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Video: Globetrotter Sets New World Record For Longest Basketball Shot

109' 9" World Record Basketball Shot!!! by Harlem Globetrotters on YouTube

(CBS) Who said the Harlem Globetrotters aren't relevant anymore?

On Thursday, the Globetrotters' Corey "Thunder" Law set a new Guinness World Record after sinking a shot from  109 feet, 9 inches at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.

"I didn't know what to think at first, because I had never tried a shot from that distance before," Law told the Globetrotters' official website. "It seemed nearly impossible."

Check out the video above!

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