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Brand's departure strictly business - Marty Burns  - SI.com
Brand's departure strictly business - Marty Burns - SI.com
Elton Brand had said he intended to re-sign with the Clippers, but he's headed to the 76ers instead.
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ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — ... Marty Burns at SI takes an even approach.  He writes, " Ultimately, Brand made the decision himself. He is a grown man. He knows what he is doing."  But Burns also offers this defense of Brand: "Brand never said he would definitely re-sign with the Clippers. He merely said it was his intention to do so. Maybe he was being slightly disingenuous. It certainly appears now as if he wanted to get out of L.A. all along."  Whatever Brand's intentions, though, Burns concludes, "the bottom line is that the Clippers didn't get it ...

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RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... .  SI’s Marty Burns, meanwhile, says don’t bash Brand because he left the Clippers.  Hollinger thinks the ...

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