Scott Brown Half-Court Shot Came After Four Failed Attempts

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) made a half-court shot during a stop at Hyannis Youth and Community Center In Hyannis, Massachusetts. His campaign posted a video of the shot without disclosing that Brown had missed four shots before finally making a basket.

While Scott Brown's recent half-court shot was impressive, it only came after four failed attempts at making a basket.

An aide to the Massachusetts senator revealed to the Boston Globe that Brown actually made five attempts at a half-court shot while visiting the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The aide said Brown missed his first four tries.

Brown's reelection committee posted a video of his successful attempt to YouTube, labeling the footage "Scott Brown's Amazing Half-Court Shot." They even distributed the video to Brown's supporters along with a message from Dave Cowens, a former Boston Celtics center and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Brown is currently involved in a costly senate race with his chief Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren. Campaign donations to Brown and Warren have topped $30 million, with more than six months to go before Election Day.

Watch video of Brown's half-court shot above.

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Comments

[Tom Tom Paine]

02:45 PM on 05/09/2012

Can you say Senator Warren?
Better learn how.

[Iwouldloveto]

11:42 PM on 05/05/2012

5th shot? So what. It's a lucky, stupid heave if it were the first. That's not basketball. And it's not honest.

[ScorpioTop]

04:16 AM on 05/15/2012

Honesty to Scott Brown is a foreign concept

[loveO]

01:10 AM on 05/05/2012

So it's news that a politician staged a photo op?

[ScorpioTop]

04:17 AM on 05/15/2012

If you have the media in your pocket, they make it one

[Artu Di-tu]

05:48 PM on 05/04/2012

Elizabeth Warren for US Senator 2012...THE BEST CHOICE FOR HER STATE & COUNTRY.

[sticks n stones]

07:02 PM on 05/04/2012

Is her country Cherokee Nation?

[warmandcaringperson]

05:00 PM on 05/04/2012

Leftist candidate Elizabeth Warren, a proud Sioux has lost this election already.

[stormbringer56]

04:40 PM on 05/04/2012

wow a half court shot....that really qualifies him for the job of senator it's probably a good thing he made it at all or he could still be there trying

[Polar Shift]

01:02 AM on 05/05/2012

storm, Too bad he made it at all...a better use of his time, actually

[Freedomaphile]

04:32 PM on 05/04/2012

One out of five from half court seems pretty decent.

However, Scottie should know better than to use the one in a promo to show how good he is.

[adlerman]

02:57 PM on 05/06/2012

except that is was done underhanded like a girl.

[Ladder 1]

04:16 PM on 05/04/2012

LOL This is your response to Warren HPO? How sad!

[NC Democrat 12]

04:01 PM on 05/04/2012

That's the problem with Scotty, he always wants a re-shoot. Just ask Cosmo photographers.

[sarahsahasbeen]

04:00 PM on 05/04/2012

Guess he's one for two with the magazines. Must not have been big enough to get in Playgirl, but Cosmo was ok with what they saw.

[umusbkiding2]

03:57 PM on 05/04/2012

This one should have said
"What's her name big fails at telling the truth"

She is an insult to a whole nation,the Indians
He only missed some basketball shots.

[mmsuki]

04:11 PM on 05/04/2012

Why is she an insult to Indians?

Does she not have a Native American ancestor?

[sticks n stones]

04:18 PM on 05/04/2012

Well, that hasn't been documented.

[galvestonguy68]

04:46 PM on 05/04/2012

She is insulting to Indians because she doesn't want american jobs exported to india
As a person of native american ancestry, I am proud she has native blood.
And like many of us, she may have difficulty proving it simply because our families hid it to avoid persecution.

[Tom Tom Paine]

02:44 PM on 05/09/2012

And with your kind of lame brain-power you are an insult to humankind.

[Creeker11]

03:56 PM on 05/04/2012

Senator Brown launches an attempt at a half court shot, fails miserably, missing even the backboard. Again and again trying, utterly failing. Finally after 30 pathetic misses....SWISH!! Senator looks into the camera, "One for 31, Im more a basketball player than Elizabeth Warren is Indian"

[KLEENKUT]

03:55 PM on 05/04/2012

Did he get to shower up after his workout with the kids?

[citizenlegisators]

03:51 PM on 05/04/2012

five attempts to make a half court ?
I will give you odds SquawWarren couldn't hit the bullseye with her bow and arrow in 10 attempts

[Polar Shift]

01:09 AM on 05/05/2012

citizen, Maybe she does more RELEVANT things? He sure hasn't.

[Educated Black Man]

03:48 PM on 05/04/2012

He does have great cheekbones though.