Remember February 17, 2001? Well, some were not even born, some in their play school, while the rest of you were probably rushing back from work. But This was the day when a record was created on the court of Bradley Center. And even after two decades, the record is still unbroken. Yes, 25 years, and an absurd 89-foot (27m) heave with 0.7 seconds left in the third quarter against the Bucks record is holding his ground without breaking a sweat. The man behind the record? It’s Baron Davis. And now, years later, Davis is finally putting his teammates on blast for doubting the impossible.
This kind of shot makes you blink twice, rub your eyes, and ask, “Wait… did that actually go in?” Spoiler alert: It did. To this day, Davis holds the record for the longest shot in NBA history by a mile. The Charlotte Hornets took home a 103-93 win that night. But what Davis did that night was equivalent to Ron Weasley nailing “Wingardium Leviosa” on his first try. Sure, Davis had a reputation for trick shots, but this? This was different. This was uncanny, so much so that even his teammates didn’t believe it. And after that shot, his teammates were in awe, those same mates who didn’t believe that Davis could pull this off.
At the 2025 All-Star Celebrity Game, Baron Davis found himself face-to-face with a reporter from theScore. And, of course, the topic of his legendary shot came up. “You have the longest shot in NBA history, 89 feet. Is it ever been broken?” the reporter asked. For the record? Nope. That shot still stands unbroken. But Davis wasn’t about to get cocky about that.
“Hey, you know, records are meant to be broken,” he said. The reporter, though? Not having it. “Yours is not going to be broken, I’m sorry,” he fired back. But then came the best part, the Eddie Robinson revelation. You remember the guy who passed Davis the ball, right? Turns out, he almost didn’t.
Davis spilled the tea: “I told Eddie Robinson to throw me the ball.” But Eddie? He hesitated. With barely any time left, launching a full-court shot seemed, well… too ridiculous. “He didn’t throw me the ball,” Davis admitted. But when Eddie finally did? History was made.
And as the ball swished through the net, it was Eddie himself who had the wildest reaction. Hands over his head, mouth wide open, pointing skyward like he’d just witnessed divine intervention. Now, here’s a fun thought. Davis was a huge Magic Johnson fan. Maybe he picked up this trick shot magic the same way he soaked in Magic’s business acumen. Who knows? Some things in basketball just feel meant to be.
Baron Davis Draws Business Inspiration from Magic Johnson’s Playbook
In 2012, after a 13-year NBA run, Baron Davis officially stepped away from the game. But let’s be real; it wasn’t entirely by choice. His career took a brutal hit after a knee injury during a Knicks playoff game, forcing him into early retirement.
Now, you’d think a $147.3 million NBA paycheck would set him up for life, right? Wrong. Like many athletes, Davis struggled to hold on to that wealth. That’s when Magic Johnson stepped in.
On an episode of the UNINTERRUPTED podcast, Davis explained how Magic became his blueprint for life after basketball. “Magic Johnson was the one I looked up to just cause, you know, accessible, you know, approachable… Magic is a person I always kind of idolized from a business perspective,” he shared.
And just like that, everything clicked. Davis pivoted, set his sights on Hollywood, and never looked back. He landed roles in hit films like Step Brothers, The Night Before, and My Other House, while also making TV appearances in Mozart in the Jungle. He also teamed up with his high school buddy Cash Warren. And then Davis co-founded Verso Entertainment, a production company dedicated to telling untold stories.
After hearing this story, it almost feels like he reinvented himself. From court magician to Hollywood visionary, he proved that greatness isn’t confined to a single arena. Don’t you think?
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