Sport: The Playmaker

At time outs or waiting for foul shots, he gnaws nervously on the thumb of his right hand, looking like somebody's little brother tagging after the big boys. Standing an even 6 ft., the Philadelphia War rior's guard barely comes to the chins of some of the heron-legged stars of the National Basketball Association. But when Guy Rodgers gets his gifted hands on the ball, the game belongs to him.

Last week, as New York's Carl Braun launched a routine pass at a forward, Rodgers darted out of nowhere, got his hands on the ball,...

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