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Steve the Hokie Steve the Hokie posted 7/26/2008 from basketball.fanboom.com [flag]
Josh Childress just jumped on the first ship out of Atlanta and headed for Greece for a little extra dough and the hope of being a bigger fish in a smaller pond. This has caused many to wonder if this is to be a trend, and if the NBA may lose some of its stars. [link]

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