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A New Basketball League For Valley Amputees

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 4:03pm
Updated: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 5:16pm
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David Banks laces up at SpoFit in Phoenix.

Nearly two million people in the United States have had a limb amputated, and that number continues to grow as more soldiers return from overseas.

Many amputees played sports before losing an arm or leg and are still passionate post-amputation. That’s why the new Stand Up Amputee Basketball League at the Sports and Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities— or SpoFit — in Phoenix was created.

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