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1. Kevin Durant fires back at blogger Henry Abbott in response to comments made in a recent True Hoop article that Durant is “killing his team” with poor +/- numbers. “What more do u want?” Durant responded on Twitter.

2. Hot rumor: Chris Bosh is headed to the Warriors for a package including Andris Biedrins. I’m not giving credence to this rumor - it is, after all, just speculation - but this could be a beneficial deal for the Raptors. Biedrins is an excellent rebounder and an underrated defender, both needs for the Raptors. He’s also under contract for 4 years at $9 million per, with a player option for the fifth year. In other words, he’s a relative bargain. Don’t freak out, Toronto.

3. Chris Paul talks about the impact Michael Jordan has had on his life. There are a lot of competitive players in the League, but I think Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and CP3 are the closest in terms of competitive fire to His Airness. It makes sense then that Paul has modeled his career after MJ.

4. Highlights from Monday’s Cavaliers-Olympiakos game, courtesy of Ball Don’t Lie. Includes: LeBron James doing his thing (block of the night, dunk of the night, etc.) as well as Shaq dunking on Sofoklis “Baby Shaq” Schortsanitis. Good stuff.

5. Departed basketball legend and noted playboy Wilt Chamberlain’s former house is on the market. Recent owners may have removed many of the “kinky details” of Wilt’s mansion, but good news, potential buyers, the original pool table is still in place. The mansion fetched $6.5 million last year. Think it’s still worth that much? (H/T Both Teams Played Hard.)

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