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Largo grad hasn't given up on the NBA
By JOE SMITH
Published July 6, 2007
Former Largo and FSU star forward Ron Hale will take possibly his final shot at his NBA dream Monday when he plays for the Phoenix Suns' summer league team in Las Vegas. The five-game league, which runs today through July 15, pits draft picks, undrafted rookies and other hopefuls at UNLV's Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center. Hale, 29, was undrafted out of FSU in 2000 and spent a couple years playing professionally in Japan. The 6-foot-8, 220-pounder said his club there is trying to get him to re-sign. But Hale told officials there he wanted this opportunity to audition for the NBA, perhaps for the last time. "I'm not getting any younger, " he said. "I feel good, physically and mentally. I want to let it hang out and see what happens. I just want to go out and show all the teams there what I'm capable of. My wife and my kids are tired of me going overseas every year. I'm going out there with them in mind." The Suns play Monday at 10:30 p.m. vs. Cleveland, with the game televised live webcast at www.nba.com. Joe Smith, Times staff writer
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