New camera angle shows how close RJ Barrett's bounce game-winning 3-pointer was to not counting for Raptors vs. Cavs

New camera angle shows how close RJ Barrett's bounce game-winning 3-pointer was to not counting for Raptors vs. Cavs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

RJ Barrett's miraculous, bounce-aided 3-pointer sent the Toronto Raptors past the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their first round Eastern Conference series in the NBA playoffs.

It was very, very close to not counting.

When Barrett's shot hit the back rim and bounced straight up in the air, it brought into play an object that rarely is near the basketball.

There's a camera extended off the top of the shot clock that hovers with a top-down view of the rim.

The ball came within what looked like a foot of hitting the camera.

If it had hit the camera, it would've been ruled out of bounds, even if it deflected down through the hoop.

And now, we've got a view from that specific camera itself:

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