WNBA fan goes viral for half-court shot horror show that left him sprawled on the court

Supporters gathered outside the Indiana Fever game in Portland on Friday night were met with counterprotesters as Sophie Cunningham's comments on trans athletes continue to take over the WNBA.

Few things in sports can get a fan's nerves up like being told you get to take a half-court shot at an NBA or WNBA game for cash or a car.

Sure, you could, by some miracle, make the shot, but you're more likely to embarrass yourself in front of an arena full of people... at least the ones who are still in their seats and aren't in line for a beer or the bathroom.

But, at least we can all be sure that if you take a shot, the odds of it being a worse display than one put on by a Portland Fire fan over the weekend are very, very low.

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A recent attempt at the Portland Fire's half-court shot competition is going, and not for good reasons. (Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images))

The Fire (whose logo I only just realized is a flaming rose. Seriously, I've had an easier time decoding death metal band logos) have a half-court shot competition according to their website. It's sponsored by Toyota, meaning that draining the shot earns you a brand new Toyota.

Hopefully a Land Cruiser. Those are cool.

One fan got this golden opportunity on Sunday when the Fire took on the Los Angeles Sparks and... well, let's just say that Portland area Toyota dealers were not sweating it on this one.

Oh, dear God...

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Rule No. 1 of half-court shots should be that whatever you do, your biggest goal is to at least hit the backboard. I'd argue it's much better to