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BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 14: Jonathan Hall of Great Britain battles with Brendan Dowler of Australia in the Wheelchair Basketball match between Australia and Great Britain at the National Indoor Stadium during day eight of the 2008 Paralympic Games September 14, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

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NORMAN, OK - APRIL 24: Quarterback Spencer Rattler #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners pulls on his helmet before the team's spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on April 24, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 10: Conor McGregor of Ireland is carried out of the arena on a stretcher after injuring his ankle in the first round of his lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

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