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However, that plan seems to be in tatters after Jones was stopped in the first round by IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green in Sydney on Wednesday.
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Specifically, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green were identified as the players who were sent home in the Class Action Complaint filed by McGuinness.
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Tony Parker and Danny Green are both 30, but both average over 30 minutes per game and had logged serious minutes on the road trip to begin with.
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Four of the top players on the Spurs roster (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green) failed to even make the trip with their team to Miami, and opted instead to fly to San Antonio for some early season rest.
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Danny Green added 14 points and Tiago Splitter had 13 for the Spurs, who were again without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili because of injuries as they beat the Nets for the fifth straight time and 19th in the last 20 meetings.
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But Thursday night, Popovich and the Spurs stuck it to the NBA and commissioner David Stern by having its three stars, Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, plus starting guard Danny Green sent home to San Antonio to rest, while the remaining Spurs faced off against the Miami Heat in a nationally televised game from Miami.
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Etherington had his spot-kick saved by West Ham keeper Robert Green but Danny Higginbotham drilled in a free-kick to secure the win and book the Potters a place in the semi-finals for the first time since 1972.
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Reid hit the top of the bar, Cisse again headed wide of the mark and Danny Collins saw a left-foot shot tipped over by Robert Green as Sunderland searched for an equaliser.
BBC: Sunderland 0-1 West Ham