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NBA-Adams hopes selection will raise basketball profile in NZ Jun 28th 2013, 04:35 By Larry Fine NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - New Zealander Steven Adams was thrilled to be taken by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 12th pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday, saying he hoped the selection would spur interest in basketball in his rugby-mad homeland. "In terms of basketball, I'm hoping that will skyrocket," the 7ft (2.13 m) center Adams, who made a name in his freshman season at the University of Pittsburgh, told reporters at Barclays Center on Thursday. "Right now that was the main plan. ...

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