Watch Khalid El-Amin's miracle basket

The former Minneapolis North and UConn star made a half-court shot on Monday to give his French team a victory.

February 6, 2013 at 7:59PM
Khalid el-Amin in 2013.
Khalid el-Amin (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The video is better than the words, especially because the only words that Upload can provide are in French.

So take a minute and watch Khalid El-Amin, the Minneapolis North and University of Connecticut star, make this shot to give his LeMans team an 89-87 victory on Monday in a French pro league game.

And if you want to work on your French skills, here's the game story about Le Miracle El-Amin

And if you're thinking that El-Amin's scorer's rable celebration looks familiar, you're right.

Hat tip Errol Carlstrom @PulleyHoops

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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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