Is The NBA Using Magnets?

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Is The NBA Using Magnets?

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Jake puts forth some good evidence that something funny is going on with today's professional basketball games





Also Ab has posted about this previously

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Wouldnt be surprised
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'Bend it like Beckham': obviously bollocks in retrospect:



A kabbalist no less, and wedded to a man, the poor boy.
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Granted, I don't watch basketball, but is the theory there are two people switching magnets on and off during the game?

I'm personally not convinced it's anything more than practice and skill, but this might be of interest. If you have a hoop it does allow for directions of travel.

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Rachel, we are inadvertently stamping on each other here. I am going to bed anyway - the floor is yours!
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It's fine, I just felt I needed to add something to one of @Sunshineuk responses.
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