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Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee (34) shoots in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Nick Collison, right, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball preseason game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee (34) shoots in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Nick Collison, right, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball preseason game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)