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Mario Bennett, a backup center with Hakeem Olajuwon’s physique, Spencer Dunkley’s skill set, and a cucumber sponge’s intellect,
Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
he was a symbol of America’s openness to foreigners. Others saw him as a business opportunity. A way out. A glimmer of hope. For me, he was the realization of an old dream, a kind of surrogate for a life that I and all the other basketball players I knew were never able to live.