ALLEY OOPS!
NO ONE IN THE HISTORY OF WORDS HAS EVER CALLED IT A 'RING!'
Cruz Screws Up Hoosiers Reference, Loses Indiana Election A Week Ahead Of Schedule
Ted Cruz, while campaigning in the actual gymnasium used in the film, called a basketball hoop a 'basketball ring', while attempting to pull off an incredibly hokey recreation of a classic scene from the Oscar award-winning film Hoosiers.
And you already know what happened next. It's the same thing that always happens with Cruz. The story blew up on Twitter where he was appropriately ridiculed by the unwashed hordes. It was awesome.
In case you weren't aware, basketball holds a certain importance here in the state of Indiana. You can witness the mayhem in the following clip.
INDIANA VS. #1 KENTUCKY 2013
CHRISTIAN WATFORD -- THE SHOT
This is another view of the Cruz Hoosiers failure.
@DavidMacAnally Cruz reenact a famous HOOSIERS scene to reassure Indiana supporters. Remember this? pic.twitter.com/Hz7nW2lV3I
— David MacAnally (@DavidMacAnally) April 26, 2016