How Shaq and Danny Ainge Sealed the Deal

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How The Hornets Kept Chris Paul

Chris Paul met with the Hornets front-office on Monday. The general consensus was that Paul would demand a trade despite having two years remaining on his recently signed extension. This did not happen.

The Hornets managed to sway Chris Paul to stay through a well-crafted PowerPoint presentation highlighting the under-the-radar improvements they have made this off-season:

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Free Agency Recap

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LeBron's Decision Special

Are you ready for the most contrived "sports" event of the year? No, I'm not talking about the NHL All-Star SuperSkills Competition. It can only be the Lebrongasm set to air at 9pm EST Thursday on ESPN. You should read the aforementioned article if for nothing else than the whole "ESPN's Chris Broussard has learned through independent sources that LeBron will announce his decision on ESPN" thing. MYSTIFYING.

Anyways, here's the advance taping. SPOILER ALERT.

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here's the alternate ending:

NBA Free Agency - Days Two - Five

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