Secret to Vince Carter’s fountain of youth? Not dunks or bounce, but something simple

Posted Nov 11, 2018
Ever heard of that basketball shooting drill, Around the World? You shoot from one corner of the 3-point arc, then move around the edge as you bury shots until you end up at the opposite corner. Sounds simple, right? Well, for Vince Carter it is. Of course that may not sound like much, considering Carter is one of the NBA’s savvy veterans and a likely Hall of Famer. (Charlotte Observer)

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