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Watch Bubba Watson channel his inner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for trick shot

February 10, 2016

Older basketball fans often lament the disappearance of the hook shot from the modern game. Bubba Watson, however, has brought it back. To the golf course, that is.

Playing a practice round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with partner Mark Wahlberg on Tuesday, Bubba broke out this two-sport trick shot:

Wait a minute. Is Bubba only at Pebble Beach for Mark Wahlberg?! In any matter, impressive stuff, Bubba. But we'd like to see you get just a little off the ground on the shot attempt next time.