NBA: 3 Players with highest free throw attempts in a single game

#1 Dwight Howard - 39 attempts (2 times)

Dwight Howard holds the record for highest free throw attempts

This should not come as a surprise to anyone. It is Dwight Howard who holds the record for highest free throw attempts with 39. Also, it happened not once but twice. During the 2011-12 season, the Orlando Magic were up against the Golden State Warriors on the road.

Dwight, who is one of the worst free throw shooters in the history of the NBA had a forgettable game when the Warriors coach Mark Jackson had his players intentionally foul him very early in the first half.

This did not end there and got much worse in the second half and the Warriors used the Hack-A-Dwight to perfection in the second half. Howard went on to attempt 39 from the charity stripe breaking Chamberlain's record that has been in place for 50 years. After all this, the Magic still found a way to win the game.

The second time this happened was when Howard was with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2013. His former team, Orlando Magic fouled him intentionally and sent him to the free throw line 39 times. Irrespective of all this, Howard scored 39 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lift the Lakers over Magic.