Shawn Marion
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"Shawn Dwayne Marion" is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Marion attended high school in Clarksville, Tennessee. Before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Marion attended the junior college Vincennes University for two years. In 1999 NBA Draft/1999, the Phoenix Suns drafted Marion, who was the ninth overall pick and would remain with the Suns until midway through the 2007-08 NBA season/2007–08 season. The Suns traded Marion to the Miami Heat, who then traded Marion to the Toronto Raptors for the 2008-09 NBA season/2008–09 season. Marion was traded again and joined the Mavericks in 2009-10 NBA season/2009 and was the team's starting small forward when the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals/NBA championship in June of 2011.

Nicknamed "The Matrix" by TNT (TV network)/TNT analyst Kenny Smith during the pre-season of his rookie year, he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He is also known for his unorthodox shooting form.

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We stayed within reach in the first half. In the second half we started putting the clamp down on them and the shots that they were hitting in the first half weren't falling in the second.

I don't know what the (expletive) they're talking about. There ain't no jealousy here. We're a team.

It's not going to get done by just me, myself.

Everybody was just watching everybody. The ball was stopped.

Like coach said, that was rock bottom last night. I think everybody was a little winded last night, whether they're saying it or not. I'm going to say it: I was tired.

It wasn't his fault, but when he came back he did shake up things a little bit because everybody had to make adjustments. It was much harder for everyone to get a feel for him.

We couldn't buy a bucket, man. I was a little fatigued out there. I ain't going to lie.

There's going to be a little bit of change out there on the floor because our lineup's different, but hopefully we're still going to be running and gunning.

We ain't gonna do it by playing half-court. We have to keep doing what we do best.