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2013 Final Four: Let NBA Players Play

The Final Four is an iconic American sports tradition, but in the interest of making college basketball’s big weekend the best it possibly could be, Dan Rubenstein argues that the time is now to let select NBA players compete for college teams.

by Dan Rubenstein
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