nydailynews.com - 8/1/2008
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The last time the United States won a major basketball competition, LeBron James was entering high school, Jason Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and the Knicks were coming off two straight trips to the conference finals. Where have you gone, Michael Jordan?
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Daily Links 8/1
CelticsBlog —
... Links After the Jump CelticsBlog Thank you Kevin Garnett Runnin' Fives: Memphis Grizzlies Erden squares off with team USA LOY's Place What a difference a year makes Rumors and free agent updates - Nellie beats Cuban edition ESPN Nellie wins $6.3 million in arbitration against Mark Cuban Slam Online Paul Pierce is serious about this best player in the world thing LJ World Refreshed Pollard ready for action NY Daily News US Olympic team finds motivation in red, white, blue and gold Hoopshype Is Artest worth the ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 8/1
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... squares off with team USA LOY's Place What a difference a year makes Rumors and free agent updates - Nellie beats Cuban edition ESPN Nellie wins $6.3 million in arbitration against Mark Cuban Slam Online Paul Pierce is serious about this best player in the world thing LJ World Refreshed Pollard ready for action NY Daily News US Olympic team finds motivation in red, white, blue and gold Hoopshype Is ...
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hoopsaddict.com 8/1/2008 — As the brilliantly executed “There Can Only Be One” ad campaign told us, winning an NBA title confers a player with many perks, including respect from their peers, admiration from fans, and an affirmed sense of validity. It would seem for at least one Boston Celtic, it promotes one more upshot: delusions of grandeur.
US rolls to 120-84 win over Lithuania (AP) —
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Kobe Bryant harassed longtime nemesis Sarunas Jasikevicius into a miserable night and helped the U.S. Olympic basketball team roll to a 120-84 exhibition victory over Lithuania on Friday night. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points, Dwight Howard had 17 and ...
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