“If Only Shaq Took Free Throw Lessons From You”: Sports World Goes Berserk Over Lindsey Vonn’s Impeccable Basket

Basketball gliding smoothly through the nets of the basket is one of the soothing sights to watch. And especially for the player who puts the ball in. Alpine skiing legend, Lindsey Vonn, experienced a similar feeling after throwing a perfect basket when she came to watch the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz on 5th April. Among the numerous baskets scored on the match night in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was Vonn’s basket that stole all the attention. 

Making the most out of the opportunity, the Olympic champion didn’t miss the chance to flaunt her basketball skills. Vonn shared the video of the scoring basket on her Instagram account, where she received incredible reactions from the fans on her shot. Here’s how they responded.

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In a close encounter, the audience witnessed a brilliant high-scoring game, where the Lakers eventually beat the home team by 135-133 in the overtime. And who better than LeBron James to score the winning basket for the Lakers? James scored the winning points by scoring a go-ahead basket with just 27 seconds left in the OT. However, it was arguably not the best shot of the day for Lindsey Vonn fans, as the skiing legend had her moment on the court.

In the clip shared by Vonn on her Instagram, Vonn took a shot from the free-throw line. And like a pro player, she directly put the ball into the basket. Moreover, the successful basket followed the video by the skiing legend reacting like she could do this whole day without missing a shot. While captioning the video, she wrote, “Hoops there it is… 😂🏀😜 #buckets.” Although the basket didn’t get Vonn any points, it did win her a bunch of positive responses on social media.

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Moving on, let’s look at those responses from fans and other celebrities. 

Fans reacted to Vonn’s successful free throw

Vonn’s fans absolutely loved what they saw, and it was evident in their reactions to the post. Let us have a look at how other celebrities and fans reacted to this video. Here’s what they said.

One of the fans loved the basket so much that he even thought of the legendary basketball figure Shaquille O’Neal should have taken lessons from her. He wrote, “If only Shaq took free throw lessons from you.”

Whereas, former USWNT player, Ashlyn Harris, wrote, “Werk 😤”  

Even the Greek basketball player, Alex Ante, couldn’t stop from reacting to this stunning basket. He wrote, “Bucket Getter‼️”

Popular American television host and sports commentator Selema Masekela accepted her as his coach. He wrote, “Okay coach 😂😂😂”

On the other hand, one of the fans saw her as a natural talent. The user wrote, “Your a natural! You could have been a superstar in basketball as well if you had wanted to be staring at a young age. I think skiing worked out pretty well for you! Lol. 🙏”

However, a few of the fans found a foul in the video. They wrote, 

“Foot foul 🤣”

“Stepped on the line”

“😢these heels on the wooden floor!”

Lindsey Vonn showed some serious basketball skills out there. Although it wasn’t more of dribbling or other technical skills, a skiing legend scoring a basket is quite a deal for the sporting fans. And the cheer after her basket shows the support she was having out there. How would you rate Vonn’s basketball skills? Let us know in the comments section.

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