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Happy Birthday Cuban; Now Pay Nellie His Money

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Usually when it’s your birthday you are the recipient of gifts. Friday was Dallas Mavericks Team Owner Mark Cuban’s fiftieth birthday, and though he probably did receive gifts, he did a lot of giving as well. “ESPN.com” reported Friday that an arbitrator has ruled that Cuban owes former Mavericks coach Don Nelson $6.3 million in compensation for the money due on the balance of his contract. Cuban tried to get out of paying Nelson the money because he said Nelson violated the non-compete clause in his contract when he became head coach of the Golden State Warriors in August of 2006. The arbitrator who is a retired judge ruled that not only was Nelson due the money, Cuban would have to pay it off in one payment, instead of the scheduled series of payments that were originally spelled out in the contract. Cuban would have had until 2012 to pay Nelson under the original stipulations of the deal, instead he now has to pay it all this year. Nelson’s attorney was ecstatic with the ruling calling it “an old-fashioned (butt)-whuppin’” Nelson who was reached at his off season home in Maui felt vindicated by the ruling. Nellie said “It’s a good day. I’m relieved it ended the way it did. I didn’t think I would lose and I didn’t think he would win, but you just never know when you go to court. I don’t feel like I’ve won the lottery because I’ve already earned that money, but it’s good to know I’m going to get it.”

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Aug

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D-Wade Leads Six Players In Double Figures Team USA Blows Out Lithuania 120-84

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Team USA dominated from the beginning of the contest on Friday as they defeated the Lithuanian National team Friday in Macau 120-84. Unlike their first exhibition contest in Asia against the team from Turkey on Thursday this game was never really close. Team USA had a 31-15 lead at the end of the first?quarter and never looked?back. Dwyane Wade led the squad?with 19 points coming off the bench one of six players in double-figures. Starting center Dwight Howard?scored 17, Michael Redd came off the pine and put in 16 points. LeBron James scored 15 points, Kobe Bryant scored 13 points, and Carmelo Anthony added 11 for the Americans.

Rimantas Kaukenas led the way for the Lithuanian team as he scored 17 points in the loss. This was the second and final exhibition game for Team USA in Macau. They now head to Shanghai where they will take the court against the Russian National team on Sunday. That will be the final tuneup for Team USA before they head to the Beijing Olympics.

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