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Loss of The Gentle Giant: A Tribute to Manute Bol

Posted: 19th June 2010 by John Friel in NBA
When it came to being tall, no one did it much better than Manute Bol. More importantly though was when it came to being an all-around genuine person and humanitarian, no one did it better than Manute Bol. The NBA has lost one of it's most beloved players in history in Bol earlier today at the age of 47 due to kidney failure and a deadly skin condition called Stevens-Johnson ...
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