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No NBA ring this time for Derek Fisher (or Westbrook)

The Miami Heat blew out the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight to win the NBA championship. Up in Seattle, the jilted fans of the Supersonics could be celebrating along with Miami. At least Derek Fisher got back into the NBA Finals after his trade by the Lakers. But he and former UCLA Bruin Russell Westbrook lost to LeBron James and his pals.


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