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Lovetron Is A Sadder Place Today
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Dead: Darryl Dawkins, at 58, and this is really sad for those of us who loved his glass-shattering slams and colorful naming of dunks. He wasn't what the Sixers hoped he'd become out of high school (he was the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school, and I can still hear in my mind Dave Zinkoff intoning "From Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida" in the starting lineup introductions at the Spectrum almost 40 years ago...), but he was one of the most fun guys to watch, and he seemed to be having more fun than most NBA players have. Oversized personality even for a very large man. He was at the Sixers uniform unveiling not too long ago; shocked he's gone so young. (WFMZ-TV/Allentown)
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