The gymnasium thunders with cheers as the Bears steal a pass and score to lead by a single point.
The game clock counts down the final seconds. Whistle blows!
One of the Bears’ starters falls with an injury. A little-used sub enters the contest, appearing anxious to enter the big game.
To seal victory, the Bears only need to pass the ball inbounds. Beneath the opponent’s basket, stands a wide-open player—the sub!
He cleanly catches the pass, faces the basket, and shoots.
Score!
Oh my!
Game over!
The eager sub just scored the winning basket for the other team.
While this story is pure fiction, I have witnessed a couple players scoring at the wrong basket during my many years of coaching basketball and serving as an athletic director back in Montana. Even one of my brothers did it during a junior high game. Thankfully, none of these wrong basket scores decided a game.
that would take a while to get over…
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Thankfully, the story is pure fiction.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened in real life somewhere…
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I bet they felt really bad when that happened. That’s good the wrong scores didn’t decide the game.
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Thanks for reading Dawn. Yes, the story is pure fiction, but in my coaching days I witnessed a couple of wrong basket scores (they never decided the game).
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Oh boy, I’ve seen this too many times in movies with football. Well captured!
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Thanks Diana. I appreciate your perspective, and sports is a place where many of us can relate to.
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You’re welcome and we surely can!
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Love this short story. Love the exciting final score; but what a twist if it was for the other team!
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Jim. I appreciate you interest in this story. I don’t often write a flash fiction story, but I had fun in crafting this one.
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(thumbs up)
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