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: a player in basketball who is regularly used as the first of a team's substitutes in a game

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“Sixth man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth%20man. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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