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May 24, 2017 at 8:36PM
A gathering of AAU and club basketball players on the Wear Out the Net court in Lakeville, Minn. They are, from left, Jake Runyan, 8th grade, Gavin Pierce, 6th grade, Taryn Hamling, 6th grade, Maya Sampy, 4th grade, Ethen Danh, 4th grade, Matt Hurt, sophomore, Tre Jones, junior, and Paige Bueckers, freshman. (Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1202610
A gathering of AAU and club basketball players on the Wear Out the Net court in Lakeville, Minn. They are, from left, Jake Runyan, 8th grade, Gavin Pierce, 6th grade, Taryn Hamling, 6th grade, Maya Sampy, 4th grade, Ethen Danh, 4th grade, Matt Hurt, sophomore, Tre Jones, junior, and Paige Bueckers, freshman. (Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1202610 (Paul Klauda — TNS - TNS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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