A question about NBA.
I usually watch NBA games on television from ESPN. Many times, when some player scores a three-pointer the commentator shouts: "He scored from DOWNTOWN".
Why do they use this expression in this context? What is its meaning?
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Thanks Jeimey! Great explanation. I always wanted to know its meaning.
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I found an answer on the internet, but I don't know if it is true or not. It says that there was a player in the 1970's whose name was Freddie Brown. His nickname was "Downtown Freddy". He was famous for making shots far from the basket, so that is the origin of the expression "from Downtown".
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_the_three-point_shot_called_from_downtown_in_basketball#slide1
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Thank you Dan.
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Downtown just means that the shot was taken from well outside the three-point line. I have no idea where it originated from though.
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