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Jan 13, 2013 10:59 AM
I just saw the link to this video on SI.com and it is crazy.

A half time half court shot by a fan landed dead on the back of the rim. There doesn't appear to be any trickery, but I have never seen anything like that and the odds have to be astronomical of this happening.

[video=youtube;B0410b41Puw][/video]
Jan 13, 2013 10:59am
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Jan 13, 2013 11:29 AM
Yeah. Should've banked in or bricked.
Jan 13, 2013 11:29am
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Jan 13, 2013 11:31 AM
Weird
Jan 13, 2013 11:31am
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Jan 13, 2013 11:42 AM
Pretty funny it happened at an NBA game, but I saw it happen twice at varsity basketball practice. We used to joke that you stick on defense, not the ball! Given enough shots, you'll stick the ball.

The emcee did a very good job at playing it cool. He acted like it wasn't a big deal.
Jan 13, 2013 11:42am
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Jan 13, 2013 12:29 PM
If you freeze it at 1:11 it looks like the ball is deformed and sticks to the glass--like it was seriously deflated.
Jan 13, 2013 12:29pm
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Jan 13, 2013 2:29 PM
I've shot a lot of basketball and been around others and haven't seen that before.
Jan 13, 2013 2:29pm
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Jan 14, 2013 10:30 AM
GoPens;1365058 wrote:If you freeze it at 1:11 it looks like the ball is deformed and sticks to the glass--like it was seriously deflated.
Then how did he bounce it as well as he did?
Jan 14, 2013 10:30am
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Jan 14, 2013 9:18 PM
Had one rest perfectly like this on a FT late in the game at a high school game tonight. Hit the flat part of the rim and bounced straight up and down 5/6 times and then just rested.

It was on a second FT and thus a jumpball. Team hit a 3 and won the game by 2. I would be pissed as a coach.
Jan 14, 2013 9:18pm
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Jan 14, 2013 9:21 PM
That's understandable with a FT, especially with some arc and the bounces off the rim. It's crazy that with the angle and velocity from half court that this sticks there without a bounce.
Jan 14, 2013 9:21pm
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Jan 14, 2013 9:45 PM
Ironman92;1365167 wrote:I've shot a lot of basketball and been around others and haven't seen that before.
It all depends on the ball's rotation, if you put a lot of "English" on it the chances of sticking become much higher.
Jan 14, 2013 9:45pm
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Jan 14, 2013 9:57 PM
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Jan 14, 2013 10:00 PM
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Jan 14, 2013 10:00pm
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Jan 15, 2013 5:42 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;1366257 wrote:It all depends on the ball's rotation, if you put a lot of "English" on it the chances of sticking become much higher.

That would beca long way to shoot a knuckle ball.
Jan 15, 2013 5:42pm
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Jan 16, 2013 8:08 AM
Did he win the prize?
Jan 16, 2013 8:08am
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Jan 16, 2013 11:39 AM
Free lifetime tickets to the Atlanta Hawks. He politely turned it down.
Jan 16, 2013 11:39am