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30th Dec 2013

Video: French basketball fan wins €100,000 after sinking half court shot

Talk about a good way to end the year...

Oisin Collins

Talk about a good way to end the year…

During last night’s 2013 French All Star basketball game at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, a young journalist by the name of Thomas rounded off the year in epic fashion.

Thomas managed to sink a half court shot worth €100,000, but according to leparisien.fr the young and currently unemployed journalist plays basketball for the club Morigny-Etrechy in Essonne, so he’s had a bit of practise over the years.

The game itself saw the French All-Stars beating off the foreign selection by 130-117. Fair play to Thomas and if he ever feels like buying us a drink he’s more than welcome to…


All-Star Game Français Thomas marque le shoot à… by BasketInfos