NBA: 10 strangest free throw routines of all time

7. Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah has always been an eccentric personality, both on and off the floor. If you never saw his high energy style of play, or dyed-blonde beard on social media, his free throw motion is enough to let you know that he’s a different type of guy.

For his career he’s shot 69.9 percent from the line, but year-to-year he’s been an erratic free throw shooter. He shot a career-high 75.1 percent in 2013. Four years later he plummeted to a dismal 43.6 percent.

No, there wasn’t any change to free throw rules during that time period. It’s still a 15-foot, uncontested shot. What did change was Noah’s health. He suffered an injury that impacted his range of motion. A left shoulder separation during the 2015-16 season could have certainly played a factor when it came to the increased missed shots.

Still, watching Joakim Noah shoot free throws, it’s difficult to tell which is his dominant hand. He pushes the ball towards the basket, providing an equal amount of force from both hands. At first glance, it looks like he’s just tossing a volleyball over his head before spiking it across the net. Instead, he’s actually trying to land a basketball in the hoop. The results are often as awful as you would expect.