NBA: 3 Players with highest free throw attempts in a single game

Dwight Howard is not a surprising name on this list
Dwight Howard is not a surprising name on this list

#2 Andre Drummond - 36 attempts

Andre Drummond is a terrible free-throw shooter
Andre Drummond is a terrible free-throw shooter

Andre Drummond is one of the most dominant players in the NBA. He is known for his insane rebounding ability and was the rebounding leader in 2016 and 2018. However, he is one of the worst, if not the worst shooter, be it from beyond the arc or from the free throw line.

Drummond shoots 15.8 percent from downtown and 42.4 percent from the free throw line. It is only understandable that he finds his name on this unpopular list.

In 2016, the Detroit Pistons were on the road to play against the Houston Rockets. He was fouled intentionally and visited the free-throw line 36 times and missed 23 of those attempts. Luckily for the Pistons, that did not stop them from winning this game by a very decent margin of 9 points. After the game, Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said, "It didn't work."

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