{"id":262,"date":"2004-06-16T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2004-06-16T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=262"},"modified":"2006-03-26T09:55:12","modified_gmt":"2006-03-26T14:55:12","slug":"beat-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/beat-la","title":{"rendered":"Beat: LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m glad the Pistons won the NBA championship<\/a> (especially because they beat my team in the second round of the playoffs). I’m glad that Shaq and Kobe were beaten like dogs. I’m glad that Gary Payton and Karl Malone will likely go the rest of their lives without winning The Big One.<\/p>\n

But most of all, I’m glad Darvin Ham<\/a> finally gets a championship ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m glad the Pistons won the NBA championship (especially because they beat my team in the second round of the playoffs). I’m glad that Shaq and Kobe were beaten like dogs. I’m glad that Gary Payton and Karl Malone will likely go the rest of their lives without winning The Big One. But most of … <\/p>\n

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