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NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer Attended Quigley Prep in Chicago Nazr Mohammed: Sep 5, 1977: NBA player Born in Chicago Jabari Parker: Mar 15, 1995: NBA player Born in Chicago Jack Phelan: Nov 6, 1925: Mar 20, 2021: NBA player Born in Chicago Cappie Pondexter: Jan 7, 1983: WNBA player; Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008) Raised in Chicago
Early life Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born at Cumberland Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City, on February 17, 1963, to bank employee Deloris (née Peoples) and equipment supervisor James R. Jordan Sr. He has two older brothers, James Jr. and basketball player Larry, as well as an older sister named Deloris and a younger sister named Roslyn. Jordan and his siblings were raised in the Methodist ...
Zach LaVine. Zachary Thomas LaVine ( / ləˈviːn / lə-VEEN; [1] born March 10, 1995) [2] is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
1995–1996. Winnipeg Cyclone. Arthur Agee Jr. ( / ˈeɪdʒiː /; born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He was one of two Chicago-area basketball players whose lives were chronicled in the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams. Agee played college basketball for the Arkansas State Red Wolves and professionally with ...
The NBA released its 75th Anniversary Team last week — a list that actually included 76 players — granting us an opportunity to settle once and for all which hotbed of basketball in the United ...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history, he spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an eight-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team. Wade ...
A Chicago area high school coach referred Garnett to Eric Fleisher, then agent for 18 NBA players and son of first National Basketball Players Association head Larry Fleisher, to discuss the possibility of going to the NBA straight out of high school. Two weeks later at the Lakeshore Athletic Club, Fleisher ran a small tryout where Garnett ...
Wilt Chamberlain has the most seasons leading the league with 8. Michael Jordan holds the largest 1-year contract in NBA history, LeBron James is the highest career earner and Stephen Curry is the highest season earner and is also the largest multi-year contract holder in NBA history. During the 1946–47 season Joe Fulks was the highest paid ...