Why does a dunk from half court not count as a three?

This and more from the Space Jam box score.

Yesterday, on Twitter, the box score from the infamous Tunesquad versus Monstars basketball game was making its way around the timeline.

No threes were attempted. A true homage to the 90s NBA.

Now I must admit that I have no idea if these numbers are accurate. My journalism program taught me to trust the numbers in front of me and report on them without digging deeper, so that’s what I am going to do.

Some game notes:

• The Monstars were up 66–18 going into the half.
• Behind the power of Michael’s Secret Stuff, the Tunesquad uncorked a 48–2 run in the second half to pull within two points late in the fourth quarter. Without question the greatest half of basketball till my high school team beat up Monarch Park 60-something to 2 over four quarters.
• Only one field goal was missed during the action shown in the movie.
• Michael Jordan and his buddy Stan Podolak were the only two players to record a non-dunk field goal attempt.

Now let’s look at the box score:

• The biggest question is why Jordan’s game-winning dunk, FROM FREAKING HALF COURT, didn’t count as a three point attempt? In fact, a lot of the Monstars dunks from the first half started from behind-the-arc. I guess the statisticians aren’t friendly to the modern NBA.
• Stan Podolak’s lone basket came as he literally got deflated. Corrupt officiating didn’t give him the foul call so we were robbed of the three point play potential.
• In fact, no one shot free throws. Marvin the Martian must have inspired Tim Donaghy.
• The Tasmanian Devil should have scored more points. From his break-neck speed, to getting away with obvious travels, four points just doesn’t cut it.
• Bugs Bunny was the only member of the Tunesquad to record an assist. A pretty selfish offence centred around Jordan.
• Foghorn Leghorn turned in the toughest performance for his team. He finished the game with 2 turnovers plus he was burned alive by Bang, one of the Monstars. The play was ruled clean.
• Sylvester was playing for the other team as he to finished the game with two turnovers. He even went as far as trying to eat Tweety Bird, his own teammate to put the Tunesquad at an even further disadvantage.
• Finally, we will talk about Pepé Le Pew, whose performances both on and off the court have led him to being cut from the team ahead of their upcoming game this summer.