{"id":1911,"date":"2012-12-18T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T10:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1911"},"modified":"2012-12-18T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T10:53:14","slug":"one-armed-basketball-player-shows-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/one-armed-basketball-player-shows-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"One-armed basketball player shows talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball is a highly-skilled game and one that should not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>People have to be very fit if they want to take part in the sport, while they can also make a lot of money from it if they are any good.<\/p>\n<p>However, for Zach Hodskins the game offers a few more challenges than normal, as he plays for his college team despite only having one arm.<\/p>\n<p>He does not let this stop him from fulfilling his potential though, as he is averaging 11.3 points per game this season, while he has also landed a 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