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Dear Mr. Thomas: A response to Etan Thomas’ Op-Ed

Found November 13, 2011 on Pro Basketball Talk:
PLAYERS: Etan Thomas,  Dan Gilbert,  Paul Allen,  Robert Sarver
TEAMS: Atlanta Hawks,  Cleveland Cavaliers,  Phoenix Suns

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Etan Thomas published an op-ed on ESPN.com on the state of the labor talks, discussing 23… pause… questions surrounding the lockout. There’s a lot of quality things in there, but as always, there are two sides to every story. Except the story that Dan Gilbert, Paul Allen, Robert Sarver, and Michael Jordan should not have…
Original Story: http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.co...
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