{"id":71264,"date":"2018-06-12T12:39:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=71264"},"modified":"2018-06-12T12:44:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T17:44:05","slug":"basketball-analytics-from-the-nba-to-your-local-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/basketball-analytics-from-the-nba-to-your-local-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball analytics: From the NBA to your local court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Lauren Rosen<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LMR Newsmakers Cut 6\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/274620415?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">From NBA front offices to recreational leagues in Chicago, basketball and analytics have become almost impossible to separate. 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