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The Love, Loss and Survival OF AN NBA PLAYER

BY CHRIS BALLARD

P. 62

TEXAS THREE-STEP

99 PROBLEMS

FOR 31 TEAMS

CAN MULTITALENTED J.J. WATT BECOME THE FIRST DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 28 YEARS TO WIN MVP?

BY TIM LAYDEN

P. 34

PLUS

'BOYHOOD

DALLAS'S O-LINE HAS ROMO'S BACK

BY GREG A. BEDARD

P. 44

LEAPING FROGS

TCU CATAPULTS THE RANKINGS—AND THE END ZONE

BY LINDSAY SCHNELL

P. 46

PHOTO

SI HAS REGIONAL COVER THIS WEEK: BRIAN BAHR/GETTY IMAGES (J.J. WATT)