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MIAMI -- Though he's a role player off the bench for the Miami Heat, James Jones will be quite a busy man at the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.Not only has he become the fifth Heat player ever to be invited to participate in the Three-Point Shootout, he's also the treasurer and the secretary of the NBA Players Association and will be an important part of CBA labor negotiations.
After the Heat's 117-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, Jones was looking forward to putting on a shooting display but was also optimistic there would be progress to avoid a potential lockout.
"I'm hopeful. I'm very excited," he said. "Being involved in the collective bargaining sessions is a privilege for me. Our sessions have been tough sessions. Not very much has been done, but I'm always hopeful that at some point in time eventually a true dialogue can start, and we can get on our road to figuring something out."
Jones graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Miami with a 3.41 GPA and as a member of the National Honor Society. He chose his major because of his love for numbers, so he's probably aware that he's already connected on 93 3-point field goals this season, surpassing his second highest single-season career total with 30 games left in the regular season.
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/10/james-jones-eager-for-all-star-shootout-labor-talks/
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