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Deaf Basketball Referee: "It's Just Like Music"

Raymond Nelson fell in love with basketball as a child and has been a part of the sport ever since.

image from KDKA-TV video


"It's just like music," he told KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.

"I can't hear it but you know, it's kind of like music and a beautiful art. So, I always pause the TV and play the game, and that's how I would be better."

Watch the video below for more or read the story here.


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