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Building a Starting Five

Combinatorics 1167
In an alternate universe, LA Lakers decided to gather the 5 best guards and 10 best forward/centers in their history. One of the guards is Kobe, and one of the forward/centers is Shaq. How many 5-man starting lineups are possible consists of 2 guards and 3 forward/centers if Kobe and Shaq refuse to be starters at the same time?