Wow. Just, wow. Even if he meant for it to be a joke that went horribly wrong... wow.
As you could probably tell by the dude down the bottom right of the screen who's laughing, this wasn't Will Ferrel has violently shoddy basketball skills, he was probably filming a scene for Daddy's Home, which also stars Mark Wahlberg.
Before that news became common knowledge, these appeared on twitter.
Will Ferrell being led out of the Smoothie King Center by security at halftime of the Pelicans/Lakers game. pic.twitter.com/AaOTEL8716
— Brett (@thecajunboy) January 22, 2015
Even better pic of Will Ferrell being led out of the Smoothie King Center by security at halftime of the Pels game. pic.twitter.com/RXKj72WXDx
— Brett (@thecajunboy) January 22, 2015
No cheerleaders were hurt in the making of this vine...
What a night at the @Lakers @PelicansNBA game. It's not everyday Will Ferrell throws a basketball in your face. ðŸ˜Â? pic.twitter.com/7yRtTWYQLL
— Taryn Terrell (@TheTarynTerrell) January 22, 2015