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Old Fri Jan 17, 2003, 11:29pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by rpirtle
Player A1 goes in for a layup. Player B1 attempts to block the shot. Player B1 misses the ball and inadvertantly slaps the backboard. This causes the ball (which is resting on the ring) to deflect (or bounce) off the ring and the try is not successful.
If the ball was resting on the ring when the backboard was slapped, then the player couldn't possibly have been trying to block the shot.

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