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BASKETBALL IS AN art form. Everything about the game is intricate and extraordinary, from the game lines that are painted onto hardwood and asphalt surfaces, to the way it’s played and adored around the world. Art, while it should be admired and appreciated, is also meant to be shared.

Dan Peterson always had a love for art and basketball, but he never thought the two could coexist simultaneously. That all changed after he moved to Memphis from Alabama, where he was teaching middle school math and serving as an assistant coach on their basketball team, to work for the Memphis Grizzlies. It was then that he started noticing that some of

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