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By Stephen A. Smith

Monday, June 16, 2008

Here I am, soaking up the sunshine and ambience of Hollywood, living the life, far from the rigors of a 9-to-5, chilling in Tinseltown with Denzel on one side of the court and Jack on the other. That's me at the NBA Finals, right? Dream on. This year, the Finals felt more like a nightmare. It's bad enough that a pathetic, disgraced felon like Tim Donaghy would stain the Finals with allegations that the fix was in on two playoff games in the past. But what really struck me is how fans and t ...

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