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Games missed by Nikola Pekovic in each of his five NBA seasons:
17
2010-11
19
2011-12
20
2012-13
28
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The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.
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