Taking the Shot ☆ The Thing

Kept walking past the curb until I reached the neighborhood park. Found an asphalt court with an old chain-link net. An abandoned, scuffed rubber basketball was wedged sideways under the steel bench. Grabbed it with both hands. Still had plenty of air. Stepped out onto the free-throw line, locked my knees, and gave the rubber a couple of hard, rhythmic bounces against the blacktop. Felt solid. Squared my shoulders, hauled the ball up to eye level, and launched a blunt push shot straight toward the hoop. Clanged hard against the backboard, bounced on the iron rim twice, and dropped straight through the rattling chain links. Swish. Held my follow-through to admire the drop. Nothing beats solid contact. #Marvel #TheThing #Baskeball @finchy40hotmail.com

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