The 15 Most Infuriating Fails In Movie Basketball Scenes

Why can everybody dunk?!

The ball going through the hoop doesn't match up with the shot.

The ball going through the hoop doesn't match up with the shot.

Look at this. The guy's running up from the right side for a layup, and the ball goes in from the left. This happens a lot and it's a big pet peeve of mine. I understand that actors are not athletes and therefore cannot make a basket every single time so you might have to use two shots, but aren't directors supposed to be good at, like, visualizing angles and stuff? They can't tell the difference between left and right?

(Clip from: The Luck of the Irish)

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Defense does not exist.

Defense does not exist.

Are you friggin' kidding me? What are these guys even doing? The guy on the left???

(Clip from: Teen Wolf)

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Any lame move will get you past a defender.

Any lame move will get you past a defender.

If you do any sort of fake, the defender will bite and you'll have a free lane to the hoop. It's sort of like playing against a mannequin.

(Clip from: Double Teamed)

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The clocks don't work right.

The clocks don't work right.

Look at this. First there are three seconds left. Then the ball gets stolen by the white team...and look at the clock in the background: Seven seconds left! Then the ball goes in and there are zero seconds left. That clock is not following the rules of clocks.

(Clip from: The Luck of the Irish)

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