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The Dallas Mavericks recently played against the Denver Nuggets and the match was a nail-biter. The Mavericks managed to pull ahead of the Nuggets at the absolute end and surprised all those who watched the match. Ben Shelton was one of the viewers and couldn’t believe the sights that unfolded before him and couldn’t help but share his reaction to the moment.

Ben Shelton is a big fan of basketball, especially the Mavericks. He watches the sport whenever he can, but his interactions with it deepen as he also plays the sport often. For now, he has his mind blown with it.

Ben Shelton loses his mind over the Mavericks’ winning point

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The match between the Mavericks and the Nuggets was toe-to-toe at every step. As the match was in its final seconds, the scoreboard read 105-105, favoring none of the teams. As it continued, fans had resigned themselves to witnessing a draw. However, fate was about to change for both teams as Kyrie Irving managed to turn the stadium upside down.

The player received the ball as he was running inside the free-throw lane. He ran back and turned towards the free throw line and threw the ball at the basket. As the ball made its way to the basket, time ran out, but the Mavericks got the point and went on to win the bout. Watching the moment unfold surprised many fans, especially Ben Shelton, who shared a video of the point on his Instagram story with the caption, “How“.

As we saw Shelton lose his cool over the ending of Mavericks vs Nuggets, we have also seen him portray his basketball skills often. He first showed us his panache for the sport at the home of the Mavericks.

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Shelton shows off his basketball moves before the Dallas Open

Before the ATP Dallas Open, the tennis player gained attention by visiting the Dallas Mavericks’ home arena, the American Airlines Center, and demonstrating an intriguing combination of tennis and basketball talent. The young American sensation took to Instagram to share a story in which he is seen dunking and demonstrating his basketball skills.

His skills go far beyond tennis, and the American player has shown us his moves in hoop. He also gave a shot at football before he decided to transition completely to tennis. He said, “I played pretty much every sport growing up and I really got hooked on American Football,” He further added, “I switched to tennis a little bit later than most people but I fell in love with the game and began to train every day.”

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Now, he plays professional tennis and is helping increase the popularity of the sport around the world.

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