NBA: 10 strangest free throw routines in NBA history

NBA: 10 strangest free throw routines of all time

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2. Chuck Hayes

The casual NBA fan may not recall the name Chuck Hayes. He played 12 seasons in the NBA, but his most notable time on the basketball court took place during his four years at the University of Kentucky.

Free throw shooting was a hole in his game in college, and that didn’t change once he made his way to the league. Despite the physicality that is experienced by power forwards in the NBA, Hayes managed to average less than one free throw attempt per game for his entire NBA career.

Free throws are one of the easiest ways to increase your scoring totals. It’s odd that a role player like Hayes wouldn’t make an effort to get fouled more often. Guys in his position are always attacking the basket in an attempt to get free points at the line. The problem was that Hayes was never comfortable shooting the ball. He made a name for himself by being a scrappy defensive stopper instead.

But he does go down in NBA history as the only player accused of traveling during a free throw. A special thanks to Hall-of-Famer Allen Iverson for catching the violation.