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Ed Pinckney was a power forward during his distinguished NBA career, but last night he was front and centre on the ACC floor. A member of the expansion Raptors and the team's first captain, Pinckney was holding court as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves conducted their pre-game routine. Pinckney joined Minnesota's coaching staff as an assistant this season after spending the past four ...
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Cuzoogle — ... ” Ed Pinckney was a power forward during his distinguished NBA career, but last night he was front and centre on the ACC floor. A member of the expansion Raptors and the team’s first captain, Pinckney was holding court as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves conducted their pre-game routine. ” (Toronto Star) ...

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The AltRaps Blog — ... coaching staff as an assistant this season after spending the past four years at Villanova, his alma mater, in a similar capacity. One of the nicest players to ever don a Raptors’ uniform, Pinckney took the first opening tap in club history back in 1995. Though the years have elapsed, Pinckney fondly recalls the expansion season, the disparate characters he once played with, the growing pains associated with any first-year club and the basketball buzz created in Toronto. - Toronto Sun It was Toronto’s fifth win in its last six games, one of the hottest streaks of the year. ...

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