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NBA Finals more global than ever this year
It's not just Miami Heat fans in South Florida fans who are wild about this year's National Basketball Association Finals. The 2013 championship games are the most global ever, thanks to a record number of players from outside the U.S. and unprecedented...
Tags: Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, San Antonio Spurs, Twitter, Inc., American Airlines Arena
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With injury-filled career, Spurs' McGrady at his first Finals
For San Antonio Spurs forward Tracy McGrady, a career of "what ifs" could end here. The 16-year-veteran came into the NBA with plenty of expectations and a future that seemed bright when he was drafted by Toronto ninth overall in 1997. But injuries...
Tags: Tim Duncan, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs, Manu Ginobili
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Keeping Big 3 together will demand Arison's sacrifice
MIAMI — Heat president Pat Riley used the word "sacrifice" a lot in a rare talk with the media on the edge of Sunday's playoffs. It's a word everyone inside the Heat injects liberally in conversations to explain their success. Sacrifice shots....
Tags: Chris Bosh, Sports, LeBron James, National Basketball Association, Pat Riley
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Jerry Brown gets assist from Yao Ming during Shanghai river cruise
SHANGHAI -- It was a quiet day for California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, beginning with a meeting of a ranking local Communist Party official and capped with a river cruise featuring former NBA superstar Yao Ming. Just another day in China for...
Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, National Basketball Association, China
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Points hard to come by for Bulls
The Bulls miss Derrick Rose in seemingly countless ways, but perhaps one stone cold number summarizes the impact of his absence most neatly. 92.4. That's the league-worst scoring average the Bulls possess, a distinction sealed when the Wizards, the...
Tags: Patrick Ewing, Derrick Rose, National Basketball Association, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
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Eight things killing the Harlem Shake
The Harlem Shake burst onto the scene last week, but already the poor meme is showing signs of looming death. We're not saying the Harlem Shake will surely die, but unless some things change, it'll soon fall out of public favor. Here are eight reasons:...Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), Today (tv program), Matt Lauer
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Heat witnessing impact of new CBA
This may not be a preview to 2014, when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh hold their opt-out clauses, but the Heat are in the midst of having the opportunity to experience some of the more chilling aspects of the NBA's new collective-bargaining...
Tags: Sacramento Kings, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, NBA Draft, Toronto Raptors
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Despite Famous Dad, UHart's Nate Sikma Is His Own Man
The Hartford Courant— Nate Sikma does impersonations. "He does it with his brothers, he does it with me," his dad, Jack, said Friday. "He's a creative kid. He's not that outgoing with it in public, but he slips them in at the dinner table all the time." "Nate's the...Tags: Houston Rockets, 2011 NBA Lockout, Philadelphia 76ers, Teaching and Learning, Kevin Love
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Freethrows still aren't free for Dwight Howard
Here's a sentence that was never, ever written in the last eight years: The Magic's starting center is on pace to average more than 70 percent at the free-throw line. So, if you've been desperately searching for the most microscopic upside of the...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Steve Nash, Orlando Magic, J.J. Redick, Stan Van Gundy
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Schmitz's Take: Gilbert Arenas takes game to China
Former Magic point guard Gilbert Arenas has landed in China to continue his pro basketball career and hasn’t ruled out an NBA comeback. Arenas, 30, has signed to play with the Shanghai Sharks, a Chinese Basketball Association team owned by Chinese...
Tags: Gilbert Arenas, Orlando Magic, Steve Nash, Basketball, Eddie Jordan
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Cut the Check: Changes to ballot could affect Hibbert's All-Star chances
Fox59.comBlame it all on the "Big Fundamental". The NBA announced early Wednesday that the ballot for the All-Star game will be changed to vote for two guards and three frouncourt players, essentially representing the two forward and center positions. San...Tags: Paul Pierce, San Antonio Spurs, Luol Deng, LeBron James, Sports
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Linsanity strikes even the Knicks' practice facility
Sports NowJ.R. Smith was apparently in with the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony was expected to continue to sit out....
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