The Cleveland Heights natives were celebrated before tip-off.—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 What was a five-point deficit at the break for Fearne’s team ballooned to 18 points in the game’s final moments, to the dismay of what had been a raucous Halton Arena at tip-off.—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024 Nearly eight months later, Jackson and the 49ers are having a season that no one saw coming before tip-off back in November.—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024 According to Fox News, a moment of silence for Keith was held prior to tip-off.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024 After the Heat announced Herro would be in his usual spot in the starting lineup about 30 minutes prior to tip-off, Herro was downgraded to questionable for the game because of a migraine shortly after and was then ruled out as the teams took the court for pregame warm-ups.—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024 The big game with the Celtics certainly didn’t feel that way at tip-off, not with James and Davis having been ruled out earlier in the day.—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Prime time Minnesota’s home game on Feb. 23 against Milwaukee has been flexed to ESPN, with the tip-off moved to 9 p.m. as the game is the second of a doubleheader on the national network.—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024 Games are suddenly sold out, tip-offs are dictated by television, and merchandise and ticket sales help the bottom line for the entire athletic department.—Dave Skretta, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
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