{"id":3264,"date":"2008-04-12T01:34:15","date_gmt":"2008-04-12T06:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2008-04-12T20:10:34","modified_gmt":"2008-04-13T01:10:34","slug":"lance-allred-the-nbas-first-deaf-player-and-perception-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/04\/12\/lance-allred-the-nbas-first-deaf-player-and-perception-re\/","title":{"rendered":"Lance Allred: The NBA?s First Deaf Player and Perception + Re"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lance Allred: The NBA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s First Deaf Player and Perception + Reality<\/p>\n

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GOAL POSTS by Chris Kaftan<\/p>\n

(NEW) Chris introduces us to Lance Allred, world-class basketball
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CHANNEL i VLOG THIS WEEK: Perception + Reality<\/p>\n

(NEW) The limit of our power of perception is where reality begins.
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