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Tyronn Lue sent a ball boy to get permission from David Griffin to play Larry Sanders

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The two minutes Larry Sanders played Tuesday night may be among the most intricate and celebrated 120-second stretches in NBA history.

Let's see: Sanders missed his lone shot and committed two fouls in the Cavs' 128-96 win over the Detroit Pistons.

And yet he was greeted by a standing ovation from Cleveland fans; made the subject of a postgame speech by LeBron James; and was the reason coach Tyronn Lue sent a ball boy into the stands to go find general manager David Griffin and ask him Sanders could play at the end of a blowout.