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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11413966/philadelphia-76ers-trade-waive-hasheem-thabeet', 7)                                                              | His playing time was reduced last season when first-round pick >>>Steven Adams<<< emerged as the backup center .                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13832027/caron-butler-details-gilbert-arenas-javaris-crittenton-locker-room-gunplay-incident-washington-wizards-days', 4) | The details of the event are described in former Wizard >>>Caron Butler 's<<< new memoir " Tuff Juice : My Journey from the Streets to the NBA , " which was released Wednesday .                                                                                    |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 58)                                                                                                             | Instead , the franchise regularly picked players high in the draft -- >>>Michael Cage<<< , >>>Danny Manning<<< , >>>Lamar Odom<<< -- only to develop them for a while before letting them go .                                                                       |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 66)                                                                                                             | The following year , though , Manning was dumped for an over-the-hill >>>Dominique Wilkins<<< . "                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 94)                                                                                                             | They also have no debt and a fairly low payroll -- despite some increased spending in recent seasons at the urging of coach >>>Mike Dunleavy<<< .                                                                                                                    |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 107)                                                                                                            | I was in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami when Donald Sterling called , " says >>>Elton Brand<<< . "                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 198)                                                                                                            | As for prominent former Clippers , from Bill Walton and Danny Manning to Lamar Odom and >>>Shaun Livingston<<< , nearly all declined on-the-record comment for this story .                                                                                          |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4187729', 202)                                                                                                            | TV analyst >>>Mark Jackson<<< ( who provides commentary for ESPN ) says he " never had a problem " with Sterling , either when he played for the Clippers from 1992 to 1994 or at any other point in his 18-year career .                                            |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5744114/', 0)                                                                                                             | SAN ANTONIO -- >>>Tony Parker<<< swore he did n't want to leave the Spurs , and he has a new contract to finally prove it .                                                                                                                                          |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5744114/', 1)                                                                                                             | The Spurs signed Parker to a multiyear extension Saturday that preserves their three-time NBA champion core of >>>Tim Duncan<<< , >>>Manu Ginobili<<< and the star point guard , and puts an abrupt end to what would 've undoubtedly been a season of speculation . |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5744114/', 9)                                                                                                             | The Spurs are also looking ahead : Parker 's contract marks their third big extension since April , when Ginobili signed on for three more years , followed by swingman >>>Richard Jefferson<<< restructuring a new four-year deal over the summer .                 |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7603574/kevin-johnson-david-stern-agree-work-plan-hopes-arena-financing-deal', 41)                                        | >>>Shaquille O'Neal<<< is not shooting the free throws for us .                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7603574/kevin-johnson-david-stern-agree-work-plan-hopes-arena-financing-deal', 42)                                        | We could go with >>>Steve Nash<<< . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7604455/charlotte-bobcats-owner-michael-jordan-suing-qiaodan-sports-company-limited', 0)                                  | CHARLOTTE , N.C. -- Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner >>>Michael Jordan<<< filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited , a sportswear and footwear manufacturer , for unauthorized use of his name .                                |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7604689/former-washington-wizard-javaris-crittenton-back-jail', 0)                                                        | RIVERDALE , Ga. -- Former NBA player >>>Javaris Crittenton<<< is back in jail .                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7606950', 0)                                                                                                              | NEW YORK -- New York Knicks sensation >>>Jeremy Lin<<< , who famously slept on a teammate 's couch the night before his breakout performance , now has an apartment of his own .                                                                                     |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7612796/milwaukee-bucks-say-andrew-bogut-need-surgery-ankle', 0)                                                          | MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks say center >>>Andrew Bogut<<< wo n't need surgery on his injured left ankle .                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7613261/san-antonio-spurs-f-kawhi-leonard-rising-stars-game', 0)                                                          | ORLANDO , Fla. -- San Antonio Spurs forward >>>Kawhi Leonard<<< is sitting out the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend with a strained right calf .                                                                                                           |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7613261/san-antonio-spurs-f-kawhi-leonard-rising-stars-game', 2)                                                          | Leonard joins Spurs teammate >>>Tiago Splitter<<< , also taken off the roster after sustaining the same injury .                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7613261/san-antonio-spurs-f-kawhi-leonard-rising-stars-game', 3)                                                          | Splitter was replaced by Utah forward >>>Derrick Favors<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7616349/david-stern-says-adam-silver-worthy-successor-nba-commissioner', 28)                                              | • Silver said the league is in discussions about playing preseason games next season in China , perhaps in Shanghai , where former Houston All-Star >>>Yao Ming<<< owns the Chinese Basketball Association team .                                                    |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7902438/milwaukee-bucks-forward-luc-mbah-moute-successful-knee-surgery', 0)                                               | MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks say forward >>>Luc Mbah a Moute<<< has undergone successful surgery for tendinitis in his right knee .                                                                                                                              |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8119747/2012-nba-free-agency-toronto-raptors-offer-steve-nash-3-year-36m-deal-sources-say', 9)                            | The Suns are one of four teams -- along with the Lakers , Raptors and Knicks -- interested in pursuing veteran small forward >>>Grant Hill<<< , a league source told ESPN The Magazine 's Ric Bucher .                                                               |
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| ('espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9176194/sacramento-kings-demarcus-cousins-plays-tech-gets-rescinded', 0)                                                  | OKLAHOMA CITY -- The NBA has rescinded one of >>>DeMarcus Cousins '<<< technical fouls , allowing Sacramento 's leading scorer to play Monday night at Oklahoma City instead of serving an automatic one-game suspension .                                           |
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