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Michigan State Spartan fans are breathing a sigh of relief today, as junior center, Derrick Nix, was reinstated by Tom Izzo to the basketball team, as long as he meets unspecified criteria. Nix met before the media at the Breslin Center, as current and former Spartans showed their support to him. Draymond Green, Russell Byrd, [...]
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