Wochit
In any basketball setting, the shooting motion stands out amongst his basketball peers — like a catapult, rocked back, ready to unload. He hoists it up high, seemingly set on taking the ball completely behind his head, but he stops just short and fires away.
AJ Green’s mechanics are a product of defiance. As a middle school baller, he was told he needed to get his release point higher if he wanted to consistently get his sweet stroke off.
The instructions, though, weren’t coming from just anyone.