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Utah's Korver follows his roots

There is no one who is watching the playoff series between the Lakers and Utah Jazz with more intense interest, or a greater sense of pride, than the Korver families of Paramount as well as the ones in Pella, Iowa.

You must understand that the Jazz's top reserve, the deft shooting Kyle Korver, has strong ties to both cities, having spent the first 11 years of his life in Paramount before moving to Pella, where he became an extraordinary high school player before going on to star at Creighton.

"You could see early that Kyle was pretty special when he would just dominate the games he'd play in with other kids his age at Paramount Park," said his uncle, Ken Korver, the senior pastor at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Paramount. "It's not surprising to me that he's such a terrific shooter. Kyle's father (Kevin Korver) was the best shooter of all us brothers. And his mother (Laine Korver) once scored 74points in a high school basketball game and played the sport in college   Read Full Article...