carino99 | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 27 2009 | news, sports, israel, basketball, nbaIsraeli basketball star Omri Casspi took a huge step in his Israel-to-NBA saga Thursday when he became the first Israeli player ever selected in the first round of the NBA Draft - an important, but certainly not final, stage in an attempted journey to the world's preeminent professional basketball league. Casspi is the focus of a national obsession with the idea of an Israeli making it into the NBA, in which some 20 percent of the players are foreigners.
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yikes... apparently Nike reps have confiscated all the tapes which show LeBron James getting dunked on by a college Sophomore.
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Thou shalt not dunk on the King and live to YouTube about it. Predictably, Nike came to James' rescue and insisted the tapes were commandeered only because videotaping pickup games after hours is against policy. It has also been suggested that James, who recently underwent facial surgery and is probably not in game shape, would be more concerned about his conditioning level than the dunk. - Roldy - Jun 11 20091 FaverViewed: 4 Times
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Obama should stop pandering to people that would never vote for him in the first place and clarify a solid position.
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