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Here is a mixtape recapping some of Alonzo Mourning's career in the NBA.
Nick-named the 'Zo', Mourning was an incredible defensive player, known for his extremely high intensity, loyalty and devotion as a player and having a huge heart.
Alonzo Mourning, in full Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr., byname Zo, (born February 8, 1970, Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.), American professional basketball player who was notable for recovering from a kidney transplant to win a National Basketball Association (NBA) championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
Mourning-a center 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 meters) tall-played collegiate basketball at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. He was the second overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, and he spent three seasons with the team before being traded to the Heat. A seven-time NBA All-Star, he was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000 and earned first-team All-NBA honors in 1999. He won gold medals with the U.S. team at the 1994 world championships and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Shortly after the Olympics, he was diagnosed with focal glomerulosclerosis, a disease that affects the filtering process of the kidneys. Mourning played in only 13 games the following season but recovered to make the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 2002. His condition worsened, however, and he sat out the 2002-03 season. As a free agent, he signed a four-year contract with the New Jersey Nets in 2003 but was forced to retire in November because of his kidney problems. He received a kidney from his cousin in December and began working toward an NBA comeback soon thereafter.
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23 авг 2024
