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Basketball

LastDemocratInSC

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2. It was not "legal" until the mid 70s

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 09:38 PM

Jul 2019

It's damn dangerous, too. Trying to tip the ball away during a slam dunk can result in broken bones. But, it's a crowd pleaser, so hats off to bread and circuses!

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I know this will be considered blasphemy, but i've always wondered hlthe2b Jul 2019 #1

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