It's pretty cool to be Easton Gamoke right now. Easton, 13, is an eighth-grader who plays traveling basketball for the Winona YMCA Runnin' Rebels.
On Sunday afternoon, Easton's team was playing in a tournament in Holmen, Wis. The score was tied, the clock was running out and the Winona Middle School student had the ball.
Here's what he did:
(Good thing the coach ignored the parental plea for a time out, don't you think?)
Pretty cool? It gets cooler.
A TV news crew showed up on Monday to capture the buzz.
Here's what happened:
Here's the full report from Fox 9:
Now you go try that.
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