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Shaquille O’Neal Claims He Nixed Portland Trade
sportsbybrooks.com - 6/29/2009
Shaquille O’Neal Claims He Nixed Portland Trade
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Shaquille O’Neal , the Big General Manager, couldn’t resist letting everyone know that he is still master of his destiny and in control of all that he surveys after his trade to Cleveland left him without comment on his own vociferous Twitter account this week for nearly 24 hours.  ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/28/2009
Shaq says Blazers also wanted him
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Amid a wealth of midseason rumors that he was headed to Cleveland in February at the trading... deadline, Shaquille O'Neal says another team also was trying to land him -- the Portland Trail Blazers. (more) Shaq says Blazers also wanted him

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Shaq to Cavs: Fantasy Breakdown
pointsinthepaint.com - 6/27/2009
Shaq to Cavs: Fantasy Breakdown
— pointsinthepaint.com — The NBA draft is over and we saw some major deals move some big names around. There... were a couple of draft surprises and a few draft disappointments as well. I want to throw in a few opinions regarding some of the player movement that took place just prior to the draft and on draft day itself, ... (more) Shaq to Cavs: Fantasy Breakdown

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Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February
bustabucket.com - 6/28/2009
Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February
— bustabucket.com — Remember all that talk during the trade deadline about bringing Shaq to Portland? According to the big... diesel , that was real and he said no. This is basically a juicy gossip article but still intriguing, did Portland really go after Shaq? Here's what O'Neal had to say: "During the middle ... (more) Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February

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tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. — ... in streaming of in-market games online |Fang's Bites| Jimmy Fallon beat Tiger Woods at his own Wii game (w/ video) |NESW Sports.com| Initial impressions of the Fight Night Round 4 videogame |PastaPadre.com| Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will host an FX Movie Fest |Awful Announcing| All that Rubio-to-the-Knicks talk is likely hype from his agent |BergerSphere| Shaq claims he previously nixed a trade to Portland while in Phoenix |SPORTSbyBROOKS| ...

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