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Olympic Roundup: Redeem Team barely tops Spain
Rudy Fernandez viciously posterizes Dwight Howard, but the USA reclaims its place atop the basketball world. What does this mean? Well if we want to stay on top, we better keep putting our best players out there. A second-rate national team without people like Wade, LeBron and Kobe loses this game. Also, why weren't guys like Sheed or Paul Pierce included?
Olympic Roundup: Redeem Team barely tops Spain
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