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Article: SUMMER PRO LEAGUE: PENBERTHY GREW IN SPL PROVING, IMPROVING KEY IN SUMMER LEAGUE.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- July 7, 2001
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Byline: Sean Kearns Staff Writer
EL SEGUNDO - Mike Penberthy stood outside the Lakers practice facility on Friday and talked about how the thrill of making the NBA has worn off, how he plans to build on this season and how he's proved that he belongs in the NBA.
The location, words and uniform are a far cry from last July, when Penberthy played in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach needing to show that he could play in the NBA.
He wasn't on an NBA team, instead playing for Nutriola, a team sponsored by his agent, Joedy Gardner.
A year later, Penberthy, who worked his way through foreign countries and the now-defunct CBA, returns to ...