Found June 18, 2009 on FanHouse:
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by Matt SteinmetzFiled under: WarriorsGuard Monta Ellis went on a Bay Area radio station on Thursday, and said he and the organization are on the same page and that he'd like to retire a Golden State Warrior.Ellis said in an interview with KNBR that general manager Larry Riley and coach Don Nelson had flown east to meet him and that the get-together "really put us on the same page." According to DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony and the San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami, Ellis was upset that the Warriors apparently were planning on selecting a point guard with the No. 7 pick in next Thursday's NBA draft.Monta Ellis Wants to Retire a Warrior originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:54:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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