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An Egyptian basketball player put his skills to the ultimate test by breaking two Guinness World Records, including one held by a Harlem Globetrotter.
Alie Wessam, 21, took to the gym to break the records for the farthest basketball hook shot and the farthest basketball shot made backwards in the same day.
He managed the hook shot record with a distance of 82 feet and 10 inches, and the backwards shot from a distance of 90 feet and 6 inches.
The backwards shot record was previously held by Harlem Globetrotters star Corey “Thunder” Law, who made a shot from 87 feet and 8 inches in 2024.
“It’s an incredible feeling. I’ve watched the Harlem Globetrotters since I was a child, so breaking one of their records is something I never imagined would happen,” Wessam, who played for the Egyptian National Basketball Team, told Guinness World Records.
“I have huge respect for everything they’ve accomplished, but as a competitor, my goal is always to push myself further. I’d love to challenge more of their records in the future,” he said.
