Longest Basketball Shot Ever?

Perth trick-shot artists make one from 320 feet high
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 3, 2013 12:52 PM CDT

Some trick-shot artists from Australia are destined for the Guinness record book after sinking a basketball shot from the astonishing height of 321 feet, reports the West Australian. Kyle Nebel, a 21-year-old member of the How Ridiculous troupe, launched it from a Netherlands skyscraper and found nothin' but net. It took the group 90 minutes to make the successful toss, which was for charity. "We hope that people are not just amazed by the shot but that they are also inspired to do something well in the world," says another member of How Ridiculous. (More basketball stories.)

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