I picture the shot clock in basketball like a bigger version of the alarm clock that sits next to your bed.
OK, there are some complexities. The shot clock has to be connected to a backboard, which has very large, young men, and sometimes women, rattling with dunks.
The shot clock also has to be connected to an on-off switch at the official scorer’s table.
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