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Beaver without Borders: OSU’s Roberto Nelson wreaks havoc in FYR Macedonia

July 6, 2011

Just because professional basketball is in the midst of a lull right now doesn’t mean BallinEurope can’t bring you a “dunk of the week” clip.

The Oregon State University basketball team is currently in FYR Macedonia participating in “Beavers without Borders,” a charitable program in which the student-athletes are doing a little infrastructural improvement for the less fortunate … as well as some infrastructural destruction, it seems.

In a recent exhibition game there, Roberto “Maybe I’m Strong” Nelson showed some power against Skopje in shattering a backboard with a thunderous dunk. Check out the video below for Nelson’s “you are there” commentary. Let’s just hope Nelson returns home with a less painful souvenir than the 20 stitches in his face…

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  1. Biscayne
    14 years ago

    Oh shit why the hell was that rim made of real glass? Guess nobody in Macedonia dunks 😀 Srsly he his lucky to just get stiches it might have been much worse.

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