Karim was the first one i saw when i walked into jim, he was the first person i saw shooting stohooks. It was a funny thing to see. In just kind of went through the motions, because he knew nobody could stop his shot in the game of basketball at that time. So he would just kind of go through the motions and shoot jumpers, shoot left hand hooks, until it was winning time. pat right said, okay, next point when the game losers got to run ten. Well, we knew we were going to run. We we.
What’s the best shot in basketball? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the physics behind what makes the Skyhook so effective, as well as one of the greatest eras with basketball greats, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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