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Best: New Knick Stoudemire enjoying ESPN spotlight

Quick ReadAmar'e Stoudemire jumped at the chance to do an ESPN commercial.

Amar'e Stoudemire and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy shooting

Photo credit: ESPN | Amar'e Stoudemire and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy shooting an ESPN commercial in Forest Park, Queens. (Sept. 22, 2010)

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Amar'e Stoudemire was deep in the heart of Queens on Wednesday, so deep that at one point, surrounded by Forest Park, he checked with a friend to confirm he still was in the borough.

Yup. Then came additional confirmation that he was in his new hometown: A teenage boy walked up wearing a replica No. 1 "Stoudemire'' Knicks jersey.

"Nice,'' the almost-$100-million man said before signing...

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