Epic Fails: The 25 Worst Single-Game Performances in Sports History

Bad luck or do you just suck? Check out the most embarrassing showings in the history of professional athletes.

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Friday the 13th is the one day where everyone from average Joes to super star athletes can blame their failures on “bad luck.” This day, which occurs anywhere from one to three times a year, sends superstitious peeps into a frenzy. And as we all know, superstitions and sports go hand-in-hand (we see you, Cubs fans). Fails are inevitable though, and whether cursed or just straight-up sucking (II), everyone from Kobe Bryant to Oliver McCall (who? Peep the dude crying in the pic above) has had days where nothing seems to go their way. A couple weeks ago we counted down the greatest single-game performances in sports history on the 25th anniversary of Roger Clemens' 20 strikeout game, so, in honor of Friday the 13th, check out the 25 Worst Single-Game Performances in Sports History...

25. "Is That Even Possible?"

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24. "Settle Down Young'n"

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23. "Quadruple-Double, Not the Good Kind"

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22. "I'm Slippin', I'm Falling, I Can't Get Up"

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21. "Triple Play!"

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20. "Catch Me If You Can"

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19. "Disaster at Bay Hill"

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18. "Butterfingers Going H.A.M."

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17. "You Can't Guard Me!"

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16. "Worst Shooting Performance in NBA History"

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15. "The Big German Goes M.I.A."

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14. "Golden Sombrero + 2"

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13. "Blowin' Saves Fast"

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12. "You're Passing to the Wrong Team!"

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11. "No Mercy Rule?"

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10. "Grand Opening, Grand Closing"

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9. "Miracle on Manchester"

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8. "Ray Ray Forgets to Turn His Swag On"

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7. "Fake It Till You Make It"

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6. "Tom Glavine Implodes"

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5. "Nick the Brick"

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4. "Meltdown at the Masters"

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3. "Shed So Many Tears"

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2. "WTF Are You Doing?"

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1. "Super Fail"

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