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    "Vytauto" vairo". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018. "'Ball in the Family' explains Tina Ball's speech condition"...
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    dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot into the basket. In...
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    All-Rookie Second Team in 2018. As a high school senior at Chino Hills High School in 2016 Ball was awarded multiple national high school player of the year...
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    when the ball is thrown or batted from grounds into the basket and stays there. If the ball rests on the edge and the opponent moves the basket it shall...
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  • A slasher is a basketball player who primarily drives (slashes) to the basket when on offense. They are typically a guard, but can also be a forward. A...
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    peach baskets instead. Naismith christened this new game Basket Ball and put his thoughts together in 13 basic rules. The first game of "Basket Ball" was...
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    usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball using a sweeping motion of the arm farther from the basket in an upward arc with a follow-through...
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    defense (closer to half court) and three players behind (closer to the team's basket). In 1914, Eli Camden "Cam" Henderson's Bristol High School first used a...
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    the second shot missed. Guilford player Jordan Snipes grabbed the rebound under the basket and threw the ball towards the other goal. The shot went in...
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  • Played by: Jordan vs. Shane, Aneesa vs. Veronica, Kam vs. Tori, Derrick vs. Joss Basket Case: Players will start locked inside of a Spanish basket. On TJ's...
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  • The ball is kept in constant motion through passing until a player without the ball cuts toward the unoccupied area under and around the basket, and...
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  • Air Jordan is a line of Basketball and sportswear shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under Jordan Brand. The first...
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    the ball during a Bulls fast break, charging toward the basket. As center Patrick Ewing jumped up to defend the shot, Pippen fully extended the ball out...
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  • competitor has three attempts to land a ball into a basket. Players who fail to land the ball in the basket must consume a bowl consisting of skewered...
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    Poole is a prolific finisher at the rim, frequently slashing to the basket using his ball-handling skills and speed while being a proficient mid-range shot...
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    freshman season, Riley was one of three UCLA players (along with Jalen Hill and LiAngelo Ball) who were arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting before their...
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    Carolina–Duke rivalry (category University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rivalries)
    Carolina lead to 82–81 with a short jumper. Duke would get only one more basket as Jordan and Sam Perkins carried the Tar Heels to the 96–83 final, and Carolina...
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  • Den Bosch BC UNICS Lokomotiv Kuban Breogán Estudiantes Union Neuchâtel Basket Spain FK Chrudim FC Ferrand Nouméa Primero Club de Futsal Mülheim an der...
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  • played their home games at the Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jordan frequently got into foul trouble early in his freshman year at...
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  • right, there's Michael Jordan...I look to my left, there's Charles Barkley or Larry Bird...I didn't know who to throw the ball to!" In a press conference...
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  • defense in hopes of getting a steal, which often allowed easy drives to the basket by the offense. The offense typically would seek to score, but only on extremely...
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  • basket with the ball put in play with one-tenth of a second remaining, the NBA mandated clock calibration and prohibited any shot made when the ball is...
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  • team scoring their first points on a Jordan jumpshot with 7:54 minutes left in the first quarter. Jordan's basket started a 10-point run for the East,...
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  • when, with 0.8 seconds on the game, Michael Jordan airballed an off-balance 3 to the right of the basket giving the Jazz a narrow 83–81 win. The play...
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    Dwayne Bacon (category AS Monaco Basket players)
    original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Jordan, Jason (March 12, 2015). "Oak Hill Academy star Dwayne Bacon hasn't lost but all he wants...
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    All-Star Game that involved Thomas and other NBA veterans keeping the ball away from Jordan. In retaliation, when the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball...
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    Sean May (category Orléans Loiret Basket players)
    2014, May signed with SPO Rouen Basket. On December 30, 2014, he left Rouen and signed with Orléans Loiret Basket for the rest of the season. In fall...
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    (10 m) shot over Stephen Curry before the shot clock buzzer was his longest basket of the season as well as his longest go-ahead shot in the closing three...
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  • cut the lead to six in the fourth quarter, but a 3-pointer by Paul and a basket by Bridges expanded the lead back to double figures, and Booker made three...
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    1989 NBA Finals (category Sports in Auburn Hills, Michigan)
    24-second violation, giving the Lakers the ball with eight seconds left. James Worthy drove to the basket and was fouled, giving him an opportunity to...
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