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Signature move?

It’s Modi, and not anyone else.

That’s the essence of a signature move. It’s unique.

Speaking of unique, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sky hook springs to mind. That’s basketball. Abdul-Jabbar, who retired in 1989, is the all-time scorer of the NBA, the professional hoops league in America. The hook shot is a shot one throws sideways over the shoulder. It is a shot that’s usually taken under or near the basket when you’re closely guarded. When you throw the ball sideways from the shoulder instead of straight in front of you, you have a better chance of evading the defender who is trying to block the shot.

Anyways, Abdul-Jabbar does, or rather did the hook shot better and more beautifully than anyone else have done, ever. He is tall, more than 7 feet in height, and he fully elevates himself when he does the hook shot. His fully stretched arm and body is elegant in the air. Hence, his hook shot is known as the sky hook, the hook from the sky, i.e. high and unreachable.

In short, the sky hook is Abdul-Jabbar’s signature move. When you see that shot, you know it’s his and his alone.

All right, let’s read a few more media examples:

1. After a game last December, Kristaps Porzingis was handed a piece of paper with a phone number on it. A basketball legend was impressed with how the young Knick played and carried himself, and he wanted to extend a helping hand.