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Ira Winderman: OK, this is where it stands: USA Today and ESPN.com saying LeBron scored 32, Washington Post's Michael Lee has it as 38. Ah, summer ball. Twitter

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Ryan Feldman: According to my timeline, Durant scored 59 but shot 13-39. LeBron scored 42, CP3 had 26, Melo had 34. This is all unofficial. Twitter

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Durant lost the game, but continued to add to his burgeoning street ball reputation, after earlier scoring 66 points at Rucker Park, then having 44 in the Goodman League’s win over the Drew League on Aug. 20. His cross-country exploits have caught the attention of players all over the league. “Durant’s gone on a rampage this summer,” Anthony said. “I told him to ‘Slow down.’ Because every other night I see him in a different city playing. But that’s just the love of the game that he’s got, and I respect that. I’m glad he actually showed up and played in this game, too.” “We’ve been following KD all summer, going to all these games,” Paul said. Washington Post

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A lot of those points came against James, with the two players repeatedly going back and forth and scoring two and three baskets in a row against one another. "I have so much respect for LeBron," Durant said. "He's one of the greatest players in this league . . . so to have that type of opportunity to play against him, and just work on what I've been working on all summer, it was fun." New York Post

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Chris Palmer: Brandon Jennings on Kobe: "He wasn't born and raised in LA. You gotta be from LA to play for Drew. Show me a birth certificate." Twitter

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Brandon Jennings: People mad because I said, Kobe shouldn't play for the Drew League team cause he wasn't born in #LA. So that's a lie? Twitter

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Brandon Jennings: I never said kobe should play in the drew league I can careless, I'm talking about The Drew League TEAM! That hooped against DC Twitter

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Michael Lee: Rawls said Goodman League is still hoping to have a rematch with Drew League on Sept. 25. “We going whether Kobe play or not.” Twitter

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Rawls said he would probably only take about eight players. He plans to also bring Lakers second round pick Ater Majok and former Syracuse big man Arinze Onuaku. Michael Beasley had to back out of the game at Trinity after committing to play with Paul Pierce and Tyson Chandler in China. Beasley is expected to be done in China on Sunday and Rawls said he would love to him. “If he’s back, yeah.” Washington Post

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But he added that Durant is definitely committed. “KD’s down for whatever,” Rawls said. Washington Post

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The details remain scarce about what transpired during Tuesday's meeting between Drew League officials and Kobe Bryant's representatives regarding Bryant's possible appearance in a proposed rematch in Los Angeles on Sept. 10 between the Drew League and Goodman League. Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka of Landmark Sports Agency, didn't respond to calls and an email for comment. Drew League Commissioner Oris "Dino" Smiley didn't answer multiple phone calls. And Fred Smith, a longtime television cameraman and producer who helped the Drew League organize an exhibition game last weekend between the two teams at Washington, D.C.'s Trinity University, referred to his website's Twitter account via text when asked to provide details about the meeting. Los Angeles Times

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So for what it's worth, we bring you the latest courtesy of TheBasketballChannel's Twitter feed: "Fred Smith and Dino Smiley just returned from meeting at "swanky" Sunset Blvd location. No news to report, but talks continue. Stay tuned!" Los Angeles Times

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Though plans are far from definitive, Drew League officials intend to meet with Kobe Bryant's representatives Wednesday to discuss a possible appearance in a proposed exhibition game in Los Angeles on Sept. 10 between the Drew League and Goodman League. That's according to Fred Smith, a longtime television cameraman and producer who helped the Drew League organize an exhibition game this past weekend between the two teams at Washington, D.C.'s Trinity University. "We only have three weeks and I think it’s going to be challenging, honestly," Smith said. "But we’ll see what we can do." Los Angeles Times

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Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka of Landmark Sports Agency, didn't return calls for comment, but Smiley holds plenty of optimism Bryant would play in the proposed Drew League- Goodman League game. Said Smiley: "I would be surprised that, if it’s held in L.A., that he wouldn’t show up and play for it." Los Angeles Times

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Early in the third quarter of his team’s 135-134 victory over the Los Angeles-based Drew League, Goodman League commissioner Miles Rawls looked down at the opponent to his right and said, “It’s a long flight to L.A. with an ‘L’ on the chest.” The words elicited laughter from the crowd but seemed to fire up the players from the left coast as they immediately overcame a double-digit deficit to eventually take the lead as James Harden drove and dunked and Brandon Jennings, scored, flipped on his back and later danced. The visitors silenced the stunned overflow crowd until Wizards point guard John Wall and District native Kevin Durant brought back the Goodman League -- Wall with his quick feet and nifty passes; Durant with his high-flying dunks -- and set up a thrilling finish. Washington Post

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The intensity for a supposed summer league exhibition perhaps exceeded what many of the participants had expected, but also spoke to the pride that was at stake for players who earn their reputations on the asphalt at Barry Farm or the indoor gym that Washington Park. Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins used his big body to pound Wizards center JaVale McGee on back-to-back dunks in the first half, local street ball legend Hugh “Baby Shaq” Jones exchanged some words with Los Angeles Clippers forward Craig Smith and Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Harden threw aside all pleasantries as they staged an often physical duel at Trinity University. “That’s why we set this whole thing up. Both teams are going to play hard,” said Harden, who scored 34 points. “I don’t want hear nothing about that Kevin Durant, Thunder up. We’re enemies right now.” Washington Post

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Several players from the visiting squad questioned the foul call afterward and the anger and frustration that came with paying their own money for travel and lodging expenses, only to come away with a loss, had them angling for a rematch sooner than later. “We need that rematch,” Jennings said after scoring a team-high 38 points for the Drew League. “We lost on a last second shot, and a last second call. Nothing said that they was better than us. If you think about it, they was one up because they had an all-star. We didn’t have no all-stars.” Washington Post

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With no Gregg Popovich around to call his number and no Manu Ginobili to set him up, Neal figured his chances of standing out in the exhibition between two legendary summer pro-am leagues — Los Angeles’ Drew League and the D.C.-based Goodman League — were slim. His spot-up game isn’t built for streetball, even streetball played indoors. “No, not at all,” said Neal, a Spurs guard and Baltimore native who played for the Goodman team. “My point guards are (Denver’s) Ty Lawson and (Washington’s) John Wall. Just have to hope they’re in a distributing mood.” They weren’t. Neal finished with six points, 38 shy of the 44 pumped in by NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant, who earned MVP honors in Goodman’s 135-134 victory. San Antonio Express-News

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It is the mild-mannered Durant, the only NBA All-Star on either roster, flexing for the crowd after a coast-to-coast drive. It is streetball legends named “Money Mike” (no last name) and Baby Shaq Jones filling out the end of the bench. It is showmanship above all else, and in that, Saturday night delivered. “We put on a show,” said Wall, who added 28 points to the Goodman win. “That’s what it’s all about. It’s not about money. It’s about loving the game and wanting to play the game.” Of course, not everybody wanted to. Wizards swingman Nick Young, reportedly miffed because he wasn’t named the Drew League’s regular-season MVP, didn’t show. Neither did Kobe Bryant, whose presence was rumored after he dropped 43 points and the game-winning jumper in a Drew League game last week. “We tried to get him,” said Drew Leaguer DeMar DeRozan, a Toronto Raptors forward. “You pretty much have to catch Kobe at the right time and the right place.” San Antonio Express-News

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On the final possession, Brandon Jennings was matched up against former No. 1 pick John Wall of the Wizards, who scored six of the Goodman League's final 10 points and dove head first into a group of photographers while going for a loose ball after sinking a jumper for that late three-point edge. Jennings, who led Drew with 34 points, settled for a long shot that missed. The rebound was corralled by Harden, who scored 29, along the left baseline with Durant in pursuit. Harden's game face was showing behind his full beard before the game, intensity that was not surprising considering the Los Angeles players paid their way to travel East. He said the battle to show which city has the best talent was "why we set this whole thing up. Both teams are going to play hard." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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