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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, reacts to his three pointer with Toronto Raptors' Marc Gasol, left, looking on during the first half of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Philadelphia. 76ers won 116-95. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve been a fan of basketball’s 3-point line ever since the days of the old American Basketball Association, which pioneered its use back in the 1960s and ‘70s when the old Utah Stars played in the league.
In fact, back in high school, my friends and I even organized our own “ABA League” with our own teams and names (I was Mel Daniels of the Indiana Pacers) using a local elementary school as our home court with 8-foot baskets where dunks were plentiful.