{"id":138970,"date":"2017-01-31T19:14:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T03:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=138970"},"modified":"2020-03-23T13:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:16:56","slug":"lamelo-ball-dunks-it-in-warmups-first-legit-dunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/lamelo-ball-dunks-it-in-warmups-first-legit-dunk\/","title":{"rendered":"LaMelo Ball Dunks It in Warmups! First Legit Dunk!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now this ain't no super throw down but it's a nice lil rim rattler from LaMelo Ball. This was from about a 1\/2 hour ago in pre-game warm-ups vs Etiwanda. Remember what happened the last time Chino Played Etiwanda? LaMelo's half court shot was blocked by Miles Oliver - <a title=\"LaMelo Ball\u2019s Half Court Shot BLOCKED By Miles Oliver! 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