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nba.fanhouse.com - 2/5/2009
One of LeBron's Rebounds Should Have Been Credited to Ben Wallace - NBA FanHouse
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Was it an amazing performance? Yes. Was it a triple-double? NO.
NBA Takes Away LeBron's Triple Double
nba.fanhouse.com - 2/6/2009
NBA Takes Away LeBron's Triple Double
— nba.fanhouse.com — Almost immediately after LeBron James' historic performance against the Knicks on Wednesday, I questioned whether or not... he really did finish the game with that elusive triple double ... Apparently, the NBA agrees. (more) NBA Takes Away LeBron's Triple Double

Comments vote down ChrisBurke ChrisBurke posted 2/6/2009posted this
thesportsunion.com - 2/8/2009
Ben Wallace adds to his rebound total
— thesportsunion.com — The NBA decided that Ben Wallace “directed the ball toward LeBron James” thereby nullifying a rebound credited... to James and taking away his triple-double last week against New York. At least we know someone in the NBA’s office is doing his job. I hope they now go back ... (more) Ben Wallace adds to his rebound total

Comments vote down And One And One posted 2/8/2009posted this
LeBron's triple-double in New York taken away
sports.espn.go.com - 2/6/2009
LeBron's triple-double in New York taken away
— sports.espn.go.com — LeBron James lost his latest triple-double Friday when the NBA determined that one of his rebounds should... have been credited to Cleveland teammate Ben Wallace. (more) LeBron's triple-double in New York taken away

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SLAM Online:  Did LeBron Fall Short of the Triple Dip Last Night?

Ball Don't Lie:  Video: Slap an asterisk on LeBron's MSG triple-double

Intentional Foul:  LeBron is Simply Ridiculous

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Did LeBron Fall Short of the Triple Dip Last Night?
SLAM Online — Some of the video evidence suggests that, technically, he should have. Which changes…everything! >

Video: Slap an asterisk on LeBron's MSG triple-double
Ball Don't Lie — One more time for the new comers: Two nights after Kobe's record-settin' 61 points at Madison Square Garden, LeBron James became the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975 to record a triple-double in a game in which he also scored 50 or more points. Or did he? Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn ... Via The FanHouse, check out this clip of LeBron's questionably credited ninth rebound. I wish there was a better camera angle of the play — something from the baseline would be mint — but from the view of my ...

LeBron is Simply Ridiculous
Intentional Foul — ... when he played in New York earlier this week. Keep this in mind while you are trying to figure out whose MSG performance was the best — while Kobe did score 61 points, he didn’t grab ONE rebound. LeBron grabbed 10, although, that statistic is being disputed. ...

Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Feb. 5, 2009
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... + Did LeBron James really go for a triple-double last night? Here’s video to show Ben Wallace might have actually snagged his ninth rebound. {FanHouse.} ...

Quick Hits: Sunday Edition!!!
Cavs: The Blog — ... -How actually working an NBA beat makes your job more complicated, part two: I’ve met Brett Pollakoff, and he’s a nice, hardworking, knowledgeable guy who respects the game, does his job the right way, and provides good insight. But he’s followed up his all-important and not-at-all petty overturning of LeBron’s triple-double in New York (which I’m sure had nothing to do with trying to discredit LeBron’s acheivment-IF REBOUNDS AREN’T PROPERLY RECORDED, HOW LONG UNTIL WE JUST START LIVING IN COVENS AND WORSHIPPING SHEEP?) with a FanHouse ...

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Head bowed and resting on his clenched fists, LeBron James sat on the Cavaliers' bench all by his lonesome. His eyes were closed and it looked as if the superstar was deep in thought.
James gets 52 in triple-double as Cavs top Knicks — Newsday.com - Knicks 2/5/2009
Head bowed and resting on clenched fists with his eyes closed, LeBron James sat on the Cavaliers' bench all by his lonesome, appearing to be deep in thought.
Garden again becomes stage for a great player — Newsday.com - Knicks 2/5/2009
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