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2011 NBA Draft: Targuy/Tanguy Ngombo Drafted, Media Throws In Towel

by Brian Floyd
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2011 NBA Draft: Kyrie Irving Picked No. 1 By Cavs; Heavy Trading Completes Night
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Who is Targuy/Tanguy Ngombo? Well, he played in Qatar and nobody, outside of few a savvy Internet people, knew who he was. The ESPN broadcasters shrugged and laughed while Jeff Goodman tweeted this:

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Some dude named Ngombo has been taken by Portland at No. 57 - per sources.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyJeff Goodman
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Welcome to the end of the draft, where the hidden internationals surface suddenly.

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