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Former NBA basketball player Steve Francis, poses for a portrait July 28, 2011 in Houston at his home. (Eric Kayne/Special to The Washington Times)
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Memorabilia belonging to former NBA basketball player Steve Francis, July 28, 2011 in Houston at his home. (Eric Kayne/Special to The Washington Times)
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Former NBA star Steve Francis, enjoying an idle moment at his home in Houston, averaged 18.1 points a game over a nine-year pro career. The Takoma Park native also had one standout season at Maryland.Former NBA basketball player Steve Francis, poses for a portrait July 28, 2011 in Houston at his home. (Eric Kayne/Special to The Washington Times)
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NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher, right, NBA union chief Billy Hunter, left, and LA Lakers' Theo Ratliff arrive at a midtown hotel for a meeting with the NBA, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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D.C. native Kevin Durant is one of the many superstars who are scheduled to pay a visit to the Verizon Center during the upcoming NBA season. Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder are slated to face the Wizards here Jan. 18 and March 6. (Associated Press)
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The NBA laid off 114 workers, but a league spokesman said Thursday that they are "not a direct result of the lockout." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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The Washington Wizards are ready to get the NBA season started, after 149 days of the lockout. Wizards free agent and vice president of the players trade association Maurice Evans said the season was almost lost before a tentative agreement just before 3 a.m, but he's elated to get it going. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** NBA commissioner David Stern (left) and NBA spokesperson Mike Bass arrive in New York at a midtown hotel for a meeting with the players' union on June 30, 2011. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** National Basketball Players Association union president and Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher (center) listens as NBPA executive director Billy Hunter (right) speaks during a news conference in New York on June 23, 2011, with NBA players standing behind them. (Associated Press)
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the No. 18 draft pick, Florida State's Chris Singleton, who was selected by the Washington Wizards in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Jan Vesely, with NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday, has been compared to Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan Vesely, shown with NBA commissioner David Stern, has been compared to Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko.
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Keshawn Porter, above, 11, a member of the Boys & Girls Club in Newark, N.J., is seen on the shoulders of Jan Vesely, an NBA Draft prospect from the Czech Republic, at the end of an NBA Fit Clinic, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Jan Vesely, center, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the No. 1 overall draft pick, Kyrie Irving, of Duke, who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June, 23, 2011, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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National Basketball Players Association union president Derek Fisher, of the Los Angles Lakers, listens as NBPA executive director Billy Hunter, right, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, June 23, 2011, with NBA players standing behind them in New York. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement expires June 30 and the sides remain far apart. Fisher said players won't accept a bad deal to avoid a work stoppage. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, center, of Germany, raises his MVP trophy followed by teammates Jason Terry, second from left, and Tyson Chandler, left, as they exit the charter with owner Mark Cuban carrying the NBA Championship basketball trophy after the team's arrival at Love Field in Dallas, Monday, June 13, 2011. The Mavericks beat the Heat to win the NBA championship. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion dunks during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game against the Miami Heat Sunday, June 12, 2011, in Miami. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith; Pool)
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Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki shoots over Miami Heat's Joel Anthony during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA finals. Dallas won 112-103 and is one game from an NBA Championship. Nowitzki had had 29 points, six rebounds and three assists in the game. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, here at a December 2009 NBA basketball game in Dallas, is scheduled to receive the Medal of Honor on July 12 from the president. (Associated Press)
