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As hordes of reporters descended upon Rasual Butler's locker room stall, one thought became clear: This had to be setting a world record for size of scrum-to-minutes played ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Rajon Rondo and Aaron Gray

Celtics' Rajon Rondo nails triple-double

Rajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics over the Chicago Bulls 95-91, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.


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Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oklahoma proves good fit for Kevin Durant

A little more than an hour before Oklahoma City played Golden State on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, Kevin Durant reclined on the floor of the Thunder's locker room, headphones around his neck, eyes trained on game film playing on a monitor.


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Injured Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani (centre) returns to the bench as the Raptors take on the Portland Trail Blazers January 20.

Calf injury spoiled Raptors Andrea Bargnani's all-star bid: Casey

By his own admission, Dwane Casey values a proven track record more than anything when he sits down to fill out his ballot for all-star reserves.


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Cleve Dheensaw

Tigers' star Etem joins elite group

With the return of the Western Hockey League to Victoria, those expecting a constant barrage of blinding flashiness on Blanshard Street from future NHL stars have perhaps been mildly underwhelmed. But that certainly wasn't the case in October when Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers, the complete package of strength and speed, roared through Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to score five goals in a two-game set against the Royals.