Trash talk, staredowns and motivation: Tales from the corner 3 in front of the opponent’s bench – The Athletic

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Editors note: The NBA added the 3-point shot 40 years ago. Heres one in a series of stories that will appear this week on The Athletic explaining how the shot has impacted various players and teams across the league.

Later in Blake Griffins career, when the 3-pointer started falling with regularity and confidence in his shot was growing with each passing game, the six-time All-Star had a series of go-to sayings for opponents who were within earshot.

The corner 3 in front of the opponents bench is a situation that isnt really duplicatable in other sports. In some cases, mere inches separate the player shooting the ball from opponents who are shouting animalistic noises and trash talk from the sideline. Essentially, in a machismo sport filled with nothing but egos, players on the bench are exposing themselves to some humility if the player in the corner knocks down a shot right in front of them.

So, whenever Griffin tested his...

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