latimes.com - 12/3/2008
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Any lawyer or agent representing a star athlete will tell you there is an unwritten code they hope their big clients will follow: Don't be political. Don't take unnecessary stands on serious issues. Keep your image clean, and you could be looking at an eight-figure shoe contract, a national ...
slamonline.com - 12/8/2008
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slamonline.com —
by Marcel Mutoni Back in September, Baron Davis
famously admitted to going on the Jenny Craig plan...
in order to shed some weight for the upcoming season. Well, it appears now that there may have been financial motivation behind the revelation. ...
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Did Baron Davis Get Paid to Be Fat?
sportsbybrooks.com - 12/9/2008
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The whole Baron Davis coming back to L.A.
thing seemed like a good idea a few months...
ago. Until BD realized that Elton Brand was taking off for Philly and Mike Dunleavy was still in charge. Davis is averaging 18 points per game, but shooting only 39% ...
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Baron Davis Paid $250K By Jenny Craig To Get Fat
celticsblog.com - 11/28/2008
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A Daily Babble Production Last night was no
doubt one for the starters at TD Banknorth Garden. ...
Four of them put up 20 points or better, and Rajon Rondo stole the show in the Celtics' 119-111 victory over the Warriors. But we would be ...
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Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog —
This is an interesting story in the Los Angeles Times about Baron Davis and his life. Detroit Piston forward Tayshaun Prince even pops up in the article. December 3, Los Angeles Times: [Davis] stresses that his top priority is basketball. "I want to win an NBA championship for the Clippers," Davis says. "I think that's my ultimate goal. On top of that, I want to help bring peace to Los Angeles. I want to be a voice of stopping gang violence...black-on-brown violence. I also want to help build a bridge between the upper class and the lower class. Give kids a chance to go to ...
The Fundamentals
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... John Ireland of the Los Angeles Times: “Any lawyer or agent representing a star athlete will tell you there is an unwritten code they hope their big clients will follow: Don’t be political. Don’t take unnecessary stands on serious issues. Keep your image clean, and you could be looking at an eight-figure shoe contract, a national sports-drink campaign and your own videogame. It worked for Michael Jordan. It worked for Tiger Woods. And it can work for you. Mention this to Baron Davis, the new point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, and he smiles. He has his own code. ‘No ...
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nba.fanhouse.com 11/13/2008 — by Tom Ziller Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times dove into the bad start the Clippers have offered. As the columnist tells it, the problem's a struggle between improvisationist Baron Davis and choreographer Mike Dunleavy . Baron wants to make ...
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dimemag.com 11/11/2008 — Is Boom a superstar? There are only a handful of guys in the League today who are known almost universally by their nicknames: the Diesel, Mamba, the Answer, the Truth, and Boom Dizzle. Even though Baron Davis doesn't boast the hardware (MVP's and rings) that these guys have on display in their ...
How Bad is Baron's Finger?
clipsnation.com 10/20/2008 — How bad is the injury to Baron Davis' left ring finger? That's what the Clippers and Baron hope to find out from a hand specialist today. J.A. Adande of ESPN.com and Marc Spears of the Boston Globe are both reporting that Baron could ...
