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My dream for the team

By LZ Granderson
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

A few years ago I was working on a profile of a high-salaried NBA player who happened to be black, and who hailed from a poor, inner-city neighborhood. The guy had been in the league during the time when $100 million contracts were common. I remember thinking that with that much money, the entire planet literally was his playground. So when he told me that Atlanta was his all-time favorite vacation spot, I was more than a little disappointed. That's like calling Olive Garden fine Italian di ...

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