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The art of the three-point shot is one that takes many years to master in the basketball universe. It requires time, energy, patience, and a whole lot of yelling from a coach who’s probably pissed off at you for taking so many ill-advised shots.
Now imagine if you had no arms. Impossible, right? Well, this 13-year-old is here to make you a believer.
Watch This 13-Year-Old with No Arms Drain a 3-Point Buzzer Beater
Jamarion Styles, a middle schooler out of South Florida, refuses to let the fact that he lacks upper extremities keep him from being a star. The young baller is shown below hitting not one, but two three-point shots in a game, one of which beats the buzzer to end a quarter.
According to a story from the Sun Sentinel, Styles lost his arms as an infant due to a rare bacterial infection. This hasn’t stopped him, however, from being an absolute badass who steps on the court and does things that people with two arms can’t do.
As someone who spent most of their life playing hoops, I can tell you that the long-range game isn’t easy to come by. It took me years to develop a shot that would go in when hurled from more than 18 feet, and it sure as hell left my shoulders aching when I tried to perfect it.
Seeing this kid do his thing can make you realize one of two things: 1) he’s an inspiration, or 2) you bitched too much to your coaches growing up. For me, it’s both. Sorry, coach.
h/t Slam Online
