--- title: Basketball Player Does a Trick on a Stadium Roof description: Harlem Globetrotter Herbert "Flight Time" Lang tests his long shot skills from way up high—to great success. canonical: https://time.com/4734984/harlem-globetrotter-stadium-shot/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-11T21:00:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:43.681Z og:title: Watch This Basketball Pro Sink His Shot from a Stadium Roof og:description: Never underestimate the skills of a Harlem Globetrotter. og:url: https://time.com/4734984/harlem-globetrotter-stadium-shot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Basketball Pro Sink His Shot from a Stadium Roof twitter:description: Never underestimate the skills of a Harlem Globetrotter. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch This Harlem Globetrotter Sink a Literal Long Shot Off a Stadium Rooftop > Sponsored content. 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As may be expected, the improbable shot hits nothing but net. Skills. The Globetrotters are known for their showmanship, stunts, and expertise in ball-handling, whether they’re hanging out [with Pope Francis](http://time.com/3848391/pope-francis-harlem-globetrotters/?iid=sr-link2) or passing on their love of the game to[ rising stars on the court.](http://time.com/3741340/mone-davis-harlem-globetrotters/?iid=sr-link6) So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by the flawless execution of this particular long distance trick shot: after all, the Globetrotters boast the player who achieved the world record [for longest backward shot.](http://time.com/3582973/basketball-world-record-harlem-globetrotters-backwards/?iid=sr-link7) Yet there’s something uncanny about the casual perfection of such a literal long shot. Kids: don’t try this at home. 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