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High School Blooper: Player Jumps Too High And Nails Head On Backboard

High School Basketball Player D.J. Harvey from DeMatha Catholic paid the price for his athleticism: the 6’4″ sophomore from Hyattsville, Md., used his tremendous ability to block a shot. Unfortunately, he soon realized that he jumped too high and smashed his head against the backboard.

The top 25 recruit on ESPN’s Class of 2017 list was visibly shaken up, but has since joked about the situation on twitter.

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Special thanks to Bleacher Report for breaking the story and photographer Brian Kapur for capturing the moment. 

Anthony Falco

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