{"id":13151,"date":"2012-05-08T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=13151"},"modified":"2013-11-15T20:53:27","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:53:27","slug":"58-air-nigeria-has-crazy-hops-shuts-down-sprite-slam-dunk-showdown-in-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/58-air-nigeria-has-crazy-hops-shuts-down-sprite-slam-dunk-showdown-in-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"5'8\" Air Nigeria Has Crazy Hops! 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