Ambidextrous NBA players?

larry bird

 

Does shooting with both hands at the same time count? If so, then Joakim Noah

 

Don't you mean amphibious?

 

Yup, Nash is pretty amphibious if you ask me.

 

I do the same, but i wouldn't consider myself ambidextrous. By that definition, wouldn't a lot of people be ambidextrous? There's another name for it. Cross-something, i think.

 

I know Kirilenko is left handed but shoots with the right. I think Jrue Holiday is also ambidextrous.

 

I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand, I'm amphibious

 

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Chris Kaman

 

Found this interesting.

In basketball a player may choose to make a pass or shot with the weaker hand. NBA stars Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving, David Lee, Derrick Rose, Andrew Bogut and Michael Beasley are ambidextrous players. Bogut is stronger in the post with his left-handed hook shot than he is with his natural right-hander; brothers Marc and Pau Gasol can make hook shots with either hand while the right hand is dominant for each. Bob Cousy, a Boston Celtics legend was forced to play with left hand in high school when he injured his right hand, thus making him effectively ambidextrous.LA Clippers center DeAndre Jordan which is left-handed, shoot with his left hand but performs his spectacular dunks with his right hand. Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert shoots his hook shots equally well with either hand. Oklahoma City Thunder left-handed point guard Derek Fisher used to dunk with his right hand in his early years. Candace Parker, forward for the WNBA Sparks team, also has equal dominance with either hand. LeBron James of the Miami Heat obviously shoots and dunks the ball with his right hand, but he writes with his left hand.

Wikipedia so I'm not sure it's 100% legit

 

IMO the dunking thing is very dependent on what leg you jump off on. I regularly shot with my right hand, but because I got used to jumping off the right foot, my layups are way better with the left hand.

 

Some types of shots are easier to do with the off-hand than others, in my experience. I would think most players should be able to execute lay-ups, dunks, and hook-shots with either hand. I'd call it ambidexterity if they can shoot a jumper with the off-hand.

 

Like aquaman?

 

Cross dominance

 

I am right handed but left footed. My daughter is left handed but throws with her right hand.

 

Asik can do superstar level acrobatic layups with either hand.

 

Haha hilarious! Repped

 

Thanks for the post, I've always wondered about this. I do a certain number of things left handed, even though I am right handed