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Yes, Steve Blake. As in the LA Lakers guard? The guy who has played on five teams in eight years? The guy who averaged four points and two assists last season? The guy who looks like House M.D. in the photo? Yeah, that guy. With all the mega-stars in the league, it's going to be guys like Steve Blake who decide this thing. And he's REALLY trying to decide this thing. Lakers guard Steve Blake has been canvassing peers throughout the league over the past 48 hours, pushing them to contact team player representatives to push the Players Association to let its 450-plus membership vote on the owner’s ultimatum offer, sources said. Blake hasn’t been pushing players to vote “yes” or “no” on the deal but has gained a groundswell of support with players throughout the league. Nevertheless, Blake is a proponent of accepting the league’s current offer, sources said. Of course Blake wants to play. It's the same reason Glen Davis wants to play. It's the same reasoni...
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