Tag: rick barry
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The fire still burns in Rick Barry, Colorado Springs’ complicated basketball legend
The boys here in a Colorado Springs neighborhood don’t really know the man. They just know the basketball court in his backyard, where they are always welcome to play. Here’s Rick Barry now. “Your wife said you were a pretty good basketball player,” one boy says. “Yeah.” “And you won lots of awards.” “Yeah.” NCAA…
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Team USA 3-on-3 men’s basketball ready to earn gold at Paris Olympics
Free throws aren’t typically noteworthy. However, when Canyon Barry stepped to the line during Friday’s Team USA’s 3-on-3 men’s basketball practice, players paused as they watched Barry’s unorthodox underhand form at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center ahead of this summer’s Paris games. “That’s an 85 percent shot right there,” Team USA assistant 3-on-3…