An American Basketball player has broken the world record for the farthest ever basketball shot made backwards.

Harlem Globetrotters’ player Corey 'Thunder' Law broke the world record on Wednesday, at a special event celebrating the tenth annual Guinness World Records Day at the US Airways Center in Phoenix.

A video of the record-breaking shot, shows Law standing with his back to the basket over 82 feet away, before hurling the ball behind his shoulder and into the basket without it hitting the backboard.

Commenting on his success, Law said: "It was incredible to have the opportunity to break a record last year, and this year, it was just as extraordinary."