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    Hack-a-Shaq is a basketball defensive strategy used in the National Basketball Association (NBA) that involves committing intentional fouls (originally...
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    Shaquille O'Neal (redirect from Shaq O'Neal)
    as Shaq (/ʃæk/ SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is a 7-foot-1-inch...
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    "Does Hack-a-Shaq actually work?". ESPN. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016. Landman, Seth. "'Hack-a-Howard'...
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    there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard. There was also a "stationary...
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    Goaltending is a violation of the rules in the sport of basketball. It consists of certain forms of player interference with the ball while it is on its...
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    percentages, so that the defense will foul a ball carrier who is poor at free-throw shooting. The "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy was famously practiced against...
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    DeAndre Jordan (category Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players)
    rid of Hack-a-Shaq". May 4, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2016. Times, Los Angeles (April 14, 2014). "Whatever the lineup, DeAndre Jordan has a streak to...
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  • Statistics in basketball are kept to evaluate a player's or a team's performance. Examples of basketball statistics include: GM, GP; GS: games played;...
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    physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. Naismith was a 31-year-old graduate student when he created the...
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    player performs a slam dunk over a defending player, in a play that is spectacular and athletic enough to warrant reproduction in a printed poster. The...
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