A Quote by Jason Whitlock
I apologize for being the voice of reason here, but this sports fan has almost zero interest in seeing women dunk a basketball. It's a nice little novelty act that has a very short life span.
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I've always been able to dunk a little bit; I'm a big basketball guy.
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