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The 9 Pickup Basketball Players You’re Most Likely to Encounter, Ranked
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9. The overzealous one
This dude has no understanding that pickup b-ball is a recreational activity. He plays like there’s a scout watching and ready to recruit a single hard-nosed competitor to the NBA. He takes charges. He claps his hands on defense. And he fouls. Hard. Because no cheap baskets. The Los Angeles Clippers’ Patrick Beverly is his spirit animal. Fuck this guy.
8. The 12th man on a D-3 collegiate team who busts everyone’s ass
You think you can make it in the NBA? You sit and watch people like Jared Dudley play and think you have a shot at scoring — let alone beating him — in a game of 21? Well, wait until the worst player at the worst college basketball program in your city steps onto the court at LA Fitness and looks like Kevin Durant out there. The humbling comes for us all.
7. By-the-books baller
This is the guy who argues every single call and wants to stick to every rule of the game. He’s usually…
