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By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, April 4, 2000

The front door of the house swings open even before the car is in park, and there he is, bald-headed, black-socked, droopy-shorted, bad-ass Jalen Rose. So what's with the greeting straight off a Hallmark card? Who since the Waltons throws his front door open and stands smiling on the porch to welcome a first-time visitor, just to save him the pang of uncertainty about being in the right place? Turns out bald-headed, black-socked, droopy-shorted, bad-ass Jalen Rose does. Only he's wearing jean ...

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