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Brown’s ‘amazing’ basket came after four missed shots

By Glen Johnson

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 04, 2012

Sinking a half-court shot is the latest testament to “Downtown Scotty Brown’s’’ basketball prowess, but it turns out it wasn’t quite the lucky basket it appeared to be. An aide confirmed for the Globe that Brown sunk the shot not randomly, but on the fifth of five attempts. Video of the senator’s bucket last Friday at a Hyannis community center was immediately scooped up by his reelection committee, titled, “Scott Brown’s Amazing Half-Court Shot,’’ and posted to YouTube.

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