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Fool me once? Shame on you, Miami Heat. Fool me twice? Not going to happen, Los Angeles Lakers. Not to me, anyway. It'll happen to other people, because other people will fall for the trap of believing what they want to believe.
And people want to believe the Lakers will stink this season.
Just like people wanted to believe the Heat would stink two years ago.
And you can't blame people now, just like you couldn't blame them in 2010. Both years a group of superstars banded together in search of an NBA title, gaming the system to beat the system.
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This weekend, in a blockbuster move, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded guard James Harden—an All Star, Olympian, and last season’s Sixth Man of the Year—to the Houston Rockets. Because Harden’s talents would best be... more »
I live on the corner of Broadway and Worth Street in lower Manhattan. Because of Hurricane Sandy, I haven’t had water, electricity, Internet or cell-phone reception since Monday afternoon. To leave my apartment, I... more »
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