Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson explains how that viral basketball scene was filmed. During Dawson's Creek season 1, episode 7, "Detention," Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) get into an argument on their school's basketball court. Their confrontation ends after some choice words, but not before Leery angrily throws the ball at Pacey. The scene recently went viral on Twitter, partly because of how painful it looks when the ball makes contact with Pacey's face.
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