An odd scene played out before Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden, as the Warriors had to pause their warmups when the height of their hoop was deemed incorrect
With a little over 90 minutes to tip off one of the Warriors assistant coaches noticed that the rim seemed too high in early warmups. He brought a couple players out to confirm and they also believed the rim was too high.
They measured and in fact the rim was 2 inches too high.Was told that Warriors guard Gary Payton II thought the basket Golden State was warming up on was too high, pointed it out, and was correct. It's been adjusted.Garden staffers used a ladder to measure both hoops, and sure enough, the Warriors' hoop was off.
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