The idea took hold in 2013 at Arizona State. Why wave your arms to distract opponents at the free throw line, students wondered, when one of them could leap from a cardboard box at the right moment?

During each game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the graduate student sections have an important task — distracting the opposing team’s free-throw shooters. Stationed behind each basket, graduate students ...

This is a new one. Oakland basketball fans took the art of free-throw distraction to new heights Saturday. They made a significant sacrifice in the process. A group of men, presumably Oakland students ...

Michael Phelps took ASU's nationally-renowned Curtain of Distraction to new heights when he appeared in a Speedo during the Sun Devils' 86-68 win over Oregon State on Thursday. Phelps helped the ...

Los Angeles Clippers fans went outside the box Tuesday for their free throw distraction against the visiting San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs visited the Clippers for their season series finale inside ...

Sacramento Kings fans are known for being some of the best fans in the NBA and they did not disappoint when finding a new way to throw the opponent off their game. During the Kings home opener last ...

Five minutes into the Feb. 22 Bucknell vs. Boston University men's basketball game, a foul sent Boston guard Cedric Hankerson to the free-throw line. Behind the basket, the Bucknell student section ...