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NBA clears Dampier over Parker comments (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Mavericks center Erick Dampier won't be punished by the NBA for saying he was going to put Spurs star Tony Parker "on his back." League spokesman Tim Frank says in an e-mail to The Associated Press that Dampier was cleared for Game 3 Thursday night in Dallas. The Mavericks-Spurs series is tied 1-1. A fine was more likely than a suspension over comments Dampier made after Parker torched Dallas for...