This defender at a pickup game fell for the oldest trick in the book and it’s incredible

If you’re playing basketball in a driveway, a game can go one of two ways: it can be a serious game where you have to use your attention to detail to get to the basket, or it can be a fun matchup filled with trick shots. Just don’t get the two confused or else you’ll end up looking silly.

Unfortunately, that’s what happened to our shirtless defender. He expected a solid post move but instead the man in the gray shirt planted the ball onto the concrete, faked the hook shot, and then picked up the rock for a backwards shot. MY. CHEST.

Not only did the ballhander juke the defender, but he added insult to injury with the one-handed backwards shot. Because of that, you can see why all the dudes watching had to jog off the secondhand burn. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book, but there’s a reason it’s still being used: it works!

When you play against someone wearing two knee pads, you have to expect something like this. It’s a simple move but it’s an effective one. Those knee pads say, “I’m ready to play,” and yet the defender failed to recognize that. Maybe next time, the defender will be ready.