Mikal Bridges, A FIBA World Cup Sensation, Made Game-Winning Shot
He forced overtime by missing a free throw and making an unbelievable three-pointer.
Regardless of whose title is being assessed, the youthful star Mikal Bridges will win the prize for the FIBA World Cup‘s finest basket of the year.
Anyone fortunate enough to witness his basket in the third-place playoff that forced OT will never forget it. It will appear several times in any highlight reel.
One free throw was made to collect the rebound outside the zone and create an almost impossibly long three-pointer, followed by another intentionally missed.
After those four scores tied the game, there was basketball for five more minutes.
In a shot that isn’t even overtly looking for the miss, Mikal Bridges doesn’t enter the area after his trial; instead, he steps immediately after the ball has already struck the rim.
He reacts first, lunges for the ball, and makes a basket that will live long in the mind.
