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Inside Man

By Chris Palmer

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Magazine's Chris Palmer doesn't just write about NBA players, he lives their life. And that was before he got the okay from five players to follow them through the 2004-05 season for his just-published book, The Sixth Man (ESPN Books). In this excerpt, CPalm spends a typical afternoon hanging with one of his pals. "I don't see it," I say, turning left off Sunset Boulevard. "Oh, there it is. I'll be right up." I'm meeting Elton Brand in the West Hollywood offices of his new company. Like ...

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