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Giroux sets up Simmonds for an alley-oop during Globetrotters game in Philly

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James OBrien

As the Courier Post notes, the Philadelphia Flyers tend to lean toward basketball as their pre-game ritual instead of soccer or other activities. Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds showed off some of those hardwood skills on Sunday as the Wells Fargo Center hosted a Harlem Globetrotters game.

The highlight - at least for hockey fans - came when Giroux set up Simmonds with this hockey-inspired alley-oop:

(Not sure if that rim’s up to NBA heights, but still ...)

The Flyers shared some photos from that game, as it’s clear the players on hand had a great time:

If you have this song in your head now, you’re not alone.

(H/T to Whiz Wit.)

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