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NBA | Spaniards vilifying Toronto over Garbajosa
RAPTORS REPORT TOMORROW vs. Memphis, 7 p.m., Score FRIDAY vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m., TSN SATURDAY at Washington, 7 p.m., TSN NOTES T.J. Ford , the injured Raptors point guard whose absence has coincided with the usual excellent work of Jose Calderon , was asked to give a scouting report on his fellow team-runner. "I think our styles are totally different. (Calderon) makes smart decisions. I think ...
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In the End, Garbajosa Screwed the Raptors
FanHouse — ... spent Monday insinuating the severity of Garbo's injury is a hoax, saying Jorge has looked fine for weeks. (Feschuk calls this a lie.) The columnist also relays the sentiment from Spain that the Raptors 'hold a grudge' ( ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Jorge Garbajosa played for his national team while recovering from injury, and now appears to be seriously injured again. Everyone is mad at everyone else, and an insurance policy covering Garbajosa is set to expire this week. These are the kinds of things that pit national teams against professional teams. ...

An Ugly Situation
Hoops Addict — ... There’s been a lot of hoopla floating around now that Jorge Garbajosa has been recommended for (possible) season ending surgery. The prognosis seems to be fairly nasty, and there’s been this question floating around about just how hurt Jorge is. In some circles, it’s turned into a he said, he said situation where anyone related to Spain has given the thumbs up, while everyone on the Raptors have given a hard thumbs down. ...

Spanish media villifies Raptors over Garbajosa injury
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports — ... leg, at least in the opinion of the Toronto medical staff. Whether the impending operation will end Garbajosa's season isn't clear. What is without dispute is that in Garbajosa's native Spain, where he is a beyond-reproach hero, media coverage has been making the Toronto franchise out as the villain."The Raptors have a bit of a grudge (against Garbajosa)," Spanish center Pau Gasol ( Memphis Grizzlies ) said a while back, summing up the Spanish spin on things. Source: Toronto Star Related: Pau Gasol , Memphis Grizzlies , Toronto Raptors ...

Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors: 12/7/07 - Game Preview
CelticsBlog — ... Jorge Garbajosa - Garbajosa is one of those "glue guys" that basketball fans love to watch. As an added bonus he is one of the few international players that Tommy Heinsohn begrudgingly accepts. Unfortunately Garbajosa also broke his leg in a pretty horrific fashion towards the end of last season, against the Celtics. I'd post the clip but I'm terrified of it. To make matters worse his recovery has not been smooth. I'm hoping he gets it going by the end of the season, even if that does strengthen a division rival. Thanks to ...

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