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Dunk contest won't raise rim

By Marc Stein

Thursday, February 15, 2007

LAS VEGAS -- That didn't take long, did it? Thursday night in Vegas and I'm about to do what I do best -- head out to dine finely -- when my phone rings with word that we have our first dunk-contest flap of 2007. Two nights before the actual contest -- and assuming you can still have an actual controversy in what sadly ranks as the faded jewel of All-Star Weekend -- I'm told that Dwight Howard is rather steamed. Reason being: Howard's request to have the basket raised on a couple du ...

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