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...smallest guys in the NBA, point guards have a special need to be liked. And Jason Kidd is the Bill Clinton of point guards. He signs endless autographs, does tons of interviews, shows up at heaps of charity events, never trash talks on the court and tidies up the day before the cleaning service comes. For his initial date with his future wife, he must have been the only American male to suggest seeing How to Make an American Quilt--even watching it a few nights before so he could seem smart about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grownup Kidd | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

...this southern city. Made famous by Elvis and Graceland, and infamous for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis has been on something of a roll, sports-wise, scoring the Grizzlies basketball team last year and welcoming new resident Jerry West, the ex-LA Lakers player and NBA legend who is team president for the transplanted Memphis franchise. Downtown, a course of major urban renovation will soon spawn yet another major sports arena, which will sit next to the National Civil Rights Museum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Gets the Black Eye? | 6/8/2002 | See Source »

...this corner... At 7-7, Bol is the tallest player in NBA history, and is recognized as a hero in his native Sudan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to, um, Rumble | 5/21/2002 | See Source »

...going to be able to withstand many punches from Perry, whose weight equals that of a loaded school bus. Bol's best strategy would be to take advantage of his reach by throwing jabs from the locker room. Fearless Prediction: The Fridge eats Bol in Round 1 Links: • NBA regular-season records for blocked shots • SI Then and Now: William Perry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to, um, Rumble | 5/21/2002 | See Source »

...hockey voices of the Crimson, and usually a touch more out of breath. Greiner’s play calls to mind aspects of Drew Gellert—on a very bad day, perhaps, but Gellert nonetheless. Admirably, the Harvard uniforms worn by Greiner and his teammate, played by NBA All-Star Ray Allen, are the real deal, and the gym is an admirable attempt at reproducing Lavietes Pavilion’s stands...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saved by the Bell: Not Another Harvard Athletics Movie! | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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