
29. The Murphy Jinx
One NBA fan revealed the strangest incident he ever saw occurred in 1994. It involved the controversial Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Calvin Murphy, two of the most prolific shooters of all-time. Abdul-Rauf was on course to break Calvin Murphy’s all-time free throw percentage record. He successfully made one shot and was just one away from securing the record for himself.

TheGreatChatsby wrote on Reddit, “Murphy (the current record holder) was actually in the front row and then requested the ball from the referee. And then the referee actually gave it to him?! Then he weirdly rubbed the ball and gave it back. And then Abdul-Rauf missed the free throw.” It was definitely one of the strangest moments in the history of the league and one that remains perplexing to this day.