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===Curtain of Distraction=== The Curtain of Distraction is a tradition that appears at every men's and women's basketball game. The tradition started in 2013 in order to get fans to the games. In the second half of basketball games, a portable "curtain" opens up in front of the opponents shooting a free throw and students pop out of the curtain to try and distract the opponent. Some of the skits include an Elvis impersonator, people rubbing mayonnaise on their chest, and people wearing unicorn heads.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/fansectionfeaturearizonastate/arizona-state-curtain-distraction |title=Inside student sections: Arizona State and the Curtain of Distraction |date=February 11, 2019 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223045526/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/fansectionfeaturearizonastate/arizona-state-curtain-distraction |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, former Olympian [[Michael Phelps]] came out of the curtain wearing a Speedo during a game against Oregon State.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/01/28/michael-phelps-to-make-guest-appearance-in-college-basketballs-nuttiest-tradition/ |title=Michael Phelps went full Speedo for Arizona State's 'Curtain of Distraction' |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2016-01-29 |accessdate=2022-02-26 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308111333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/01/28/michael-phelps-to-make-guest-appearance-in-college-basketballs-nuttiest-tradition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ESPN estimated that distraction may give ASU a one-to-three point advantage.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
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