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If you’re a gamer of a certain age (OK, fine, we’re talking about me), you’ll recall playing NBA Jam and losing to the computer because Ron Harper hit an underhanded three-quarters shot to win by one. You’d smack the joystick at the arcade and scream unprintable things at the machine.

That’s how I imagine this NBA 2K user must have felt. Someone with the Twitter handle @LVD___ posted a clip of playing as the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Finals against the Utah Jazz. Joel Embiid hits a dunk with 2.5 seconds left to give the Sixers the lead.

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Then? Virtual Jordan Clarkson does this:

That’s break-your-TV-screen level heartbreak. Ugh. Sorry.

Joakim Noah reportedly is set to retire after 13 seasons in the NBA, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.

The veteran center was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers in early December and remains unsigned. Per Charania, Noah plans to retire with the Chicago Bulls after playing his first nine seasons with the franchise.

13-year NBA center Joakim Noah — a two-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year winner — is effectively retiring from basketball, sources tell @TheAthletic@Stadium.
Plan is for the longtime Chicago star to eventually retire as a Bull.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 1, 2021

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The Bulls selected Noah with the ninth pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. He helped the franchise make the playoffs every season from 2009-15, including a run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2011.

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The 36-year-old also played for the New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies and Clippers. He averaged 8.8 points, nine rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. He was a two-time All-Star, 2013-14 Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-Defensive Team three times.

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