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Tony Parker affected by the Global Financial crisis?
ballineurope.com - 9/18/2008
Tony Parker affected by the Global Financial crisis?
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Everybody has heard about the dramatic events that are currently going on in the Financial World. Big traditional banks and insurance companies go bankrupt or get taken over. But did you ever think that these events can put European basketball players in trouble? AIG is one of the biggest ...

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FanHouse — ... 2. Ball in Europe. If I understand this right -- and there's a strong chance I don't -- American taxpayers might in a roundabout way have to pay the Spurs some cash if Tony Parker (insured by AIG while playing for France) gets injured in Eurobasket qualifying this month. ...

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