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Steve Francis on why he refused to play for the Grizzlies: "I didn't think I was ready to check Kobe Bryant"
Steve Francis was the Vancouver Grizzlies' second pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. However, long before David Stern called his ...
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Steve Francis refused to play for the Grizzlies, which also had basketball reasons
Francis is one of the players who are infamous amongst the Grizzlies fan base for rejecting them. Steve Francis was amongst the best prospects during the 1999 Draft, which the then-Vancouver ...
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"In fact, the spot featuring basketball player Steve Francis never aired ... Right after completing the spot, Francis was traded from the Vancouver Grizzlies to the Houston Rockets.