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New FIBA 3 point Line Is 2 CM Shorter Than NBA At Corners
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Sep 17, 2010, 9:38 pm
I looked it up and the new FIBA 3 point line distance to the corners is 2cm shorter than the NBA 3 point line at the corners. And yet, they did not yet widen the courts...............



The NBA games already have numerous turnovers because of this and the FIBA line is even closer.
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Sep 18, 2010, 7:32 am
Actually it's 1.44 cm
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Oct 6, 2010, 6:56 am
[quote name='Panathinaikos' timestamp='1284755913' post='25090']

I looked it up and the new FIBA 3 point line distance to the corners is 2cm shorter than the NBA 3 point line at the corners. And yet, they did not yet widen the courts...............



The NBA games already have numerous turnovers because of this and the FIBA line is even closer.

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WOW! They should definitely change the court size if the intend to change the 3 point line.
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