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4 unusual facts about Luis Scola


Erron Maxey

He began his pro career at Ferro Carril Oeste in Argentina which in recent years the basketball club has become famous due to hometown hero and Houston Rockets star Luis Scola.

Luis Scola

On the afternoon of December 8, 2011, the day before the 2011 NBA lockout ended and players could move between teams, the Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets agreed to a trade that would have sent Scola, along with Goran Dragić, Kevin Martin, and Lamar Odom to the Hornets.

That night, after other team owners voiced their opposition, league commissioner David Stern nullified the trade.

In exchange, the Rockets would have received Pau Gasol, and the Lakers would have received star point guard Chris Paul.



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