Blair to play in Russia As expected, Spurs center DeJuan Blair signed with the Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara for the duration of the NBA lockout.The pact includes an opt-out clause that will allow him to return to the Spurs once the labor impasse ends.Blair, 22, averaged 8.3 points and seven rebounds per game last season, his second in the NBA. He is expected to leave for Samara, Russia Krasnye Krylyas home base sometime next week.- Jeff McDonald Blair to play in New Kobe Shoes 2011 Russia As expected, Spurs center DeJuan Blair signed with the Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara for the duration
of the NBA lockout.The pact includes an opt-out clause that will allow him to return to the Spurs once the labor impasse ends.Blair, 22, averaged 8.3 points and seven rebounds per game last season, his second in the NBA. He is expected to leave for Samara, Russia Krasnye Krylyas home base sometime next week.- Kobe Bryant Shoes 2011 Jeff McDonald Jeff McDonald: Definitely not a flop PHOENIX Remember those old You Make the Call commercials back in the day They'd show an old NFL Films clip of some controversial play or another, then stop it before the decisive moment and ask You to make The
Call.Well, here's Courtside's version of that.For those of you who Tivo'ed Game 2 between the Spurs and Suns on Tuesday, do us a favor. Fast-forward to the final two minutes of the third quarter.Got it OK, now watch what happens at the 1:47 mark.Manu Ginobili and Shaquille O'Neal and Leandro Barbosa are tangled for a rebound. Shaq has Ginobili around the neck in a semi choke-hold. Barbosa has Ginobili from behind.In the tussle, Ginobili and Barbosa go flying to the ground. By now, the whistle has already blown, and O'Neal has been called for a Nike Hyperfuse Low Shoes foul. Prone on the court, Barbosa
throws what looks to be a right-handed punch at Ginobili's head. From the TV angle, it is hard to tell if the blow connects, but the action is such that it causes the TNT announcers to take notice.Inadvertent contact, Jeff Van Gundy says sarcastically.So, was it a punch Was it intentional Should Barbosa be suspendedYou make the call.We can tell you what the NBA's call is. Unintentional. The league said today it had reviewed the play and Barbosa's actions warrant no suspension or other disciplinary action.One thing, at least, is 100 percent for certain. This time, there was no flop for O'Neal to complain about.
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