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Ish Smith blocks John Wall’s shot in the most difficult way possible

John Wall used a pretty effective pump fake. Unfortunately, Ish Smith is a freak of nature and was still able to block the shot after leaping over Wall.

by Conrad Kaczmarek
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I'm not exactly sure how this is possible, but Ish Smith just made magic with this blocked shot. John Wall pump fakes so hard that Smith jumps over Wall and then recovers to swat the shot away regardless. Yes, that Ish cray.

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