"Markelle Fultz is the first basketball player in history to ever have the yips." — PFT Commenter

Take Slip·Jan 26, 2018·Just Chill Out Man

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Markelle Fultz is the first basketball player in history to ever have the yips.

He's got the yips. He's the first basketball player to ever have the yips. I don't know. What happened? But I do know that I'm addicted to watching Markelle Fultz free throw videos.

Hot Take Basketball HotSarcastic

While Fultz's case was uniquely high-profile, other basketball players have historically struggled with psychological shooting blocks (e.g., Nick Anderson).

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Take Slip·Jan 26, 2018

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Big Cat

The new XFL is probably going to suck

I'll give you – it's going to suck. We all agree, right? It's probably going to suck. It's going to be shitty football. The problem with... The XFL is this weird thing.

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The 2020 XFL was actually widely praised for its quality and rules before COVID-19 ended the season, so the 'sucking' part was largely incorrect.

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Take Slip·Jan 26, 2018

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Big Cat

The XFL will force the NFL to adapt and implement things that make the NFL better

But here's what it will do, is it's going to force the NFL to actually implement some things that make the NFL better. Because like Skycam, the XFL is going to do one or two things right, and the NFL is going to have to adapt and implement those things.

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The NFL has since adopted several XFL-style innovations, including revamped kickoff rules and betting-friendly broadcasts.

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Take Slip·Jan 26, 2018

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PFT Commenter

Jerry Jones may have helped fund the XFL to screw over Roger Goodell

So it wouldn't shock me if Mr. Shadow Commissioner Jerry Jones maybe helped to fund the start of the NFL, gave him some of the seed money just to fuck Roger Goodell over.

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There is no public evidence that Jerry Jones funded the XFL; Vince McMahon sold $100M of WWE stock to fund it.