw it live sry.
Like, i still remember us setting the record for most free throws in a game without a miss a few years ago against OKC. Free throws get exciting when history is on the line.
Because a new record was being set? It’s not really the game itself you’re cheering for, it’s history being made.
This whole officiating crew is getting sent down to the G League after this.
Send the whole Wizards org too. Starting to double when the man has 70 is a choice.
He also got a charge and a travel call tbf. They literally started giving it to him every possession and the wizards were double and triple teaming him. And he’d create contact. Went to the line probably 10 times in the 4th.
guys crying about “ethics” lmao. Wilt was stealing his teammates shots mid air to score his 100 😂
People act like shenanigans aren’t at play almost every time a player scores 70+
Luka had 73 on 33 shot attempts and didn’t force anything the entire game
Dame also had an ethical 71
embiid scored a pretty legit 70 vs spurs.
Wilt the type of dude who get mad at you for rebounding his miss because he wanted the board too
I mean, his teammates were actually forcing the ball to him on purpose, the entire team wanted him to get to 100
Did you watch this game? And how they intentionally fouled the wizards to give bam the ball every possession? What’s the difference lol
That’s the point, there’s no difference
Guy said Wilt was “stealing his teammates shots mid air,” I was simply responding to a moron is all, idrc about whether Bam’s total is “ethical,” but it is really funny
Were you there?
Is this real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the sky
easy come (my wife hates me)
Its the 6th year anniversary of covid
We definitely died
43?!?! WTF WERE THE WIZARDS DOING DAWG
The 2nd half of the 4th quarter was no longer about winning a basketball game in all the funniest ways.
making sure we don’t lose our top 8 protected draft pick
Might be the most unethical game of all time but it was fun
First quarter was extremely ethical, fourth quarter was a war crime
Ya it was absolutely completely ridiculous but I was cheering on every time he got a foul call down the stretch
Hell no. He was getting triple teamed the last quarter
43 FT in 42 minutes is something.
One of the things of all time
That 4th quarter was absolutely hilarious. We’ve never seen that level of grifting before lmao
And I loved every second of it idc lol
The craziest part is that Dwight had that record because of Hack-a-Howard.. They intentionally put him there. Not tonight with Bam.
Wizards were hacking tf outta Bam the whole game, they were just that bad defensively this night
Wizards were triple teaming him and Bam was able to draw fouls
If you look at the all-time single-game FTA leaderboard, most of them are bad FT shooters who got fouled on purpose. The most FT attempts from a player with a FT% over 70 was Adrian Dantley in the 80s.
How will shai respond?
Imagine SGA, Luka and Wemby with the same shit attempts and FTA against the same team.
Disgusting ass game bro. I can’t feel sympathy for how gross the wizards have been tanking tho
Says the Embiid fan???
Bro. This is the team that embiid always got up for to pad his stats.
Mind you Heat up 20 the entire 4th Q, trying to get this guy empty calories. NBA is such a joke
It was like a 15ish pt game at beginning of 4th tbf. He got to 70 in 34 minutes. Last 13 took him the rest of the 4th shooting free throws
ye god forbid someone to have a little bit of fun. how often does anyone get the chance to break a record like this?
He had 60 before that, so Miami and Bam should just stop playing because wizards suck?
We were only up 13 with about 10mins left, but yeah it became a blowout. Who cares?
You want it? Go for it.
Everytime my stream lagged it would end up with him at the line
43 fts is egregious LMAO
Adam Grifter’s NBA in action
He blew by the FT record.
A player had shot over 30 FTs ten times in NBA history. No one has ever taken 40 FTs. 43 is just absolutely insane.
Good job, 2026 NBA. An 83 point night on 46/32/84 shooting. Alrightly then. Eyeroll.
Bro had more FT than most people’s FG attempts
had as many FT as his own FG attempts
That’s SGA every game
Adam silver is going directly to hell for what he’s done to my favorite league
Ridiculous
To be fair, the wizards literally were putting 3 guys on him constantly, he was getting fouled those are all fair calls
Naaa he was ramming into ppl for the calls. Most of those fouls were a joke. Refs wanted the record.
Be fr
Can’t even say flopping or foul baiting
The Wizards were practically mauling him ever chance they got out of fear of him getting to the basket
Luka got 73 on 13 less shots and 30 less free throws but the media discredited since it was “The Hawks”. Let’s see how they handle this one
Don’t be weird media
In all honesty Luka’s scoring was more impactful but if your first thought after these high scoring games is “what would the media say?” you need to get off the internet a bit lol
Legitimately, fire all these refs immediately. This is an absolute farce. It’s hilarious yes, but this is not how the game should be officiated.
Blame the Wizards not the refs. They were hacking him every time he went to the basket to try and avoid him scoring 80.
I mean that 4th quarter was unwatchable and felt cheap sorry.
Dude had a legitimately awesome 50 to 60ish point game that snowballed into some shameless padding for 83 if we are being real.
They stat padded for Wilts 100 too. It’s not uncommon. DRob got fed the ball every possession for his 70 point game to pass Shaq in PPG in the last game of the 1994 season too. Every team does it.
if shai or harden did this
hack-a-dwight was a hilarious time
If ethics are suddenly thrown out , we could see a player score 100+ soon
Whatever it takes
The real free throw merchant was hiding in plain sight
Free Throw Entrepreneur
Wizards are so ass lol, they couldn’t stop fouling him
And Dwight was being hacked on purpose
Ridicolous. NBA is a cown show.
If SGA doesn’t ascend to 50 fta we have strayed too from gods life
The amount of people that clearly didn’t watch the game. Yes, he got some superstar calls in the 4th, but they were also mauling him. He was cooking them the first 3 quarters, so they switched to straight up fouling him most possessions.