Horry Gets Pat on Back From Kareem

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In the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Mike Monroe writes "Spurs forward Robert Horry, who played in an NBA-record 238th playoff game Tuesday, received congratulatory words from the Hall of Fame player whose record he surpassed. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, told reporters in Los Angeles that the record was a testament to the quality of Horry's 16-year NBA career. Horry never has failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs in any of his 16 seasons. He has ... [link]

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First Cup: Thursday
Published 5/15/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... wad up a stat sheet, as Mike D'Antoni once did at a postgame press conference in San Antonio, and hurl it in anger. Popovich is now referring to how many free throws the Hornets shot compared with the Spurs, and by doing so he's complaining and sending out a message. Popovich never believed this between-game spin worked. So what changed? Ultimately, he did. Popovich has always felt the same frustration that Karl, Jackson and others have before. Maybe he just can't hold it in anymore." ...

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