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http://twitter.com/#!/WojYahooNBA/status/140343624683618304
http://twitter.com/#!/uuords/status/140344110753136640
http://twitter.com/#!/theSkyhook/status/140344245436432384
http://twitter.com/#!/terrence_payne/status/140344328638832642
http://twitter.com/#!/talkhoops/status/140344882039492608
http://twitter.com/#!/LarryCoon/status/140345980297027584
http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNChrisPalmer/status/140346902393786369
http://twitter.com/#!/Arron_Afflalo/status/140348626231767041
http://twitter.com/#!/DeMar_DeRozan/status/140349653869797376
http://twitter.com/#!/KBergCBS/status/140350191638298624
http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNChrisPalmer/status/140351566522748928
http://twitter.com/#!/HPbasketball/status/140351969901555713
http://twitter.com/#!/HowardBeckNYT/status/140352394042159104
http://twitter.com/#!/dailythunder/status/140352674863386624
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http://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Broussard/status/140354097785217024
http://twitter.com/#!/Nat77/status/140355155475447808
http://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Broussard/status/140355801243062272
http://twitter.com/#!/RobMahoney/status/140356726145810432
http://twitter.com/#!/CardboardGerald/status/140357615304704000
http://twitter.com/#!/BokiNachbar/status/140357959988416512
http://twitter.com/#!/TheAkronHammer/status/140358922996416512
http://twitter.com/#!/TrueHoop/status/140359074037501953
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http://twitter.com/#!/BlackBoiPachino/status/140371360772923392
I’m sitting up at 4:30 in the morning (edit: now 7:00), drunk off happiness, staring at my computer and television screen, trying to soak in every detail about something that doesn’t quite exist yet. I can’t help it. The beauty of the game, the community it fosters, the discussion borne from the sport, the characters, the numbers, the plays, the stories. And, of course, the CBA, that doesn’t mean anything yet.
I’m sitting up because of Ken Berger, of Adrian Wojnarowski, Chris Broussard, Henry Abbott, because of Howard Beck, Zach Lowe, Larry Coon, David Aldridge. I’m blessed to be a part of a wonderful network of writers; not just the TrueHoop Network, but the entire network of basketball writers, bloggers, and thinkers.
Because for some weird reason, basketball matters. And I’d be more eloquent, but it’s 4:30, and there is no way I can think clearly. The words aren’t coming, but the emotions are. And the emotions are stuck reacting to one seven-word phrase that’s just as stuck: “There’s going to be an NBA season.”
There’s going to be an NBA season.
I love you all.
