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30 for 30 Season 2, Episode 3: There's No Place Like Home
The story of one fan's obsessive quest to purchase, at a 2010 auction, James Naismith's original rules of basketball, perhaps the most important historical document in American sports history, and to bring it "home" to Lawrence, Kansas, where Naismith taught and coached at the University of Kansas for 39 years. (70 mins in length) Watch 30 for 30 Season 2, Episode 3 There's No Place Like Home in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of 30 for 30 Season 2, Episode 3 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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There's No Place Like Home
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