a spinoff of regular basketball. it s not just a mini version of pro ball. there s all sorts of gimmicks in this three on three game. in regular basketball you have one point for a free throw, two points for a normal shot, three points if you shoot from outside that arc that marks the far distance from the basket. in the new three on three basketball spainoff in addition to one, two, and three point shots there s also a four-point shot if you stand in one of those specific circles marked with a 4. those spots are really far away. and so to shoot from there you get extra points, 4 points. there s also, of course, only three players on a side instead of five. there s a fast shot clock which means you have to take a shot at the hoop very quickly after you get the ball which i m sure makes it exciting for fans because there s tons of shooting. for the players it s maybe also nice because there s not that much running around, right? a short court, only half a court. you have to shoot really
coming forward offering andrea scholarships. andrea constand played four years of division 1 ball at the university of arizona. it was followed by two years of pro ball in europe. her goal, to play for the wnba, but it didn t happen. how traumatic was that for her? i think it was something, yeah, she really did want, but that path did not work out for her, and she moved along to the next path. in 2001 she decided it was time to make a career off the courts so she accepted an administration job with the women s basketball team at philadelphia s temple university, a path that led her to the very center of bill cosby s world. he grew up in the projects of philadelphia, and he was revered in philadelphia. revered for becoming the first black actor to have a leading role in a television show.
on basketball as she grew taller. andrea is 6 feet. reporter: 6 feet? yes. her basketball skills are unbelievable. i think she was in grade 12 and different universities started coming forward, offering andrea scholarships. reporter: andrea played four years of division one ball at the university of arizona. it was followed by two years of pro ball in europe. her goal, to play for the wnba. but it didn t happen. how traumatic was that for her? i think it was something, yeah, she really did want. but that path did not work out for her. and she moved along to the next path. reporter: in 2001, she decided it was time to make a career off the courts. so she accepted an administration job with the women s basketball team at philadelphia s temple university. a path that led her to the very center of bill cosby s world.
played basketball. reporter: she chose to focus on basketball as she grew taller. andrea is 6 feet. reporter: 6 feet. yes. her basketball skills are unbelievable. i think she was in grade 12 and different universities started coming forward, offering andrea scholarships. reporter: andrea constand played four years of division one ball at the university of arizona. it was followed by two years of pro ball in europe. her goal, to play for the wnba. but it didn t happen. how traumatic was that for her? i think it was something she really did want, but that path did not work out for her and she moved along to the next path. reporter: in 2001, she decided it was time to make a career off the courts. so she accepted an administration job with the women s basketball team at philadelphia s temple university. a path that led her to the very
to come back. i talked to the jets and said i needed a little time. i told them i was under new employment. i didn t have enough time really to get in contact with my job to see if i could take a leave of absence. now that all this is going on now, i could have, you know. but i had to do what was best for me at the time. i just wanted to be professional with my job. and i couldn t get in contact with them, of course i wasn t just going to leave. i had to make a decision. and i had to do what was best for my family at the time. did you hear that? keith could have played pro ball and kept his job with the railroad. i hope his bosses appreciate his loyalty. i hope some other teams are listening to that. on to political breaking news right now. house democrats primed for a beltway battle, just voted to reject the president s tax cut compromise with the gop. they caucused behind closed doors on the deal which would extend the bush tax cuts to all americans, rich and poor and in result t