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The Greece-born Antetokounmpo is the son of immigrants …

2 weeks ago – via ESPN
The Greece-born Antetokounmpo is the son of immigrants from Nigeria, while Maker made his way to the NBA from the war zone in South Sudan via Australia, the Carlisle School in Martinsville, Virginia, and Canada. “Giannis is definitely proud about his Nigerian heritage, with his mother and father being from there and immigrating to Greece, and … Thon’s a guy who’s bounced all over the world. Thon’s been through a lot, and he came out alive. Looking at these kids and knowing that one of them could be the next Thon Maker or Giannis Antetokounmpo is great,” Middleton says.

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August 19, 2018 | 9:59 pm EDT Update
“It’s extremely important,” Harden said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports. “I think last year it was great for us because we kind of built our chemistry up before training camp, and then obviously adding Chris (Paul) and adding PJ (Tucker), we got a year under our belt. Bringing other guys in, James (Ennis) and ‘Melo (Carmelo Anthony), just got to get them acclimated before training camp starts, something we need.”
8 hours ago – via FOX 26 Houston

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Mark Berman: Mayor @SylvesterTurner says it’s time for Houston to honor the NBA’s MVP in 2018 with a James Harden Day in Houston. Mayor Turner wants to get it done “before the season officially starts.”

8 hours ago – via MarkBermanFox26

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Chris Kaman will join a special club this year: He’s being inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame. Kaman played basketball for Tri-Unity Christian High School, then Central Michigan University. He was drafted to the NBA in 2003 and spent 13 years there. “I think I was just blessed,” Kaman said. “I always dreamed of it … I did not know I was any good at basketball until my third year of college when we played Michigan at Michigan and we beat them. I had a really good game and everybody was talking about it. I wouldn’t have thought I could go to the NBA.”
8 hours ago – via woodtv.com

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August 19, 2018 | 7:44 pm EDT Update
In the weeks leading up to the NBA’s February trade deadline, Andrew Bogut was widely rumoured to be signing on with a contender for the playoffs, after being waived by the Los Angeles Lakers. “I had offers. I had an offer straight away, a ten-day offer immediately after I was waived, but I didn’t take that,” Bogut revealed. “That team was pretty consistent in trying to get me to come over.”
11 hours ago – via The Pick and Roll

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