Sea Otter Hoop Dreams

Eddie the sea otter plays basketball to exercise his arthritic elbows. Turns out he is pretty good!

[MrChrisswaggin]

Wow an otter is dunking before me. There goes my nba dream

[Katers]

Rest In Peace Eddie, balled hard for 20 years.. He breaking Jesus' ankles now

[durrrrl]

Wow, I think the Lakers could really use this guy!!

[marietremblayartiste]

RIP Eddie. I just found out about your existence today and seeing this video brightened my day. Love from Quebec, Marie !

[dylanmiller]

I never thought I’d say “otters play basketball to help with health issues as they age” 😂 best of luck to him hope he’s shootin hoops like a pro to this day and continues for as long as possible

[foreverakidbucci]

Wow! You know he's well taken care of, living full retirement years in captivity. Great job! Awesome arthritis exercises too. Thanks

[VanishedHearts]

All of them are so cute. Fantastic. Animals fascinate me. They're so unique, and survive in their own way. Thank you for sharing these videos with us.

[cherylputman]

I could seriously watch this over and over and over and over and over...OH WAIT! I already have! Lol! So freaking CUTE! You'll be missed little buddy.. Love you. R.I.P

[ReubenWallOFFICIAL]

This just proves we can all achieve our hoops and dreams...

[Quinntus]

Love the use of positive reinforcement (you can hear the keeper saying, “good boy” and I’m assuming he gets a treat after) to keep the animal actively participating in his own healthcare.

[iluvkurama]

I’m late to this but Rest In Peace Eddie you’ll forever be missed 😔😢

[griffinmatter]

This is a really cool video! Otters are one of the most awesome animals. Eddie's got it going on with that hoop. :)

[lisacarden]

Love how he hands her the ball so gently xox

[AzMovieMom]

I could not be near that cute thing without hugging and holding him!  Soooo cute!  

[VelvetGal]

Eddie the otter is SOOOO cute! :-) That's so great that the Oregon Zoo found a way to help alleviate Eddie's arthritis & give him something to do to mentally & physically occupy some of his downtime. :-) Thanks for sharing your video. I like watching videos like this where animals are being helped & are doing cool, neat, unique activities such as this & most importantly are enjoying the activities that they are doing! Good job! :-)

[Turbo]

I bet his defense is still better than James Harden's

[annedwyer]

OMG, that is so GREAT💕😜 Eddie's got style!!

[Hallow]

How cool is that?! Otters are such cool little critters.

[ldavanzo]

Great idea you can really see how he works his elbows as his arms stretch, basket!

[lindawong]

This sea otter is so intelligent. Like human playing basketball. This is the first time I see. Very nice. 👍👍👍👍👍