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Eddie Johnson: That's what great competitors do. No one calls it ring chasing when a veteran golfer joins the Champions Tour trying to win another major. But somehow basketball has created a term that's used almost exclusively against one player, and that's LeBron James. At one point, it gets boring and repetitive. For over two decades, LeBron has built the most complete statistical resume the NBA has ever seen. Yet every debate eventually lands in the same place: 'Jordan was 6-0 in the NBA Finals.'

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This is video of former NBA star Yao Ming, enjoying his retirement, playing a little golf. Here, the 7-foot-6 Ming is trying to chip onto the green in the Mission Hills Celebrity Pro-Am in Haikou, China. No, he doesn’t look like he’ll be playing on the Champions Tour anytime soon, but it does make some of us feel good about our golf game.

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Michael Jordan will be unable to serve as an assistant captain for the U.S. Presidents Cup team in Australia due to the NBA's continuing labor issues. Jordan, who is majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, will be replaced by Champions Tour player John Cook, an 11-time PGA Tour winner who is also close with team member Tiger Woods. "After careful consideration, it is with regret that I have decided to cancel my trip to Australia later this month for The Presidents Cup," Jordan said in a statement released by the PGA Tour. "With the NBA labor situation unsettled, as the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, I feel it is necessary that I remain in the country. It was an honor to have been chosen by Fred Couples to serve as a captain's assistant. I wish Fred and the United States team the best of luck."

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