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Rivers was standing by his man

By Bomani Jones
Special to Page 2

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Last week, Doc Rivers told reporters that Sebastian Telfair didn't play after halftime of the Celtics' preseason game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden because of a stomach problem. 'Twas a boldfaced lie; Telfair left the game because detectives wanted to question him about a shooting that took place the night before at Justin's Restaurant in Manhattan. Maybe Bassy called Rivers later and said he had a tummy ache. Talking to Johnny Law has that effect on some people. Or maybe that' ...

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