Todd Gallagher explores the myth of grabbing
Todd Gallagher explores the myth of grabbing a dollar bill off the top of a basketball backboard and tries to find someone who can do it.
The legend of touching the top of the backboard has gone on for years, and it has been excitedly attributed to so many different players that it’s commonly assumed any number of guys in the NBA can do it. But in a sport where any individual achievement is promoted ad nauseam, we’ve never seen any proof of it actually being done.
Check out these videos of his leading candidate, James White: White doing a between-the-legs dunk from the free throw line and his dunks from the 2006 NCAA dunk contest.
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