Did Anyone Block the Skyhook?
The Skyhook Was Rarely Blocked, and It Was Accomplished by Only a Few Players Like Wilt Chamberlain and Manute Bol. Magic Johnson Used a Similar Shooting...
The skyhook was rarely blocked, and it was accomplished by only a few players like Wilt Chamberlain and Manute Bol. Magic Johnson used a similar shooting technique during the 1987 NBA Finals, which he called his "baby hook" in deference to teammate Abdul-Jabbar.
Did Wilt block the skyhook?
In fact at least three players did it, four if you count goaltending. Wilt Chamberlain did it twice in one game. Ralph Sampson did it once. Artis Gilmore was the goaltender.
Why does nobody shoot the skyhook?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on why players don't use the skyhook
“The reason that young kids today learn how to shoot hook shots is because everybody is so enamored with the 3-point shot. So the kids don't want two points. ... They want to go out there in the stratosphere and shoot 3-pointers.”
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
