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Eric Patten: Grant Hill will receive the Mannie Jackson - Basketball's Human Spirit Award from the Hall of Fame Thurs. Chauncey Billups won it last year. Twitter

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Paul Coro: Jermaine O'Neal said Grant Hill pushed the #Suns & their trainers into his mind while they underwent knee treatment in Germany this summer. Twitter

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New Sixers center Andrew Bynum will head to Germany in early September to have the same experimental procedure on his knee that Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill and Alex Rodriguez have undergone, according to a West Coast source with knowledge of the situation. Bynum has had surgery on both of his knees. It is unknown whether the procedure will be performed on the one knee or both. According to the source, Bynum’s knees are fine and the procedure is non- surgical. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Grant Hill said last month when he was a member of the Olympic team in 1996, players tried to avoid being the game’s high scorer because the high scorer often was chosen for the postgame random drug test and had to stay two hours after a game. However, an Olympic official said yesterday that isn’t true at all. New York Post

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First lady Michelle Obama thanked her "new buddy," NBA star Grant Hill, for joining her at a campaign event at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Obama and Hill had sat together at the Olympic opening ceremonies in London. "I want to adopt you as my younger brother, all right?" the first lady said to laughs. "I won't say son yet. I don't think I'm that old. But he is an amazing individual, and we had a terrific time." Washington Examiner

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Funny tidbit from Grant Hill to @dpshow. Leading scorer got drug tested after every game in 96 Olympics. "At the end of games everyone was super unselfish." tmi.me

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Grant Hill: I really enjoyed the five years that I had the opportunity to play in Phoenix and the organization and the fans and I know we went out and didn’t get the ultimate in terms of winning the championship, but we tried. We tried our best and so I am proud of what we did as a group. Sports Radio Interviews

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Grant Hill: I’m excited to be a Clipper. I’m excited to be on this team, which they have gone through some changes and certainly are in a good position now, but in the same breath I am sad because I thoroughly enjoy going to work every day and being a part of that team and certainly part of the community. Sports Radio Interviews

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A brief summer league chit-chat with Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. On the addition of Lamar Odom to Clippers: "Lamar and I actually worked out [Wednesday]. It was good. Lamar is a huge threat offensively and defensively at different positions. He's gonna help us out a lot this year. He can handle the ball, me and him and Blake in the pick-and-roll with [Chris Paul], it's going to be good. He's an all-around great player, so it's going to be good for us. "Last year, we're not really worried about that. We're just about him, with the Clippers, and how much he's going to help us. Not just Lamar but we just signed Chauncey, we just got Grant Hill. That's a lot of veterans [to add to the mix]." ESPN.com

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Madelyn Burke: Grant Hill: "You look at teams that win championships... Depth is certainly important." #Clippers Twitter

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Madelyn Burke: Hill on being across town from former teammate Nash: "hopefully wen we play the Lakers, Steve will pass me the ball like he used to" Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Grant Hill 

Did you think he was leaning on coming back? Once Steve Nash left, did you think he was gone? Alvin Gentry: “Well, I don’t know. I think there is a lot of thought process that went on and at the end of the day he just thought the Clippers situation was best for him and that’s very understandable. We’re trying to transition and move forward, sign some younger players and see how we can make this thing work. This is a good situation for him, he’s with a team that has a chance to win and win big. I think it was a win win in both situations.” Sports Radio Interviews

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The Clippers signed Grant Hill to a two-year contract Wednesday night to bolster their small forward spot, and the team also reached out to free-agent centers Darko Milicic and Ryan Hollins. Hill agreed to join the team under the biannual exception, taking a two-year deal that will pay him $1.9 million in the first year and has a raise of 4.5% in the second. Hill, who will be 40 in October, is expected to back up Caron Butler. The Clippers are expected to hold a news conference next week to formally announce the signing. Los Angeles Times

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The Clippers have only the veteran minimum of about $1.229 million to offer Milicic. But Cornstein said the money was less of a factor because the Timberwolves must still pay Milicic the $10.898 million remaining on the last two years of his contract before the team used the amnesty provision to cut him. "Playing time, team situation will be crucial factors," Cornstein said. "Because Darko was amnestied, he and I both agree that it's a crucial year for him." Los Angeles Times

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The Los Angeles Clippers today signed seven-time NBA All-Star forward Grant Hill. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced. An 18-year NBA veteran, Hill brings career averages of 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 34.4 minutes to Los Angeles. In addition, he has played in 997 games (972 starts) and connected on 48.4 percent of his field goals, 31.5 percent from behind the three-point line and 77 percent of his free throws over his career. NBA.com

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Because the Suns were not willing to participate in a sign-and-trade for Hill and Gomes, the Clippers were forced to waive Gomes, said the executives. Los Angeles Times

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That now opens the door for the Clippers to sign free-agent small forward Grant Hill, as the team plans to do with the biannual exception, the NBA executives said. Los Angeles Times

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New Laker guard Steve Nash posted this photo on Twitter after writing: “@realgranthill33 is signing with the Clippers…” Orange County Register

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The Clippers are trying to work out a sign and trade with the Phoenix Suns, but if they can't agree to a trade Hill will likely sign for the Clippers' $1.9 million bi-annual exception, sources said. Backup forward Ryan Gomes, who is due to make $4 million in the final year of his contract, likely would be the player headed to Phoenix in a sign-and-trade agreement. ESPN.com

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Hill would add a defensive presence and more overall play-making ability. The Clippers have also been trying to acquire Marco Belinelli from the Hornets. He is considered one of the top shooters on the free-agent market. ESPN.com

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