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The Blowtorch (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Mike Krzyzewski : Carlos, 'tis an honor that you would grace me with your prescence upon my yacht, the USS Krzyzewski. Carlos Boozer : Certainly, my dear friend. Your yacht is a wonder among wonders. 'Tis my greatest pleasure to join you for the nautical adventure. Or should I say... yacht ical adventure? Krzyzewski and Boozer share a hearty laugh MK : Carlos, Carlos, Carlos. You never cease to tickle...
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Real Talk NY (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
USA’s basketball team won the gold medal which ended the 8 year drought at the Olympics. The team consisted of Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Michael Redd, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, and Tayshain Prince. This reassures the world that the best basketball players in the [...]
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
For the United States men's basketball foursome of Carlos Boozer, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade, Friday night's 101-81 semifinal victory over defending Olympics champion Argentina helped heal some 4-year-old wounds.
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The Dream Shake (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
The "Redeem Team" (even though the team is filled with such shady characters as Carlos Boozer, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony and even Kobe) continues its march toward the Gold Medal. Next up? Argentina. A team Kobe Bryant not-so-secretly wished the U.S. would play. So, you wanna face Argentina, huh? Well... now's your chance. Just remember one thing: Luis Scola is a badass! (even if Manu is a no-good...
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ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
David Robinson is the only U.S. player to have won three Olympic men's basketball medals while 12 have won two. Current players Jason Kidd, who won gold in 2000, and Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade, who all got bronze in 2004, can join the list of multiple medal winners: Player Olympics Medals read more
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
As if gas prices and West Nile virus weren't worrisome enough, now there's one more thing for Utahns to fuss about: Whether playing in the Olympics will adversely affect Jazz players Carlos Boozer, Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko.
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Posted: 1:41 PM- Question: Can you tell us why [Carlos] Boozer is hardly playing in the Olympics. I know his defense is
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The Sports Culture (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Make all the jokes about Carlos Boozer and his last name. You certainly can’t say the same about his Chinese nickname, “Fan Gu Zai,” which translates to “Betrayal Skull Dude.” The betrayal skull reference comes from the Chinese story of Zhuge Liang, one of China’s most well-known intellectuals and military strategists. According to legend, before Zhuge [...]
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Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
From the start of USA Basketball training camp July 21 in Las Vegas, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer now have been on the road for 25 days. They'll hit 35 days assuming the U.S. fulfills its mission of recapturing gold on Aug. 24 in Beijing. They've traveled halfway around the world, to a place where Thursday morning there is Wednesday night here. By the time they return home, the U.S.
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News & Observer (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
High jumper Jesse Williams and USA basketball player Carlos Boozer aren't the only people with local ties experiencing the Olympics in Beijing.
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Brahsome (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
My favorite story about Carlos Boozer is that he has a brother named “Charlie”. This may or may not be true. If it’s the latter don’t tell me. What I do know is true is that Boozer’s nickname in Chinese, “Fan Gu Zai”, translates literally to mean: “Betrayal Skull Dude.” Yessssss. The betrayal skull reference comes from [...]
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Apparently, the Far East fans of the NBA love their nicknames. And also apparent is the fact that they know what they’re talking about when it comes to donning certain players their respective tag lines. From Jodie Valade’s PD report: Our Chosen One, LeBron James, is “Xiao Huang Di,” which means Little Emperor. That’s a translation of [...] ShareThis
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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Filed under: Cavaliers , Jazz In the latest "incredible Chinese nickname" news, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Utah forward Carlos Boozer is known in China as Fan Gu Zai, which translates as "Betrayal Skull Dude." The Dealer 's Jodie Valade explains: The betrayal skull reference comes from the Chinese story of Zhuge Liang, one of China's most well-known intellectuals and military strategists....
