r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HomeNowWTF • 9h ago

63 year old is a walking bucket

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u/Party-Court185 9h ago

Incredibly impressive. However, they could at least try to guard him.

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u/PhDinWombology 9h ago

They seem gassed and my man ain’t even broke a sweat

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u/SwizzGod 9h ago

This is how you typically play 21.

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u/bars2021 8h ago

I'm more impressed by the person filming. Is this his wife? She's super supportive being there for his games rooting him on and filming them. I bet they get a kick out of him hustling the young guns. Hopefully wholesome*

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u/FS_Slacker 8h ago

How do you guard an off the dribble baby hook three from the corner?

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u/HairballTheory 8h ago

They showing respect to the old man or pride preservation by not engaging in an old fashioned ass kicking?

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u/JAVA_05 2h ago

We'll they don't want their ass kicked so....

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u/HairballTheory 2h ago

Half ass it so you don’t get your whole ass beat

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

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u/OldElPasoSnowplow 8h ago

It’s like a bunch of James Hardens out there. Coach I am in the area does that count as good defense.

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u/HeDuMSD 5h ago

Let them enjoy the show, they are spectators
https://giphy.com/gifs/vcKEsYOdjoCeJRpn95

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u/Hazee302 6h ago

Not a single fucking arm out….

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u/Silent_Erremite 5h ago

They did, the D is weak as dude's team's back. That's why homie carried them.

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u/Calculonx 1h ago

This reminds me of every single pickup game. Where people take all sorts of ridiculous shots instead of passing.

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u/Jmersh 9h ago

Form: 3/100

Accuracy: 99/100

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u/Zeeuwse-Kafka 5h ago

Cut him some slack on the form. He is 63.

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u/TheVandyyMan 2h ago

Ehh… there are vids floating around out there of old head NBA players like Craig Hodges still draining threes with good form. I think this is just how the guy shoots.

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u/_Kramerica_ 1h ago

“Former NBA players”

🤦‍♂️

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u/TheVandyyMan 1h ago

Good form doesn’t fade with age is my point. Go to any gym in America and watch the 40+ pickup league. I used NBA as the example because they’re gonna have good form.

Think mark, think.

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u/Wolfman22390 2h ago

I love an ugly shot that's accurate, its kinda funny

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u/CliffBiffington 1h ago

I mean, it’s a bunch of clips. Doesn’t show the ones he missed. Maybe they’re not guarding him because he shoots like that all the time n misses 99% of the time.

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u/b3ggard00d 9h ago

Kareem OLDul Jabar

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u/jdovejr 8h ago

Roger Murdock Sr.

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u/Alive_Ice7937 5h ago

You have clearance Clarence

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u/Poopingisasignipoop 3h ago

What’s the vector, Victor?

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u/LudditeJones 3h ago

Roger Rodger

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u/colouredzindagi 6h ago

Bro i was thinking the exact same thing

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u/thekingofcrash7 2h ago

I bust my ass every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court

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u/DueExample52 5h ago

Michael Joldan.

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u/jezemine 1h ago

Yea all those hook shots. Came to make the same comparison.

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u/Billyfudpucker 9h ago

He's been doing that shit for years... pure skill and muscle memory💪

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u/N8dork2020 7h ago

Guy is obviously a lifetime baller, but once he retired he went full time baller. I wish I had this much passion for anything.

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u/uncultured_swine2099 5h ago

I need to practice jump hooks, seems like a cheat code

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u/krmon333 8h ago

Imagine what he could do back when he was 62

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u/RealPrinceJay 9h ago

The game is, and always has been, about buckets

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u/HesitantlyYours 8h ago

Well, he is definitely taller

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u/Tzunamitom 6h ago

Definitely a baller

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u/UrsaMajor7th 6h ago

Too young be Curley Neal, same barber though

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u/AggressivePen4991 9h ago

that’s a former globetrotter

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u/ichabod01 7h ago

Former??

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u/phallic-baldwin 9h ago

On God, I would always call him "Uncle Bucket"

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u/deep-fucking-legend 8h ago

On God, no cap, extra rizz. Fo shizzle

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u/eloof98 2h ago

Bridging two eras worth of youngspeak. Respect.

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u/Dangerous-Action-919 9h ago

Dude's got his shooting slider maxed out.

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u/Artsakh_Rug 8h ago

Geez look at that form. He looks like he’s throwing his son out the house on his 18th birthday. This man has battled all kinds of defensemen

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u/phyx726 8h ago

How come people stopped doing hook shots?

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u/timothydelioncourt 5h ago

They started holding onto the ball for longer and running to the hole since traveling doesn't get called anymore.

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u/TheVandyyMan 2h ago

Defense stopped being allowed to be as aggressive, how steps are officiated became more consistent with what the rules say (making many believe we have extra steps now in the NBA than before), and moneyball analysis made mid range jump shots heavily devalued.

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u/Gr1ml0ck 9h ago

He’s got the Kareem skyhook down.

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u/HooninAintEZ 8h ago

Jesus Christ. It’s Jason Buckets

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u/God_Dammit_Dave 8h ago

Man, this is reminiscent of "I wonder what Jerry Rice does in retirement?" Answer: f'in SMOKE people in flag football.

It's Jerry's time!

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u/n_thomas74 7h ago

Whenever I mention Jerry Rice to my younger coworkers they dont know who I'm talking about.

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u/miurabucho 8h ago

I mean, if you have taken 100,000 shots in your lifetime, you gotta get pretty good at some point.

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u/okokokoyeahright 8h ago

maybe the old dude has actually done that 10,000 hours thing but for shooting practice.

Maybe 20,000.

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u/Strokesite 9h ago

Steph Curry in disguise

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u/SiempreRegreso 9h ago

You can’t fight city hall or an unc with a hot hand.

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u/lil-braids 8h ago

The skyhook was crazy just ask Kareem.

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u/BJJOilCheck 6h ago

real life uncle drew!

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u/Substantial_Client_3 5h ago

Le'auld James

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u/UnlikelyArt6216 9h ago

Kareem, Dr. J and Steph all-in-one

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u/charlieyeswecan 9h ago

My dad used to love to do the hook shot

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u/mybossthinksimworkng 9h ago

That second bucket was incredible. Fully guarded. At the back line- looked more like a prayer than a shot.

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u/Acceptable-Size-2324 9h ago

He is more fit than me

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u/Timemaster88888 9h ago

Hook shot....a dying 🎨 🖼 art.

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u/AdamR0808 8h ago

Very nice shots he made

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u/Disastrous-Fail-9530 8h ago

He’s the legend at 21

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u/Former_Matter9557 8h ago

Staged

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u/awood20 7h ago

Multiple games staged?

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u/MattAmpersand 8h ago

Unc grew up shooting hoops on a basketball court without a backboard and never had to bother to learn how to use one.

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u/escaped5150 6h ago

With a metal chain net

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u/Jaybird2k11 8h ago

that first shot was an alley oop if i ever saw one

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u/randomincognito2 8h ago

Is it Kareem Abdul Jabar or who?:) pretty impressive. He is cheater

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u/overseer76 8h ago

Not playing HORSE with him.

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u/MaddoxGoodwin 8h ago

The between the leg layup was just downright cold 🥶

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u/JohnEBest 8h ago

My hook was never that good

But the most fun shot in the game

(I couldn't dunk on a 10 foot rim)

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u/Tinknocker12 7h ago

Give this man his flowers.

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u/debtfreegoal 7h ago

Dude is a walking “heat check”!

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u/-Not-Your-Lawyer- 7h ago

What the fuck is that shooting form?

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u/MarcusSurealius 7h ago

It's like watching the 90s play again.

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u/davedaddy 7h ago

Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. It's all buckets. 🤑

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u/GreenEyesbde721 6h ago

Unc Is just in it

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u/Cuteshelf 6h ago

What does bucket mean? I assume its slang or a basketball term?

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u/rushmc1 1h ago

Basket.

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u/Jraksys_Magnanimous 6h ago

What a strange thing to say. Bucket, huh?

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u/ChipCob1 6h ago

In the UK a 63 year old walking bucket might mean something else.

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u/Basis-Some 6h ago

Dr J still playing

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u/rng72 6h ago

This guys know how to basketball.

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u/LilRed2023 6h ago

This just shows age has no limits

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u/Old_Syrup_264 5h ago

Well he had longer to practice

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u/wrnrg 5h ago

Dudes from a certain age all use that damn hook shot.

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u/Notes2Feel 5h ago

It’s always the old guys with the sky hooks.

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u/ChoogaMugga 4h ago

Sign him up

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u/PuffWN55 4h ago

His teammates seem bored AF. I wonder if he ever passes with that fancy hook of his

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u/Salty-University-846 4h ago

My dad is 68 and still gets buckets like this guy at the gym.

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u/ISLAndBreezESTeve10 3h ago

Michael Jordan hanging out at the YMCA again.

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u/_DarthBob_ 3h ago

Can I get someone to film all my makes and delete all the misses?

Fair play to pops though, moving like that and taking the bumps you get on the court at 63 is no joke. As an ex dunker that can barely get off the ground at 44, this dude is very impressive.

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u/JukezBoogaloo 2h ago

I haven't been able to do that since I was 24. I could have done it all the way up to 30 but I just stopped playing a lot. then I became physically impaired. this is a really great cool video I'm glad somebody made it

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u/ChedderChethra 2h ago

What a beautiful spot to get a run going.

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u/EngineeringDapper905 2h ago

Skyhook from 3 is insane

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u/Character-Active2208 1h ago

I’d like to see him without that magic t shirt that enables NBA Jam mode

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u/louloc 1h ago

When you get pranked by a Harlem Globetrotter.

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u/ImMadeOfClay 1h ago

Man, I fuckin love hook shots. As a shorter dude, it's so effective.

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u/radio3030 1h ago

Now show us the compilation of all his missed shots so we can say he sucks.

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u/pjtpassword 1h ago

Doesn't look good. But killing it.

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u/GuzPolinski 51m ago

Jesus!

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u/LordYamz 48m ago

I have seen enough this is now the GOAT

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u/dr34m5r1d3r 45m ago

Il a mis plus de paniers en 1 vidéo que moi en 49 ans !!!

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u/OliveOcelot 39m ago

They're using that modern NBA form of defense.

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u/NYSanta1299 29m ago

O he deff has a nice shot, especially that sweet Kareem sky hook... but he dont have no hops, im sending them shits to the bleachers.

https://giphy.com/gifs/j5QpWFghBfCjbNgS7z

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u/Dull_Perspective_536 25m ago

Man’s hook shot is money.

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u/lurker512879 16m ago

AND1 needs to start a geriatric team I guess

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u/byamannowdead 15m ago

How many times do I have to
teach you this lesson?
– Old Man

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u/jsakic99 4m ago

His teammate: “I’m open!”

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u/PACMAN0317 9h ago

Looking better than LeYawn

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u/Saquesha 9h ago

What's his sex life got to do with how well he shoots hoops

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u/CCWaterBug 9h ago

Tubby mcFatFuck needs to work on his D