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What would a Comments post be without a wheelchair mention and some officiating complaints.   Seems like they are in every thread.  Love that our bench is producing so well these past few games.   I was stuck with the Magic feed last night.  I missed Mike and Tommy but even worse, they kept getting the names of the Celtics wrong.   I've highlighted my favorites.  What are yours?  Baby's gonna come out on a wheelchair and prove his old team, and us, wrong. Paul Pierce's wheelchair? Not only is Rondo out for the season for Boston... …it was announced today that rookie forward Jared Sullinger underwent back surgery Friday and will also miss the rest of the season. Right... Sullinger was red-flagged too before the draft because of his back I’m glad the Magic didn’t draft him. I liked him, but I’m glad that we got Nicholson over Sullinger. Mostly the same player, one has a back problem and the other doesn’t though. Bradley is so pesky. I love it ...
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