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Gonzaga’s Bol Kong (34) gets out of the way after a dunk by Oklahoma’s Tiny Gallon (24) shattered the backboard during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane tonight. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)
Husband has courtside seats right behind Ronald McDonald. Oklahoma dude just broke the backboard. Game delayed while they bring in a new backboard. Sigh.
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Kage_Mann on December 31 at 10:13 p.m.
Why doesn’t college basketball have collapsible rims, like in the pros? 30 years ago, Daryl Dawkins who played center for the Philly 76’s started to destroy backboards, so the NBA installed collapsible rims to save the backboards.
Cindy_H on December 31 at 10:24 p.m.
Hubby returned with a free game shirt and a piece of souvenir glass.
Kage_Mann on December 31 at 10:28 p.m.
Here is a Youtube video of: the father of broken backboards, Daryl Dawkins. In the video he shatters two glass
backboards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7TSWStfVs
spokelooneh on December 31 at 11:34 p.m.
Kurt Rambis, the Great White Hope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlSCKhezSJA
Congrats Zags!
JIMMYMAC on January 01 at 12:41 a.m.
I have been following the BOL KONG/VISA saga go on for a year and a half now. I’m so relieved he is living up to the expectations. GU Final Four 2012 if Elias sticks around for jr season. Mark my words.
BayviewBob on January 01 at 11:28 a.m.
after a dunk?
No dunk involved,. He didn’t even have the ball.
That was a collapsible rim. They are not totally indestructible though.