Sports World Unites to Roast ‘Mad Dog’ Russo for Abysmal Half-Court Shot Attempt: ‘Just Awful’

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Chris “Mad Dog” Russo was roasted by some of his sports media colleagues after video surfaced of him failing horrendously while trying to shoot a basketball.

On Tuesday, X/Twitter user @edwarderickson posted a video of Russo on the home court of Arizona State University. During what appeared to be a practice session for the men’s basketball team, Russo found himself with a ball in his hands to attempt a half-court shot. After running up to the middle of court from opposite free-throw line, Russo heaved the ball toward the rim with one hand. While it looked like Russo was going to jump up to get some more lift on the ball, his feet stayed firmly on the ground and he appeared to even limp a little as he walked off.

“Oh my God!” Russo yelled as the ball failed to even hit the rim.

That video quickly got the got attention of the sports media world. ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky called Russo’s effort “just awful.” He even tagged Russo in the tweet to make sure he saw it.

Longtime Dan Le Batard Show co-host Jon “Stugotz” Weiner claimed he “can’t stop watching this video.”

Former ESPN host Jemele Hill questioned if Russo had even seen a basketball in his life before that moment.

Marcus Spears, another ESPN analyst, suggested that Russo embarrassed the entire network.

Doug Gottlieb even put Russo’s shot on the same level of rapper 50 Cent‘s infamous first pitch.

Russo is not the only First Take regular with an unflattering display of athletics. Two years earlier, Stephen A. Smith had an all-time bad first pitch before a New York Yankees game.