The NBA Finally Has an MVP Whose Game Does Not Shrink in the Playoffs

BillJordaniv posted 5/12/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com [flag]

I make outs I make other rappers have doubts You're (messing) with the wrong man and the wrong clan-- "Flava in ya ear," Craig Mack (and other artists), 1994 Dirk Nowitzki seemingly received the 2007 MVP in a broom closet at an undisclosed location after his Dallas Mavericks were bounced out of the first round of the playoffs. We just saw the 2005 and 2006 MVP, Steve Nash, make Tony Parker ... [link]

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NFL and NFL Player’s Association Begin Talks on CBA Extension
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