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2 Drills to Increase Your Basketball Shot Quickness and Accuracy
It's said that the game of basketball is won with defense, but the final result usually reflects the ability to score points and shoot consistently. Honing this skill takes time [...]
Learn Basketball Layups, Part 6: The Backhand Reverse Layup
Ok folks, here it is. The last of the basic layups in our series on Mastering Basketball Layups before you move on to the advanced finishing moves. And we're going [...]
Learn Basketball Layups, Part 3: The Power Layup
Ok folks, we're moving along here in our series on how to master basketball layups. By now you should have seen our step-by-step guides to the Overhand Layup and Underhand Layup. (If not, [...]
Learn Basketball Layups, Part 1: The Overhand Layup
In basketball, the layup is the highest percentage shot in the game. Every player should master the move. But many athletes know how to correctly execute only one or two [...]
Watch Jordan Clarkson Execute a Sick Reverse Layup Against the Celtics
We've been telling you not to sleep on Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson for a long time, and plays like this are the reason why. Driving the baseline late [...]
Enes Kanter Attempted the Worst Full-Court Shot in NBA History
Far be it from us to judge an NBA player's shot, especially a throw-away, halfcourt or full-court heave at the end of a quarter or half, but we just can't [...]
WATCH: High School Basketball Player Does Windmill Dunk From the Free Throw Line
JaShaun Smith, a senior at Legacy Charter School in Greenville, South Carolina, recently put on a dunk clinic. The six-foot-five Smith, who has committed to the Longwood University Lancers, jumped so high [...]
Watch Texas Freshman Kerwin Roach Throw Down the Dunk of the Year
I know, I know. Calling something "the dunk of the year" sounds like empty hyperbole. But I mean it. I truly mean it. And it is! A few months ago, [...]
Watch Jae Crowder Hit a 94-Foot Jump Shot
The basket didn't count, which is an outrage and a sham, but Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder drained the craziest shot of this still-young NBA season. Standing underneath his own [...]
WATCH: 6-foot-3 Texas Freshman Can Touch The Top of the Backboard
Kerwin Roach Jr., a freshman guard for the University of Texas basketball team, has major ups. He can jump up and nearly touch the top of the backboard. Honestly, he [...]