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John Niyo

The Detroit News

Category: Basketball

Posted by John Niyo (The Detroit News) on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:10 AM

Kaman & Co. get into Olympic spirit

If you're looking for a hair stylist, Chris Kaman is probably not the first name that comes to mind.

But the newest -- and oddest -- member of the German national basketball team has carved out a niche already with his newfound countrymen.

The class clown is now the team barber as well. He and the rest of the team got buzz cuts, and Kaman, along with a German handball player -- a gal who apparently cuts hair in her spare time -- decided to add the Olympic rings for decoration.

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Mon. 08/11/08 04:48 PM

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Um, John, this has been up all day -- and that picture is of Dirk Nowitzki. Not Chris Kaman.

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John Niyo and Joanne C. Gerstner are covering the Beijing Olympics for The Detroit News.

Metro Detroiter Cheryl Angelelli is a medal-winning Paralympic swimmer who is blogging her experiences with the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

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