Horror as basketball star scores truly bizarre own goal

Basketball star Marie Pardon has incredibly nailed a buzzer beater … only problem was it was for the wrong team.

This is the bizarre moment that a basketball star scored an incredibly rare own goal.

Point guard Marie Pardon was in action for Landes Basket in France’s top flight over the weekend.

Landes hosted Tarbes in their final regular season home game of the campaign.

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As the last seconds of the first half ebbed away, Tarbes star Magali Mendy attempted a three from the wing, The Sun reports.

Mendy’s shot cannoned off the rim, falling straight into Pardon’s hands with two seconds of the half remaining.

With the three-point attempt having narrowly beaten the shot clock, the buzzer sounded.

Thinking that the buzzer had signalled the end of the half, Pardon put the ball into her own basket for a bit of practice fun.

Watch the bizarre moment in the video player above

To her horror the 24-year-old quickly realised her mistake, with her teammates looking aghast at the mistake.

Pardon’s own basket proved to be the last action of the half, and sent Tarbes back into the locker room leading by one.

Point guard Marie Pardon put the ball in her own net. Image: X/Instagram

The point guard’s blushes would be spared in the second half.

Landes produced a dominant display after half time, going on to win the game 90-64.

Pardon scored eight points and dished out five assists in her team’s win.

Her 20-year-old teammate Leila Lacan, who is set to play in the WNBA this year with the Connecticut Sun, scored 26 points and grabbed five rebounds.

After her team’s triumph, Pardon admitted that she felt mortified by her gaffe.

She told French outlet Sud Ouest: “I thought there was no more time left.

“It was a professional error on my part, I apologised to my teammates and the staff, and it was essential for me to redeem myself, to contribute something to the team.

“I was ashamed and it was inconceivable to me that we were one possession away from losing the match.”

Basket Landes will conclude their regular season with a trip to Roche Vendee this Sunday.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

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