SAN FRANCISCO -- Highway 101 runs south from San Francisco,Anime Archives through Silicon Valley to San Jose, crowning it perhaps the Bay Area's most congested stretch of road come commute time.

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A fire made the post-work rush hour even more hellish than usual Thursday afternoon -- but one big baller maximized the down time to work on his hoops skills.

Here's a look, via NBC Bay Area.

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And that, ladies and gentleman, is why any true hooper always keeps a basketball in their trunk.

Happy weekend and, as always: Ball is life.