{"id":588181,"date":"2016-12-12T19:32:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T00:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=588181"},"modified":"2016-12-12T19:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T00:32:54","slug":"nba-eye-opener-of-the-year-week-7-larry-nance-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-eye-opener-of-the-year-week-7-larry-nance-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Eye Opener of the Year, Week 7 &#8211; Larry Nance Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img alt=\"NBA Eye Opener of the Year, Week 7 - Larry Nance Jr\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/12\/616153408.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">during a preseason game at Honda Center on October 21, 2016 in Anaheim, California. 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