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2012 London Olympics: Leandro Barbosa Does Sick Crossover on Andres Nocioni (Video)

Found August 09, 2012 on FootBasket:
PLAYERS: Andres Nocioni
TEAMS: Philadelphia 76ers


During the Olympic match-up between Argentina and Brazil, Leandro Barbosa put on the moves on Argentina’s Andres Nocioni, doing a killer crossover and breaking his ankles. With that fake out, Barbosa was able to hit the quick three-pointer.

Barbosa finished off the game with 22 points. However, Brazil ended up losing the game 82-77 as Argentina advances to semifinals.

Original Story: http://footbasket.com/home4/2012/08/0...
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