{"id":323948,"date":"2025-12-03T01:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/323948\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:28:20","slug":"worlds-tallest-teen-makes-basketball-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/323948\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s tallest teen makes basketball history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IE 11 is not supported. 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