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D'Antoni receives warm reception in land of Suns

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Monday, December 15, 2008

PHOENIX -- The noise was definitely rising, louder than a Phoenix crowd had cheered for Mike D'Antoni in a very long time, when the arena lights and the big screen overhead were suddenly switched off. Who knows how loud it would have gotten if the darkness that signals the start of introductions for the home team, D'Antoni's old team, didn't snuff out a standing ovation warmer than the former coach of the Suns ever imagined? The warmth clearly surprised and moved D'Antoni, who made sure to ke ...

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