Who Shoots Free Throws Underhand?

Rick Barry's Underhand Free Throws and Why NBA Players Today Don't Follow Suit. It wasn't pretty, but it was highly effective. Rick Barry spent 14 seasons playing professional sports between the ABA and NBA (10 years in the NBA, 4 with the ABA).

Who shot underhand free throws in the NBA?

RIck Barry is all about efficiency, more so, he was willing to win at any cost. The Golden State Warriors legend and 1975 NBA Finals MVP couldn't contemplate refusing to improve yourself for the betterment of the team. He found the most effective way to do that at the free throw line was the underhanded shot.

Did Wilt Chamberlain shoot free throws underhand?

Wilt Chamberlain's highest level of success from the free-throw line came in the 1961-62 season. He shot 61% from the charity stripe. ... He shot his free throws underhanded.

Alexander Ross

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