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McKie’s clutch play earns NBA’s sixth-man award ** The poor kid from North Philly completes a remarkable journey. “He’s what our league should be about,’ says his coach.

His statistics do not measure up to the man who has gone from the troubled streets of North Philadelphia to the glamour lights of the NBA. Through it all, Sixers guard Aaron McKie has remained humble and thankful for the people in his life who’ve helped elevate him to the player…

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· Andre D. Williams

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On the defensive, Mutombo honored for the fourth time ** Sixers center gets 48 of 123 votes in balloting for Defensive Player of the Year.

He used to wag his finger in a scolding motion after blocking shots, until NBA officials made him stop taunting opponents. But center Dikembe Mutombo hasn’t stopped blocking and altering shots, or recording intimidations, a statistic the Sixers resurrected after the 7-2 veteran…

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· Andre D. Williams

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