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Triple doubles may sound like something decadent at the local ice cream store, but in basketball a triple double or a greater quadruple double signifies something much more lasting. A triple double is common in todayโ€™s basketball-speak, but if you can remember back to the late โ€˜70โ€™s you know that wasnโ€™t always the case. Whether you want to accept or not, the triple double was initially created by a PR man โ€“ the Los Angeles Lakers PR man, Bruce Joelsch. You see, Joelsch wanted a way to describe how point guard Ervin โ€œMagicโ€ Johnson contributed to the team other than… Read more »

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