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Occupational Hazard: Who will return and who won't

By Guy Lake
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, April 4, 2008

Here is one common definition of irony: An outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. Here is an example of this phenomenon. A mild-mannered fantasy writer, assigned to cover injuries for the 2007-08 NBA season, drafts and or acquires the following players on his teams: Shawn Marion, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Kaman, Udonis Haslem, Jamaal Tinsley, Ben Wallace, Marcus Banks, Eddy Curry, and Dorell Wright. Many of these players are likely to miss the rest of the season. And ...

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