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"It Would Be Like Stomping On Our Hearts"

By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The phone number was everywhere, handwritten on dozens of stickies throughout the Cavaliers' communications department: (216) 253-4062. If this number comes up on Caller ID, the notes warned, do not answer. But some calls from this number did get through. And when they did, the tirade on the other end was immediate and relentless. No pleasantries, just a barrage of criticisms and demands. "We need to get rid of Sasha Pavlovic … " "The Cavs are too soft … " "When we gonna trade ...

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