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Jorge Sierra: Pascal Siakam passed all these players in playoff scoring last night: Earl Monroe Joel Embiid Vlade Divac Jack Sikma Amare Stoudemire Not bad at all. He's now No. 134 in NBA history. No. 1 among Cameroonian players.

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Jorge Sierra: Jalen Brunson moved up 14 spots in the all-time playoff scoring list last night. Some of the players he left behind: Earl Monroe Joel Embiid Vlade Divac Jack Sikma Amare Stoudemire Mike Conley Gail Goodrich Bill Sharman Kenyon Martin He's No. 132 in playoffs history now.

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While some might have assumed he took inspiration from Magic Johnson or Shaquille O’Neal, Stoudemire revealed a deeply personal connection to his jersey number. “The number #32 was inspired by my brother (Rest in Peace) Hazell Stoudamire Jr., you feel me? And then Shaq also played for number #32 in Orlando, so that was also another great moment for myself. So, it’s a little bit of both.”

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Jorge Sierra: Chris Paul tied Kobe Bryant in three-pointers last night for No. 28 all-time. Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire and Kiki Vandeweghe in scoring for No. 124 in NBA history.

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Jorge Sierra: Brook Lopez tied Larry Nance in blocks last night for No. 19 in NBA history. He also tied Isaiah Thomas in three-pointers (No. 148) and moved ahead of Amare Stoudemire in rebounds (No. 146). Also: LeBron James moved to No. 72 all-time in blocks ahead of Karl Malone and Andre Drummond.

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Dwight Howard’s Top 10 dunkers of all time: ‘Vince Carter has to be in that list, Dominique Wilkins has to be in that list, you gotta have Michael Jordan, you gotta have Shaquille O’Neal, you gotta have Darryl Dawkins, you gotta have Shawn Kemp in there… Me, I’m top 10. For me and Shaq not to be in FoxSports’ list… Shaq, he's dunking on everybody, breaking rims, so I just believe you're gonna have the best dunkers you gotta have these guys in it. Now you want to talk about dunk contest dunkers? That's a totally different thing, but if you want to talk about the best dunkers in the league you got to put the people that dunk all the time on people in there. Stromile Swift is one of the best dunkers, he didn’t get mentioned, Amare Stoudemire…

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"I’ve told Kyrie about Amar'e [Stoudemire], who had microfracture surgery,” Dudley told DallasHoopsJournal.com. “Amar'e lived in the weight room and did corrective exercises for his knee to extend his career by five to six years. Kyrie’s situation isn't as severe, but as you get older, these injuries tend to add up. So, Kyrie will need to do specific corrective exercises, especially targeting his core."

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Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved past Tony Parker and Terry Cummings to become No. 57 all-time in scoring. Klay Thompson moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace and Amare Stoudemire for No. 123. Also: Devin Booker (28) is now ahead of Shawn Kemp, Jimmy Butler and Sam Perkins.

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Memphis Grizzlies PR: The @Memphis Grizzlies today announced that Tommie Smith, Amar’e Stoudemire and Cheryl Miller will be honored with the @National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award as part of the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game on January 20.

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Amare Stoudemire: I wanted to stay in Phoenix and was trying to negotiate with the previous owner, but he was trying to create this whole football-style contract where nothing was guaranteed. I’m like, ‘Wait, what? Hold on a second. I just led the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks. We lost at a buzzer-beater—Kobe hit the shot, Ron Artest scored at the last second—and we could’ve gone to the Western Conference Finals off one shot. Run it back! Me and Nash had a great season.’ "And then he says, ‘Well, I want to try this.’ And I’m like, ‘Man, I’ve got no time for trying nothing. I just led the team in points, rebounds, and blocks. I’m not going to be the guinea pig. I’m not the guinea pig. Pay that!’ So, because he didn’t want to work that out, I decided to go elsewhere."

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Amare Stoudemire: "A lot of people were saying, ‘Well, Stoudemire is only good because of Nash.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, that’s not true.’ So, when I went to New York, I had to show the world, like, ‘This is my game.’ And because of that, a lot of my teammates jumped on that wave, and we started rolling. Then we made a trade and brought in Melo, and we kept it going. It was a whole thing."

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Amare Stoudemire on Larry Brown at the 2004 Olympics: I just, I just didn’t understand the coaching philosophy. I didn’t understand what was going on because you had players like myself, Carmelo, D-Wade, and LeBron on the bench.

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Duane Rankin: "It means a lot. It means I'm doing something right out there." Kevin Durant on younger players admiring him. Who were the guys for him early in his career? Kobe Bryant. LeBron James. Carmelo Anthony. Dwyane Wade. Chris Paul. Gilbert Arenas. Amar'e Stoudemire. Ben Gordon #Suns pic.x.com/k1ZOarRDEy

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Nick Wright: Today will rightfully be about Luka, BUT let’s put some context on what Ant just did. He’s the 6th player EVER who was 25ppg/All NBA/Conf. Finals all in the same season before his 23rd birthday. For his age, it was an all time season. Cool @WhatsWrightShow graphic explaining. pic.twitter.com/ibor3Tl55k

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