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Shooting from the Floor, Helping to Win a Title

By Robert Siegel
Published March 21, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Blake Hoffarber launched an amazing shot from the floor during the Minnesota High School Basketball Championship game that tied the score. His team went on to win. Hoffarber sent the ball into the net from his back -- lying on the floor with half his body outside the court. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Hoffarber.

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Robert Siegel
Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.