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Brownie Points: Houston’s appearance at Suns' practice testament to training staff
There he was at the Suns practice court Thursday, making jumper after jumper and working with assistant general manager Vinny del Negro after the team finished practice. Remember Allan Houston? The former sharpshooter turns 37 in just over two weeks and has played only one game — a six-minute stint with the Knicks at the beginning of this season — since retiring in 2005 because of chronic ...
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Hoping For the Best For H2O But Doubtful Nonetheless
CelticsBlog — A Daily Babble Production Heard around: Allan Houston may be considering another attempt at a comeback next season. In fact, we heard it from the East Valley Tribune , where Jerry Brown had this to say: Houston is in the Valley to visit friend Grant Hill. But while he s here, he also asked to be evaluated by the Suns medical staff, which has a reputation of reviving injured players careers. Hill and Shaquille O Neal are the latest players to have their careers resurrected or improved by Aaron Nelson and his team, and the success stories have naturally drawn the ...

Allan Houston Looking for Fountain of Youth in Phoenix
SLAM Online — Hey, it seems to have worked for Shaq and G.Hill. So why wouldn’t another old man want to give it a shot? © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 3 comments Add to del.icio.us Search ...

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