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DeMar said he still didn’t know the ins and outs of the agreement, “I want to go over it with some of my NBA peers and see what they think about it.” “It was a shocking 3:00 AM call,” said Young. “I don’t know how my mom was up that late but she called me and I gotta answer when she called. I was a little nervous, I though she called for something else but I was excited. “I can’t wait. Especially coming off the year that I had,” continued Young. “[I'm] very motivated and confident and happy that’s back. I was a little scared that we weren’t going to have a season this year. HoopsWorld

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DeMar DeRozan: I might cry tonight! Twitter

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And the charity games keep on rolling in as we wait for lockout negotiations to start up again. Baron Davis and Tina Thompson will be hosting one in Los Angeles this Sunday at Southwest College benefitting the Kids in LA Sports Foundation. On the list to play are some guys with Los Angeles ties — Paul Pierce, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, DeMar DeRozan, Nick Young, Darren Collison, Arron Afflalo and the Collins brothers Jarron and Jason. NBCSports.com

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DeMar DeRozan was on Sportsnet 590 earlier today – with Paul Jones and me – and he broke the news that he has been considering the possibility of organizing a charity game in Toronto at some point in the next month. Details are limited at this point, but DeRozan told us that he and Raptors teammate, Amir Johnson, recently discussed the idea and they are meeting tomorrow or Friday to figure out the details and determine if this event could fly or not. FAN590

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I spoke to Durant, Ime Udoka and DeMar DeRozan on Thursday after they finished playing some full-court runs at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. They said they still believed in Fisher and they all felt the players have already given enough in stating their willingness to drop from 57 percent in the old agreement to a proposal to go to 52.5, and they don't want to go any lower. "I'm all for standing up for what you believe in," Durant said. "I think that's what we're doing as a union. We're playing in these games, these charity games, because we love what we do. We're not going out here getting insurance, we're not going out here getting paid. We love the game. Guys can get hurt playing in these games. But people don't see that." ESPN.com

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DeMar DeRozan: Its a lot of people quick to criticize us in this situation but have no clue of the business side of it... Twitter

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DeRozan said he had faith in Fisher and the union and was predisposed toward following any proposal submitted to him by the union. "I trust Derek and everyone who's working for us. They feed us with information about everything that's going on. If he told me [he had a deal he liked], I'm definitely going to trust his judgment." But like Harden, DeRozan flatly rejected the idea that a 50-5o split in BRI was acceptable. When asked whether he'd reconsider an even split if that was the proposal presented to the players by their leadership, DeRozan reacted as if it were a trick question. ESPN.com

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But apparently, the battle for bragging rights was enough to convince Gay that he would participate in the next show to determine which coast has the best players. After weeks of wrangling and tense negotiations, the Goodman League-Drew League rematch will finally take place on Sunday at Long Beach State University and Goodman League commissioner Miles Rawls confirmed that Gay would join forces with Durant, Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Michael Beasley, Sam Young and Donte Greene. Gay, Durant and Wall are also expected to participate in another exhibition game hosted by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on Saturday at Florida International University in Miami, but Rawls said all three would complete the difficult back-to-back set. They will meet a fired-up Drew League team eager for revenge and featuring Harden, Jennings, Nick Young, Derrick Williams, DeMar Derozan, Dorell Wright, Craig Smith, Marcus Banks and Ryan Hollins. Washington Post

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Chris Broussard: Joe Johnson, Demar Derozan, Jarrett Jack & several other NBA players training at U of Miami next week w/ex-Hornets trainer Irving Roland. Twitter

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J. Michael Falgoust: Shumpert goes baseline, uses his body to shed DeRozan and hits another j. Damon Jones just walks over to Shumpert during a timeout and says to him, "You're f----n him up." Twitter

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Roth said via telephone Tuesday night he was unaware of any such meeting.] But Smiley said he hopes the game will happen Oct. 1. Smiley said the proposed game would feature mostly high school, college and pro players who are L.A. natives. Although he doesn't have a confirmed list, Smiley sounded confident that Drew League regulars such as Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings, Toronto's DeMar DeRozan, Oklahoma City's James Harden, Sacramento's Pooh Jeter, the Clippers' Craig Smith, Washington's JaVale McGee and Nick Young, and Golden State's Dorell Wright would make up part of the roster. Los Angeles Times

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What about overseas? Is that an option for you or is that not something you’re considering? DeMar DeRozan: It’s definitely an option. If it goes to where it looks like it’s going to be longer than what we think it is, it’s definitely an option. Just go over there and play basketball and then whenever the lockout is over, come back. The Score

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How did you feel when you heard that Sonny [Weems] was heading to Lithuania for the season because of this lockout? DeMar DeRozan: I was definitely happy for him because he’ll get an opportunity to play, but it’s funny. Last night my cousins were playing a game and I had realized like, man, if the lockout is over I’m not going to have my man Sonny out there playing with me. I think it hit me just last night that. Like, that’s not my teammate, I probably won’t be playing with him. You know what I mean? It was definitely crazy. It was crazy stuff. My cousins were playing a [video] game and they were playing with the Raptors. And it was just funny because it was like, ‘Hey, next year my man ain’t going to be on the team with me anymore.’ The Score

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Jonathan Abrams: DeRozan says he's going to shoot video of the dunks he didn't get a chance to show in the contest and post them on Twitte Twitter

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Is it similar to Kevin Garnett because he has that reputation for being such an intimidat– DeMar DeRozan: Yeah, but Kevin Garnett’s got a dirty mouth (laughs). HM: Yeah? Go ahead, what were you going to say? DeMar DeRozan: (still laughing) I was just going to say, Kevin Garnett, he just don’t stop. Whatever you can think of, that’s what he says. The Score

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All in all, a pretty fun night of pickup hoops during a time where any basketball at all is like manna from heaven. And as you might expect, there were a bunch of quality plays. I mean, how could there not be in a game that featured Durant, Harden, Jennings, John Wall, Tyreke Evans, JaVale McGee, DeMar DeRozan and a couple streetball legends? So here are the top 10, compiled by Ball Is Life: CBSSports.com

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As of late Sunday, the Goodman-Shaw League showdown was still on for next Saturday at Washington, D.C.'s Trinity University. The confirmed participants were, for the Goodman (D.C.) squad, Kevin Durant, Ty Lawson, Gary Neal, Michael Beasley, Grizzlies rookie Josh Selby and forward Sam Young, Kings big men DeMarcus Cousins and Donte Greene, And1 star Hugh (Baby Shaq) Jones and D.C. guard Warren (D-Nice) Jefferson. The Shaw (L.A.) League has commitments from Brandon Jennings, James Harden, DeMar DeRozan, Dorell Wright, Nick Young, JaVale McGee and Pooh Jeter. Durant warmed up for the battle this past weekend by leading his Madness team to the Goodman championship game on Sunday with 44 points. The Shaw game will end a whirlwind summer of playing for the Thunder's superstar, who told the Washington Post he's set an October 1 deadline for deciding whether he'll play abroad if the lockout continues into the regular season. NBA.com

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DeMar DeRozan: I want to apologize for my actions at the Drew League today. I got caught up in the heat of the moment, but should've handled it better. Twitter

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DeMar DeRozan: I understand the business part of the league but at the end of the day we love the game of basketball & love going out there suiting up... Twitter

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Sonny Weems: I guess @DeMar DeRozan works for the front office for the Raptors bc I haven't heard from dude since the lockout started. #seasonfriends lol Twitter

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