Did this player break a record in just twenty minutes?

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The discussion centers around an emotional moment captured in a news segment, where a boy's achievement in basketball brought tears of joy to viewers, including a participant's wife. The story highlights the boy's remarkable performance, tying the school's all-time record for three-pointers in a single game, which occurred during the last game of the season. Commentators on TNT humorously criticized the coach for not playing him earlier, emphasizing the excitement and significance of the moment for the boy, his friends, and family. The overall sentiment is one of celebration and admiration for the boy's accomplishment.
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...My emotions started running wild. I actually sat down and I started to tear up and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is happening," Johnson said..[continued with video]
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We saw this on the news tonight, and it was so great. My wife was crying, just thinking about how nice it must have been for this boy and his friends and family. Killer!
 
turbo-1 said:
We saw this on the news tonight, and it was so great. My wife was crying, just thinking about how nice it must have been for this boy and his friends and family. Killer!

Yep, that one gets me. What a great story.
 
Yeah, definitely a great story.
 
Just saw this on TNT after the Lakers finished wiping the floor with the Queens. Chuck and Kenny were joking that the coach should be fired for not putting this guy in the game until the last game of the season. He tied the school's all-time record for threes in a single game!
 
loseyourname said:
Chuck and Kenny were joking that the coach should be fired for not putting this guy in the game until the last game of the season. He tied the school's all-time record for threes in a single game!

No kidding. I think he did it in about twenty minutes.
 

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