Kelsey Swartz and the strange case of the lead-filled basketball

When one thinks of breaking the rim off of the backboard, it is usually the result of a ferocious dunk by the likes of Shaquille O’Neal or Darryl Dawkins. In the Pennsylvania girls HS basketball playoffs, Mercer Mustangs player Kelsey Swartz accomplished the feat with nothing more than a high-arching free throw.

From the way the rim snapped, you would think Kelsey had heaved up bowling ball painted to look like a basketball. Whatever the cause, it’s fortunate the breakdown occurred with the players arrayed outside the drop zone.

Wow…it just SNAPPED!! pic.twitter.com/8bmjFtVNuU

— Bob Greenburg (@BobGreenburg) December 30, 2014

[fusion_title size=”4″]HOOP OOPS[/fusion_title]

Basketball is not normally considered a dangerous sport, especially when compared to football or hockey, but when the hoop apparatus is deficient the result can be downright scary.