The Links: Dan Majerle is a famous GIF and JaVale McGee has impressed The Dream

August 19, 2012 in Roundup

Our Sunday roundup of news from around the state.

‘Wonder’ Dan Majerle, Central Michigan legend and No. 1 seed in SB Nation’s GIF Tournament II. (SB Nation)

Two future Olivet College players played in the BCAM All-Star Game. (Olivet Comets)

Country Day’s Shane Battier is among several NBA players who will be in China this month. (China Daily)

Michigan‘s Trey Burke talks leadership. (MGoBlue)

Wayne State got off to a good start during its Canada trip. (Wayne State Athletics)

New Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry calls Detroit native Steve Smith ‘underrated’ and talks about Michigan native Al Horford, among other topics. (Grantland)

Michigan State‘s Derrick Nix has a swimming race against a little kid. (Facebook)

MSU has secured commitments for a major college basketball tournament in 2017. (State News)

Denver Nuggets GM discusses Flint native JaVale McGee‘s work with Hakeem Olajuwon. (Roundball Mining Company)

Speaking of McGee, he’d be a star in a new hypothetical Olympic sport. (NBA.com)

And one more on McGee for the road — Olajuwon thinks he should ‘dominate the league.’ (Fox Sports)

A look at Derrick Walton‘s summer. (UM Hoops)

Branden Dawson is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn ACL. (MLive)

Keith Langlois calls Magic Johnson a ‘force of nature.’ (Pistons.com)

Jason Richardson is happy to be a 76er. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Eamonn Brennan thinks Michigan could win a national title. (ESPN)


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