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Ball Don't Lie:
This fall, for at least six or seven hours, one lucky grade-schooler in the Borough of East Rutherford, New Jersey will be the envy of all of his schoolmates. (Well, that is unless the aforementioned lucky grade-schooler is a big Bobby Simmons(notes) fan.)As part of an American Dairy Association and Dairy Council program, the New Jersey Nets have just launched their Take A Net To School Sweepstakes. Yes, that's right; one fortunate pipsqueak, between the age of 6-13 years, will get to select a current New Jersey Nets player to visit his or her home and accompany them to school for a day in late September.The winner also receives complimentary breakfast for his or her entire grade, t-shirts for the class, and four tickets to a Nets home game. Approximate retail value: $12. (I'm kidding, I'm kidding. It's more like $20.) I don't know about "Little Johnny," but if it were up to me, I'd probably pick Courtney Lee(notes) to attend my school. He just seem...
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