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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is keeping some Hall of Fame company.
HAVANA (AP) — Former NBA greats Steve Nash and Dikembe Mutombo have opened their training camp for Cuban basketball players, hoping to boost the game's popularity on the communist-run island following the declaration of detente between Washington and Havana.
The NBA is the first U,Cheap Jerseys.S,Cheap Soccer Jerseys. professional league to visit Cuba since the detente announcement.
The San Antonio forward was selected the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, joining Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win the award and the NBA Finals MVP.
Leonard received 37 first-place votes and 333 points from a panel of 129 writers and broadcasters. Golden State forward Draymond Green had 45 first-place votes, but appeared on fewer ballots and had 317 points. Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan finished third, receiving 32 first-place votes and 261 points.
"It feels great," the 23-year-old Leonard said. "Growing up as a kid,China Jerseys, you're watching these players and you want to become who they are or get the accolades that they have. It just shows that hard work pays off."
The flags of Cuba and the United States flew at the Havana university where the four-day camp began Thursday. Nash, a former MVP, and Mutumbo, a Hall of Fame inductee,Cheap Jerseys, were joined by ex-WNBA player Ticha Penicheiro and NBA coaches in teaching the more than 100 athletes.
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Leonard led the league in steals at 2.3 per game and has become the Spurs' primary individual defender.
"Basketball is a bridge that can unite people and cultures so I am happy to be here,NFL Jerseys Cheap," Mutumbo said. |
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