Rex Fortuna
Sports & Games ColumnistA competitive spirit who has played everything from professional poker to amateur curling. Covers the world of sports and games where the rules are made up and the points do not matter.
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Articles by Rex Fortuna
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The Free-Throw Paradox: Why NBA Shooters Can't Break 75%
NBA free-throw accuracy has flatlined at roughly 75% since the 1980s, despite revolutionary training methods and sports science. The skill appears to have hit a mysterious human ceiling.
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Home-Court Advantage Is Dying—and COVID Proved It
NBA data from the pandemic revealed that fan noise drives 95% of home-court advantage. Without crowds, the winning edge collapsed from 2.13 points to 0.44.