Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80.

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  1. Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80.
  2. Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson goes up for a dunk against the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 117-91.
  3. Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, front left, and Detroit Pistons center Chris Wilcox, front right, and guard Rodney Stuckey, rear, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Phoenix.
  4. New Orleans Hornets forward David West (30) drives past Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  5. Houston Rockets' Carl Landry dunks over Phoenix Suns' Louis Amundson in the third quarter during a NBA basketball game on Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in Houston. Phoenix won 111-105.
  6. Houston Rockets' Carl Landry dunks over Phoenix Suns' Louis Amundson in the second quarter during a NBA basketball game on Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in Houston.
  7. Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80.
  8. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, passes around Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes, left, as Partizan forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, looks on during the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  9. Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley, top right, blocks the shot of Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes (33) as Suns forward Eric Clark, bottom left, looks on in the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  10. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  11. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  12. Phoenix Suns guard Goran Gragic, left, of Slovenia, drives to the basket around Partizan Belgrade forward Zarko Rakocevic, right, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  13. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  14. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  15. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  16. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.

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