Lakers Fan Injures Himself During $55,000 In-Game Shooting Contest

An L.A. Lakers fan not only lost out on $55,000 during a shooting contest at Sunday’s game … he also might have seriously injured his leg in the process.

The wild scene happened during a break in the action at Crytpo.com Arena … when Lakers officials set up a game where a fan named Anthony could’ve scored a ton of cash if he hit a half-court shot.

Anthony initially seemed super confident he’d get the job done … telling an in-arena host, “This is what I do.”

A short time later, however, everyone in the building quickly learned this is not what Anthony does.

Check out footage from the contest … as Anthony released the ball, he somehow hurt his left leg — and he was hurting so much, he ultimately crumpled to the floor.

While the in-arena host attempted to get him to come back to make another attempt at earning money … Anthony was in simply too much pain to continue.

“Let’s put our hands together for the attempt,” the host said as officials walked Anthony off the court.