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Trevor Booker excited to return to court, solid in preseason debut

Found December 22, 2011 on Washington Post:
PLAYERS: Trevor Booker
TEAMS: Washington Wizards
Just getting onto the basketball court has been a struggle for Wizards’ forward Trevor Booker this year. Just as the 6-foot-8 player was earning significant playing time last season, his first in the league, a broken foot ended his season prematurely. And when he became the first Wizard to sign to seek employment abroad during the lockout, he bruised his right quadricep in a scrimmage in October playing for his Israeli team, Bnei HaSharon. Read full article >>
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