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At the 2011 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, there’s one missing player that NBA scouts really wanted to see: Temple’s Lavoy Allen. Allen was invited to the Portsmouth Invitational and originally accepted the invite and was included on a roster. But on Monday, he notified the tournament organizers that he wouldn’t be attending, and his name was removed from the roster. CSNPhilly.com

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One of those sources is an agent Allen is considering – Allen said he is sitting down with agents in the next few weeks to decide who will represent him – and the other source is Bobby Martin, a basketball workout guru. Martin, who played college basketball at Pittsburgh from 1987-91 and then professionally in Europe, trains NBA hopefuls in his basketball facility just outside of Boston. “[Lavoy] wanted to come [to Portsmouth] but unfortunately something came up,” Martin said. “While it would’ve been nice to show up, I believe [the NBA scouts are] not going to judge him for [three] games. They’re going to look at his body of work. “I think if they understand the family issue that went on, I don’t think it should be used as a strike against him. Something came up. This kid has legitimate issues [he had to deal with].” CSNPhilly.com

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