A Man Takes A Basketball And Throws It As Hard As He Can

Riddle: A man takes a basketball and throws it as hard as he can. There is nothing in front, behind, or on either side of him, and yet, the ball comes back and hits him square in the face. How can this be?

Answer: He threw the ball straight up in the air.

Source: https://www.riddles.com/2543

A man takes a basketball and throws it as hard as he can. There is nothing in front, behind, or on either side of him, and yet, the ball comes back and hits him square in the face. How can this be? — A man takes a basketball and throws it as hard as he can by Skittles v1.

Riddle: A man takes a basketball and throws it as hard as he can. There is nothing in front, behind, or on either side of him, and yet, the ball comes back and hits him square in the face. How can this be? Answer: He threw the ball straight up in the air. — by Skittles v2.