Aussie Basketball Fan Loses $250K on Worst Half-Court Shot Ever In Front of Terrifying Mascot

This is in the running for the worst half-court shot of all-time. During halftime of a recent Australian NBL game, a woman named Sally got a skipping/running start and threw the ball to herself with an apparent $250,000 on the line. Just brutal. And what made it even worse was the terrifying Cairns Taipans mascot that awaited her after the basketball fail. Seriously. Here are some non-photoshopped images of the Cairns Taipans mascot from Getty. Sorry about the nightmares.

The mascot’s name is “Joe Blake.” I really hope that’s an Aussie snake pun.

This looks like an image that would come in the press materials for a hostage video.

Yes, this final picture is 6-years old this week. It is disturbing on so many levels. Also amazing.