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Deron Williams, Nets assure Brook Lopez he'll remain their center

Originally published: January 23, 2013 9:15 PM
Updated: January 23, 2013 11:15 PM
By RODERICK BOONE  roderick.boone@newsday.com

Brook Lopez celebrates a second-half basket with Deron

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac | Brook Lopez celebrates a second-half basket with Deron Williams during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. (Nov. 23, 2012)

MINNEAPOLIS -- When he caught wind of the latest Dwight Howard trade rumors, Deron Williams sought out Brook Lopez and had a quick heart-to-heart with the Nets' center not long after they arrived here in the Upper Midwest.

Williams did his best to assuage Lopez's feelings during their conversation, making sure he kept his spirits up after an Internet report claimed the Nets were preparing...

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