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Left Behind

By Eric Adelson

Friday, December 5, 2008

His eyes flutter open every morning. He flops his left leg over the edge of the bed. He sits up. And Jay Williams prays: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Courage? Williams is here, in Chicago, where his NBA dreams go on without him. Where seen-aghost stares of shock now outnumber autograph requests. Where the team he grew up worshipping reached its first postseason since Jordan as Jay watche ...

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