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5/19/2012
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3/23/2012
Blazers Notebook: Smith visits Felida Elementary School
By, Matt Calkins - Columbian Sports Reporter
More than 15 years after his father died from an undetected heart condition, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Nolan Smith is doing his part to prevent others from suffering the same loss.
Joining his older sister, Sydney, and teaming up with the American Heart Association,
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9/2/2011
By Brian T. Smith
The Salt Lake Tribune - Sports Blog
Nolan Smith will join Jimmer Fredette and Kemba Walker in Utah for two exhibition games.
The rookie Portland Trail Blazers guard's participation was confirmed Thursday.
“Nolan is a very dynamic
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9/2/2011
The history and mystery of the high five
By Jon Mooallem
ESPN The Magazine
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7/15/2011
Portland Trail Blazer's draft pick Nolan Smith talks about his experience playing at Duke University and what he is doing during the NBA lockout.
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| 3/23/2012 |
Blazers Notebook: Smith visits Felida Elementary School By, Matt Calkins - Columbian Sports Reporter
More than 15 years after his father died from an undetected heart condition, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Nolan Smith is doing his part to prevent others from suffering the same loss.
Joining
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| 1/10/2012 |
Kyrie Irving, Blazers’ Nolan Smith remain close as pros
PORTLAND, ORE.: When Kyrie Irving learned of the severity of his toe injury last year at Duke, teammate Nolan Smith was the first person he called. When Smith was looking for volunteers to help with his
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| 9/2/2011 |
By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune - Sports Blog
Nolan Smith will join Jimmer Fredette and Kemba Walker in Utah for two exhibition games.
The rookie Portland Trail Blazers guard's participation was confirmed Thursday.
“Nolan is a very dynamic
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| 9/2/2011 |
The history and mystery of the high five By Jon Mooallem ESPN The Magazine
Click here to view the complete article from ESPN The Magazine
Below you will find the portion of the
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| 7/15/2011 |
Portland Trail Blazer's draft pick Nolan Smith talks about his experience playing at Duke University and what he is doing during the NBA lockout.
Click on the image below to listen to the entire
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| 6/30/2011 |
Check out Nolan and his family on KATU-TV in Portland as they talk about Derek Smith and the Sydney & Nolan Smith Foundation!
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| 6/23/2011 |
Comcast SportsNet Washington Post Live - Nolan Smith talks to Ivan Carter about his preparations heading into the 2011 NBA Draft.
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| 6/19/2011 |
By Liz Clarke The Washington Post
Derek Smith taught his son that great basketball players never take a play off. He taught him that no amount of money, fame or possessions could ever mean more than family.
And in the years following
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| 6/17/2011 |
By Dan Wiederer Fayetteville Observer
Nolan Smith leans forward in his chair, unfolds his hands and rubs his thighs for a few seconds. He knows exactly what you're talking about - and is more than eager to share his expertise.
Surrounded
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| 6/17/2011 |
Duke guard Nolan Smith lost his dad at 8, but still hears him loud and clear By Tom Friend ESPN
There was never a goodbye, just a final lecture out at sea. If he shuts his eyes, Nolan Smith can still beam himself back there, back to Aug. 9, 1996, back to the luxury liner with the makeshift basketball
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| 6/16/2011 |
By Lake Cruise Bleacher Report
4. Nolan Smith: The NBA Runs Through His Veins
Nolan's father—the late Derek Smith—was a very talented NBA player. After he died in 1996, his funeral was attended by many professional players.
Nolan
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| 6/15/2011 |
By Dan Renfro Bleacher Report
2. Nolan Smith: No. 28
Nolan Smith will be a good player in the NBA. He kept improving at Duke, and his hard work goes unquestioned. In the right situation, he could propel a contender to the
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| 6/8/2011 |
By Jared Zwerling ESPN New York
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- If there's one draft prospect who knows the inner workings of Mike D'Antoni the best, it's Duke senior point guard Nolan Smith. Not only did his college coach Mike Krzyzewski
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