Word: hoopster
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WANG ZHIZHI Chinese send 7-ft. 1-in. hoopster to NBA. Seems the U.S. is a lot less sensitive about airspace...
Winners WANG ZHIZHI Chinese hoopster joins Dallas Mavericks. Will he procreate as freely as his fellow N.B.A.ers or stick to China's one child policy? QUINCY JONES Mega-producer named a commander of French Legion of Honor, dons funny cap and epaulets. No, wait, that's the French Foreign Legion JIM SHEKHDAR English rower crosses Pacific under his own power, swimming last 50 meters. Upends all clich?s by having a beer as soon he makes land...
ALLEN IVERSON Hoopster-rapper agrees to fade out offensive lyrics. Caution: people may expect talent...
...much as Sprewell is a magnetic athlete, he is also the personification of the new NBA hoopster: talented, vehement, hardworking and nonchalant (and, 8 times out of 10, African American). Today's player is a man who sees his profession much as a stockbroker might see his own. He likes the competition, the camaraderie and the money. He's there because it's an exciting job that pays extremely well. He doesn't reek with gratitude for being allowed into the league. The player enjoys being part of a team and part of the community--Sprewell last week donated...