Birth of the Jump Shot: How One Man, and One Shot, Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
Posted May 10, 2015
On the night of Dec. 30, 1942, a little 5-foot-10 Wyoming farm kid named Kenny Sailors dribbled up the floor at Madison Square Garden. Somewhere near the top of the key, he stopped, squared his hips and shoulders, and elevated. Suspended in the air, his legs hung loose beneath him. His elbow formed a perfect 90-degree angle. The ball rested atop his palm like a waiter's tray. Jack Rose, now 86 years old, was in the crowd that night.
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