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A `desperate' man: nine years into his career, Kings forward Chris Webber knows this season represents his first real chance at a championship. (NBA).(basketball player; includes related article)

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It was early May last year, and the Kings still were playing basketball, an oddity in Sacramento, one that called for celebration. After all, it had been 20 years since the Kings had won a postseason series, and heck, 20 years ago, the local pro basketball club was in Kansas City. This was a first for hoops in Sacramento.

After the Kings dusted off the Suns in four games, taking the final game in Phoenix, there were group hugs at halfcourt, guttural whoops of joy from players and forward Scot Pollard doing a goofball imitation of Harry Caray on national television. It was a shameless display of slaphappiness, one that caused Lakers coach Phil Jackson to joke to ...

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