Fantasy Basketball In the Real World

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Nothing stirs the professional basketball soul like Shaq and Kobe playing against each other with playoff implications on the line. [link]

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First Cup: Wednesday
Published 2/20/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The fantasy of most hoop junkies is to have seven games worth of Shaq vs. Kobe in late May and early June in the Western Conference finals, but the immediate reality is one irresistible meeting Wednesday night that has rallied the desert like few civic happenings the last 15 years. Suns vs. Lakers has been contentious for most of the last 40 years. Folks here in the Valley of the Sun have always disliked Kobe Bryant, and they're more than happy for Wednesday's visit to coincide with the Suns debut of Shaquille ...

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