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Dunks ruining basketball (Dan on Fire)

With the NCAA Tournament roaring and then NBA Playoffs around the corner, Dan Rubenstein takes a moment to wake up sports fans who are asleep at the wheel and praying at the alter of the single thing doing the most damage to basketball, the slam dunk.

by Dan Rubenstein
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