Is there a more underappreciated athlete in professional sports than the American-born white NBA player? When you think of white guys in the NBA, what comes to your mind first? Steve Nash? Dirk Nowitzki? Pau Gasol? Sorry, all foreign-born, I’m looking for U.S. Americans. Mark Madsen? Sadly, not playing anymore. Jason Kidd? Mike Bibby? Nope.
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So, with Iverson already unhappy, what are the Grizzlies, and more specifically GM Chris Wallace, to do? Here’s my idea, and I’ll preface it by saying there is no way it will happen. Get a divorce, sever ties and forget that you ever layed your eyes on him and thought, “hey, that ain’t a bad idea.”

The Los Angeles Lakers started the 2009 season the way they finished the last one: with a win. After a lackluster pre-game Championship ceremony, the Lakers tipped off against the LA Clippers and took control immediately, on their way to a 99-92 victory to begin the season.
The Lakers jumped out to an early ten point [...]