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Basketball Concussion Challenge refers to a series of TikTok videos in which a group of friends play a game where they stand in a circle with their head down and throw a basketball up in the air. Whoever the ball hits in the head is out for the next round. The dangerous game that began circling TikTok in November 2019 evolved into tossing other objects in the air like baseballs and tricycles.

Origin

On November 9th, 2019, TikToker @antstorm123 uploaded the first Basketball Concussion Challenge video (shown below). The video gained over 4.7 million likes and 146,500 shares in 12 days.

Spread

On November 10th, TikTok user @spiderman_emma dueted @antstorm123's video with captions akin to I Bet He's Thinking About Other Women (shown below, left). The video gained over 2,400 likes and 40 shares in 11 days. Numerous TikTokers began posting their friends performing the same game. On November 16th, TikTok user @jadenrother posted a video in which they throw things like plastic chairs, basketball hoops and tricycles in the air (shown below, center). On November 19th, TikTok user @antstorm123 posted another video in which they show Sports Center reacting to their original video and end the video saying Ok Boomer (shown below, right). The video accumulated over 7,400 likes and 160 shares in two days.

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