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            Cruz Calls Basketball Hoop a 'Ring,' Twitter Goes Crazy

   by VOA News

   When campaigning in Indiana, it's probably a good idea to have your
   basketball terminology down pat.

   Unfortunately for Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz,calling a
   basketball hoop a "ring" in the basketball-crazed state backfired and
   was widely mocked on Twitter.

   The gaffe happened while Cruz was trying to recreate a scene from the
   iconic basketball movie "Hoosiers," which took place in Indiana.

   "The amazing thing is, that basketball ring in Indiana, it's the same
   height as it is New York City and every other place in this country,"
   Cruz said during a rally.


   ''Twitter erupted in mockery.

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