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  Eduardo Najera: you can't keep a good man down: forward for the Dallas Mavericks.(Main cover: Eduardo Najera)(Cover ...
Najera signed a new six-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks worth $24 million prior to the start of this season, his third in the National Basketball Association, that he says keeps him on track to play in the league for ten years.
Najera was born in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, the seventh child of Servando Najera and Rosa Irene Perez.
After Najera's first year, Oklahoma coaches pulled him aside and told him that despite all the struggles he had endured, the NBA was a possibility.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-113053361.html   (2583 words)

  
 Fantasy Basketball: Latest Player News
04.08.07 Eduardo Najera, who returned to action Saturday, said his leg is still sore but he plans to play through the pain for the remainder of the season.
Najera, by the way, terminated his agent last week and is expected to exercise his contract option for next season.
Najera is one of the players who's much more valuable in the real world anyways, so don't sweat it.
www.head2head.com /scripts/playernews.cgi?rpplayerid=5815&sport=3&originated=SLO   (846 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera, Mexico... player profiles by Interbasket
As a sophomore, Najera ranked third on team in scoring (10.5) and in rebounding (5.4).
Najera was a Second Team All-Big 12 selection by both league coaches and media as a junior.
Najera was a First-Team All-Big 12 selection by league coaches and media.
www.interbasket.net /players/najera.htm   (335 words)

  
  Eduardo Najera -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Najera is only the second Mexican-born player to join the NBA, and is hugely popular among both native Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.
Najera played college basketball at the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Oklahoma) University of Oklahoma from 1997-2000, becoming a major star there.
Najera established the Eduardo Najera Foundation for Latino Achievement in 2004, which provides college scholarships for outstanding Latino students facing barriers to their educations.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/eduardo_najera.htm   (233 words)

  
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Najera isn’t a bully, just a 6-8, 235-pound bundle of muscle and energy who packs more physical play into his 23 minutes a night than some Euroforwards put into a whole season.
Najera loves to fill the lanes on the break, and something about the sight of him chugging on the wing seems to discourage opponents from taking a charge.
Najera missed nearly half of the ’02-03 season with a knee injury, and his absence just happened to coincide with the Mavericks’ midseason defensive swoon, when that early zone success started to evaporate.
www.bknets.net /media/warriors/Eduardo_Najera_-_Workmans_Comp_-_SLAM__Online_8-24-04.htm   (494 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera : USAToday.com - Eduardo Najera Biography from USAToday.com
Eduardo Najera had his best performance in recent memory Monday against the Lakers with 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
Eduardo Najera, who returned to action Saturday, said his leg is still sore but he plans to play through the pain for the remainder of the season.
Eduardo Najera (leg) returned Saturday against the Clippers with nine points on 4-for-6 shooting.
fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=715   (278 words)

  
 1-On-1 Free Basketball Game - Game Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eduardo Najera (Managed by Leslie) is from OU with a record of 9 / 3.
Eduardo Najera is in the top left outside of the court.
Najera bites on the fake to the left, and Wilkins widens his path to the hoop.
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Eduardo Najera (born July 11, 1976 in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a basketball player in the National Basketball Association, currently playing forward for the Denver Nuggets.
Eduardo received the Chip Hilton Player of the Year from the Basketball Hall of Fame, an award given to a player who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court, and has served as a United Nations Drug Control Program Goodwill Ambassador for Sports Against Drugs.
Najera established the Eduardo Najera Foundation for Latino Achievement in 2004, which provides college scholarships for outstanding Latino students facing barriers to their educations.
www.brooksinternational.com /sports/Eduardo__Najera_419.htm   (291 words)

  
 Four   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Najera, who was born in Mexico and is just the second Mexican to play in the NBA, averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game in 2000-01.
Najera was selected by Houston in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft.
Najera scored a career-high 10 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 31 and grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds against the Boston Celtics on February 22.
www.ilsc.ca /studentpages/Cesar/four.html   (910 words)

  
 Mexican star leads Oklahoma in points, rebounds and flair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eduardo Najera exults after a dunk against North Carolina-Charlotte.
In the fall of 1994, Eduardo Najera had finished high school in his hometown of Chihuahua, Mexico, and wasn't sure what he would do with his future.
Najera (NAH-her-uh) was ready to play college basketball, but he didn't know anything about college basketball.
www.freep.com /sports/michstate/qokla16.htm   (687 words)

  
 Dallas Basketball - Dallas Mavericks Basketball News and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Najera, seen by some as a good-natured mascot, a Mexican-born marketing gimmick, a blue-collar PR tool, was pivotal to Dallas’ 105-91 runaway over Denver on Thursday at the American Airlines Center.
It wouldn’t have happened without Najera, who found a way to control JR Rider (who finished with … but scored just … through three quarters), who showed cleverness in getting to the basket (he slid baseline for a late offensive rebound/dunk that caused him to say, “I was just happy to get a dunk.
Najera was at the line, with 2:59 left in the game and the Mavs up 99-85.
www.dallasbasketball.com /morestories.asp?id=1614&NAV=1   (1034 words)

  
 RotoTimes.com - Eduardo Najera - Notes
Eduardo Najera returned to action Friday after missing three games with a bruised left leg, the AP reports.
Eduardo Najera did not play on Sunday against Cleveland due to a leg bruise, according to the AP.
Eduardo Najera bruised his left shoulder in the first half Monday and didn't return, the AP reports.
www.rototimes.com /nba/player/968/notes   (245 words)

  
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Najera's standard evening involves playing with his daughter and hanging with his wife, who might rent a movie once in a while.
Najera, the polar opposite of "Van Smack," hasn't received a call from Cuban, either, but he didn't blast his former team or his former owner for the move that sent him to the Bay Area.
Najera brought a four-year contract with him when he was traded to Golden State, but he doesn't necessarily expect to play for Golden State for four more years.
www.bknets.net /media/warriors/Clean_cut_Warrior_-_IVPress_-_10-18-04.htm   (983 words)

  
 ESPN Fantasy Basketball 2006: Player News Archive
Najera (broken hand) was held out of the Nuggets season ending loss to San Antonio on Wednesday night.
After seeing action in two games of the series Najera missed the last two which was probably wise but cost the Nuggets one of their best role players.
Najera had been fairly uneffective in the limited minutes he saw in Games 2 and 3 and it appears coach George Karl had seen enough.
games.espn.go.com /cgi/fba/playernewsarchive?statsId=591   (276 words)

  
 Hispanic Business News: Stanford Financial Group's CEO R. Allen Stanford Donates $100,000 to Help Launch Eduardo Najera ...
"Eduardo Najera's inspirational effort to overcome language barriers to obtain a college education and star in the NBA epitomizes the central role of education in Latino achievement," said R. Allen Stanford.
Eduardo Najera, the youngest of seven children, is only the second Mexican-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association and one of Mexico's most popular athletes.
Eduardo received the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame, an award given to a player who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court, and has served as a United Nations Drug Control Program Goodwill Ambassador for Sports Against Drugs.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/news_print.asp?id=15489   (473 words)

  
 Coolcitiesusa - Dallas/Fort Worth - Sports - Eduardo Nájera @ Boys & Girls Club
Eduardo Najera visited the Cedar Springs Boys and Girls Club Wednesday afternoon to premier his television spot on “Sports.
Najera was chosen by the United Nation Drug Control Program as a Goodwill Ambassador for their Sports Against Drugs campaign, and he is featured in their latest public service announcement discouraging the use of drugs.
Najera is only the second Mexican born athlete to play in the NBA, and because of this, he is a hero to many in the Hispanic community.
www.coolcitiesusa.com /dfw/dfw2/about/sports/mavericks/najeracommercial.shtml   (301 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eduardo Najera is a basketball player in the U.S., and is a Dallas Mavericks forward.
Eduardo played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma from 1997-2000, becoming a major star there.
Eduardo is a native of Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico.
www.portaljuice.com /eduardo_najera.html   (141 words)

  
 Najera still has hops and Nuggets win - Boston.com
Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera was bragging in practice about how at age 30 he still could leap out of the gym.
Najera may be able to get up in practice, but Iverson wanted to see it in live action.
DENVER --Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera was bragging in practice about how at age 30 he still could leap out of the gym.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2007/03/01/najera_still_has_hops_and_nuggets_win   (785 words)

  
 Najera expected back before playoffs - Boston.com
An MRI on the right foot of Denver forward Eduardo Najera revealed a compression fracture, though the Nuggets expect him to be ready for the playoffs.
DENVER --An MRI on the right foot of Denver forward Eduardo Najera revealed a compression fracture, though the Nuggets expect him to be ready for the playoffs.
Najera was injured when he came down on someone's foot in the second quarter of Denver's 110-108 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/04/08/najera_expected_back_before_playoffs   (168 words)

  
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Najera finished with a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive in 19 minutes.
Griffin had 17 points on a perfect 8-8 FG and 1-1 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists in 21 minutes (he was on the court for garbage time and all but 4 of his points came after Dallas was up by 16).
He was the Microwave the way he heated up." Eduardo Najera: "I was excited about coming back and I wanted to have a good game tonight.
www.dfw.net /~patricia/mavs/mavs-news/older/02-03/mavs3-2   (4868 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera : Rotoworld.com - Eduardo Najera Biography from Rotoworld.com
Eduardo Najera (bruised shin) missed Tuesday's game against the Lakers and it is uncertain whether he will play Wednesday against Sacramento.
Eduardo Najera (left tibia) is a game-time decision for Tuesday's contest with the Lakers.
Eduardo Najera returned from a three-game absence with a leg injury and had four points and five fouls in nine minutes.
rotoworld.com /Content/playerpages/player_previousnews.aspx?sport=NBA&id=715   (668 words)

  
 Najera adds more flavor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eduardo Najera deftly handled questions from the Bay Area media in English and Spanish on Tuesday, further confirming the internationalization of the Warriors.
Najera believes that's all the more reason to go with the balanced style commonly seen in international play, which he's convinced can work in the NBA.
Najera, who has averaged 4.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in four seasons, would have fit in well with the defensive-minded Pistons.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/01/SPGAF8HJFB1.DTL   (565 words)

  
 DenverPost.com - NUGGETS / NBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Najera, a native of Chihuahua, Mexico, started The Eduardo Najera Foundation for Latin Achievement a year ago while with the Dallas Mavericks.
Najera and his partners went to work on planning the first year of play and finding sponsors.
Najera said his hope is not only that young Latinos become better basketball players but, more importantly, direct their energy into something positive.
www.ukiahdailyjournal.com /Stories/0,1413,36~90~2788780,00.html   (962 words)

  
 'Ranks with the best,' Cleaves says of head-to-chin knockdown
Najera set a pick as Michael Johnson brought the ball up the floor, and the top of Cleaves' head struck Najera in the chin.
Najera remained on the floor for several minutes and finally had his bleeding chin bandaged while still on the court.
Najera was taken for X rays and never spoke to the media.
www.freep.com /sports/michstate/qmsider20.htm   (806 words)

  
 HOOPSWORLD.com | One-on-One with Eduardo Najera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Najera just embraces it because he understands all that comes with playing for a cause greater than himself.
Not only is Najera the future president of Mexico, but he is now apparently a fashion critic as well.
When Najera is healthy -- which he wasn't for the majority of last season -- he's an extremely valuable asset coming off the bench.
www.hoopsworld.com /printer_19182.shtml   (721 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera Biography
Eduardo Najera (born July 11, 1976) is a basketball player in the US NBA, and, as of 2004, is a Dallas Mavericks forward.
Eduardo played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma from 1997-2000, becoming a major star there.
Eduardo is a native of Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico.
www.biographybase.com /biography/Najera_Eduardo.html   (155 words)

  
 RotoTimes.com - Eduardo Najera - Notes
Eduardo Najera sprained a finger on his right hand during the first half of Wednesday's game but played with the injury, according to the AP.
Dallas coach Don Nelson said that Eduardo Najera had a recent setback with some swelling in his sore left knee, and Najera is not expected to come off the injured list until after the All-Star break.
Eduardo Najera was activated from injured reserve today after missing the last 17 games with a sore left knee, according to the Sports Network.
www.rototimes.com /nba/player/968/notes/2004   (320 words)

  
 Eduardo Najera - Reviews on RateItAll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Born in 1976, Eduardo Najera was drafted as the 38th overall pick of the 2000 draft by the Houston Rockets.
Eduardo Najera's draft rights were immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Dan Langhi.
Eduardo Najera is the second Mexican born player to play in the NBA.
www.rateitall.com /i-27288-eduardo-najera.aspx   (345 words)

  
 MAVERICKS: Najera Visits Nationwide/Mavs Clinic
Mavs forward Eduardo Najera visited with kids at the Nationwide Insurance/Dallas Mavericks Community Clinic on Sept. 8.
The event was held in conjunction with the McDonald's Arcos de Inspiracion (Arches of Inspiration) program, which selected Boys and Girls Club members to participate through an award/incentive program based on their summer-long involvement and participation with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.
Prior to Najera's visit, Dallas Police officers talked to the kids about safety awareness and the Hoop Camp coaching staff directed the attendees through a number of basketball fundamental drills.
www.allstarsummerjam.com /mavericks/news/najera_clinic_010908.html   (499 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Eduardo Najera - -
Najera is a rugged customer who isn't afraid to get battered and bloodied inside, or anywhere else on the floor.
Najera also has decent outside touch, but he struggled at times from 3-point range as a senior.
Najera was born in Meoqui, Chihuahua and is looking to become only the second Mexican-born player to appear in an NBA game (Horatio Llamas made his NBA debut with Phoenix in 1997)
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/2000/nba_draft/draftboard/players/40.html   (335 words)

  
 RotoTimes.com - Eduardo Najera - Fantasy Basketball Profile
Eduardo Najera says he is 100 percent for the playoffs, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
Najera played nine minutes off the bench and somehow found a way to collect five fouls.
Eduardo Najera missed his third straight game with a bruised left leg Wednesday, the AP reports.
www.rototimes.com /nba/player/968   (200 words)

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