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Born:
Mar 6, 1972
Height:
7-1 / 2.16
Weight:
325 lbs. / 147.4 kg.
College:
Louisiana State
Years Pro:
18
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2009-10: Averaged 17.8 points, his highest scoring average since 2005-06, to go along with 8.4 rebounds and 30.1 minutes in 75 games (all starts), his most games played in a single season since the 1999-00 season…was named an All-NBA Third Team Selection...made 15th career NBA All-Star appearance, second-most in league history (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)...named 2009 All-Star Game co-MVP (Kobe Bryant), the third such MVP honor of his career…shot an NBA-best and career-high .609 percent from the field, breaking his personal mark of .601 percent set in the 2004-05 season...led the league in field goal percentage for the 10th time in his career, establishing a new NBA record and breaking the mark he previously shared with Wilt Chamberlain...during the season passed John Havlicek for 10th (Nov. 12) on the all-time scoring list...tallied 25 scoring efforts of 20 or more points (18-7) after recording eight in 2007-08...posted 15 games (12-3) of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds after doing so six times in 2007-08...had team-leading 30 double-doubles after recording 21 in 2007-08…had six games of 29 or more points, three 30-point efforts and one 40-point game, his first as a Sun, a season-best 45-point performance on Feb. 27 vs. Toronto...became just the third player in NBA history to score 40 or more points with four different teams (Orlando, L.A. Lakers, Miami, Phoenix), joining Bernard King and Stephon Marbury...the 45 points were his most since March 21, 2003...followed that up with a 33-point effort on March 1 vs. Lakers to become just the fourth player in NBA history over the age of 35 and the first since Michael Jordan in 2002 to score 33 or more points in consecutive games (A. English, K. Malone)...had first back-to-back 30-point games since March 5-7, 2004 and the 78 total points in a two-game span were his most since leaving the Lakers (2003-04)...notched 20 field goals made on Feb. 27...scored 15 or more points in 19 straight games from Dec. 6 - Jan. 29, his longest such streak since the 2003-04 season...tallied 31 double-digit rebounding efforts, including a season-high 17 rebounds on Nov. 22 vs. Portland...made 12 consecutive free throws from Jan. 11-13, his longest streak since April 17 - Oct. 30, 2001...had consecutive games without missing a free throw for the first time in his career (7-7 on Jan. 9 vs. Dallas, 5-5 on Jan. 11 at L.A. Clippers)...missed seven games: four on the Inactive List while healthy (Nov. 7, Nov. 25: Dec. 3, Jan. 15), two due to personal reasons (Dec. 10-12) and one due to back spasms (Jan. 7). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played in 61 games (61 starts) during the 2007-08 season with Phoenix and Miami…averaged 13.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 blocks in 28.7 minutes…played in 28 games (28 starts) with the Suns…averaged 12.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 blocked shots in 28.7 minutes…shot .593 percent from the field (4th-NBA)…led the Suns or shared team lead in rebounding in 17 of his 28 games…grabbed double-digit rebounds 16 times, including 15 or more on four occasions…recorded 12 double-doubles in 28 games with Phoenix …scored in double figures 17 times, 20 or more three times, including two games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds…on March 9th versus San Antonio, joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in NBA history to score 26,000 points, grab 11,500 rebounds and block 2,500 shots...played in 33 games (33 starts) with Miami…averaged 14.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks…tallied nine double-doubles in 33 games…played in 40 games (39 starts) during the 2006-07 season with Miami…averaged 13.6 points on .593 shooting, 9.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 blocked shots in 28.7 minutes…tallied a double-double in eight games…set a season high in points with 32 versus Minnesota on March 9, rebounds with 22 versus Atlanta on March 26, assists versus Chicago on March 7 and blocks with five (four times)…appeared in 59 games (58 starts) during the 2005-06 season with Miami…averaged 20.0 points on .600 percent shooting, 9.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 30.6 minutes…led the NBA in field goal percentage…ranked 15th in the NBA in blocks per game…averaged 20-or-more points and shot over 55 percent from the field for the 14th consecutive year…led the Heat in field goal percentage, offensive rebounds (172), dunks (202) and double-doubles (24) and ranked second in points scored (1,181), field goals made (480), free throws made (221) and attempted (471), defensive (369) and total rebounds (541) and blocked shots (104)…topped the Heat in scoring 14 times, in rebounds on 31 occasions, in blocks 27 times, in minutes on three occasions, in steals twice and assists once…scored in double figures on 57 occasions, including 31 games of at least 20 points and four 30-point performances…grabbed double-figure rebounds a team-high 26 times and handed out double-figure assists once…recorded his second career triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists against Toronto on April 11…had 12 double-digit scoring quarters…was selected as the starting center for the Eastern Conference All-Stars at the All-Star Game in Houston where he tallied 17 points, a team-high nine rebounds, four assists and one steal in 23 minutes…set a season high in points with 35 at Charlotte on March 6, in rebounds with 17 versus the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 25), assists with 10 versus Toronto on April 11) and blocks with four (six times)…missed a total of 21 games due to injury and was placed on the Inactive List for the final two games of the regular season (April 18-19) as a healthy scratch…suffered a sprained right ankle in the home opener against Indiana on Nov. 3 that caused him to miss the next 18 games (Nov. 5 - Dec. 9)…also missed a game with a sprained right thumb (March 21) and two games with a hyperextended left knee…played in 73 games (73 starts) during the 2004-05 season for Miami and averaged 22.9 points on .601 shooting, 10.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.3 blocks in 34.1 minutes…earned First Team All-NBA honors for the sixth consecutive season, amassing the most first-team (122) votes and most total points (616) from the 124-member voting media…was named The Sporting News Player of the Year as voted on by the league’s general managers… was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March and earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors for the week ending Dec. 19…led the NBA in field goal percentage for the second consecutive year, the seventh time in eight years and the eighth time in his career…averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds for the 13th consecutive year, setting an NBA record breaking the mark of 12 straight years that he shared with Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon…led the HEAT in field goals made (658), dunks (255), field goal percentage, free throws attempted (franchise-record 765), offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds, blocks and double-doubles…led the HEAT in scoring 31 times, in blocks a team-high 56 times, in rebounds a team-high 44 times, in minutes and steals eight times each and in assists on six occasions…joined Elton Brand as the only players in the NBA to record at least 150 blocks and 200 assists during the 2004-05 season…recorded five 30-point, 15-rebound games tying Kevin Garnett for the league lead…prior to the 2004-05 season the HEAT had only 21 in their history and no player recorded more than two in a season…scored in double figures in 72 of his 73 games played, the lone exception was at Chicago on Feb. 22 where he suffered a sprained left ankle after playing two minutes and did not return, snapping his streak at 92 consecutive games in double-figure scoring dating back to the 2003-04 campaign…scored at least 20 points on 52 occasions, at least 30 points 12 times and had one 40-point outing…set a HEAT franchise record for consecutive 25-point games with eight from Jan. 3-19…had five 20-point halves and 37 double-figure scoring quarters…on four occasions he had more than one double-digit scoring quarter in a game, including Miami’s Dec. 13 win at Washington where he recorded three…his 28 free throws attempted against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Jan. 14 set a HEAT single-game record…grabbed his 10,000th career rebound at Utah on Dec. 6…recorded his 34th career 20-point, 20-rebound game at San Antonio on Nov. 12 with 23 points and 21 rebounds… scored his 23,000th career point against Chicago on Feb. 5…scored his 22,000th career point against Dallas on Nov. 11…was selected to start the All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference All-Stars, his first starting assignment since 2000, and finished with 12 points, six rebounds, a team-high three blocks, three steals and one assist in 25 minutes…set a season high of 40 points on Dec. 13 versus Washington, rebounds with 21 at San Antonio on Nov. 12, assists with seven (twice), seven blocks versus Seattle on Jan. 3, three steals at Philadelphia on April 14…missed a total of nine games due to injury or illness…sat out Miami’s Dec. 21 victory over Boston due to a left calf contusion…missed three games from Feb. 23-27 with a sprained left knee which he injured two minutes into Miami’s Feb. 22 game at Chicago and did not return…missed three games from April 5-10 due to a stomach virus…missed the final two games of the regular season (April 19-20) after being placed on the Injured List with a right quad contusion which he suffered late in the first half against Indiana on April 17 and did not return…played in 67 games (67 starts) during the 2003-04 season for the Los Angeles Lakers…averaged 21.5 points on .584 shooting, 11.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.5 blocks in 36.8 minutes…was an All-NBA First Team selection for the fifth straight year…was a two-time Western Conference Player of the Week (weeks ending Dec. 7 and March 21)…led the NBA in field goal percentage for the seventh time in his career…ranked 11th in the NBA in scoring average, fifth in double-doubles (43), sixth in blocks per game and 31st in minutes per game…scored in double figures on 64 occasions, including 42 games with at least 20 points and seven games with 30-or-more points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 43 occasions, including three games of at least 20 rebounds…grabbed a career-high 25 defensive rebounds against Milwaukee on March 21…was named as a reserve to the Western Conference All-Star team for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles and captured MVP honors after totaling 24 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes…his 12 field goals made set a personal All-Star Game high…set season highs with 37 points at Cleveland on Feb. 4, rebounds with 26 versus Milwaukee on March 21, blocks with nine at San Antonio on Dec. 3, assists with eight (twice), steals with two (four times)…missed 14 games due to injury and one game due to an NBA imposed suspension (Feb. 2 at Indiana) and the Lakers went 7-8 in those contests…sat out a pair of games from Nov. 23-26 with a strained right calf and also missed 12 games from Jan. 4-24 with the same injury…played in 67 games (66 starts) during the 2002-03 season for the Lakers and averaged 27.5 points on .574 shooting, 11.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.4 blocks in 37.8 minutes…was an All-NBA First Team selection and an NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree…was selected Western Conference Player of the Month for March…was a two-time Western Conference Player of the Week (weeks ending March 9 and April 6)…ranked second in the league in field goal percentage, third in double-doubles (46), fourth in scoring average and sixth in blocks per game…scored in double figures on 67 occasions, including 56 games with at least 20 points, 27 games of 30-or-more points and three games with at least 40 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 46 occasions, including one game with at least 20 rebounds…registered his fourth career 40-point, 20-rebound game against Boston on March 21 with season highs in both points (48) and rebounds (20)…recorded his 20,000th career point at Sacramento on March 20…grabbed his 9,000th career rebound against Denver on April 15…grabbed 14 offensive rebounds at Memphis on April 4 to tie his career high…named as a reserve to the Western Conference All-Star team and totaled 19 points and an All-Star Game career-high 13 rebounds in 26 minutes at the 2003 All-Star Game in Atlanta…set season-highs in points with 48 versus Boston on March 21, rebounds with 20 versus Boston on March 21, assists with seven (three times), blocks with seven (twice), steals with three (twice)…missed 15 games due to injury and the Lakers went 5-10 in those contests…sat out the first 12 games of the season (Oct. 29-Nov. 22) on the Injured List recovering from off-season foot surgery…missed three games from Feb. 16-21 with a sore left knee…played in 67 games (66 starts) during the 2001-02 season for the Lakers and averaged 27.2 points on .579 shooting, 10.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 blocks in 36.1 minutes…was an All-NBA First Team selection…was a three-time Western Conference Player of the Week (for the weeks ending Feb. 3, Feb. 24 and March 10)…led the NBA in field goal percentage for the fifth consecutive season and in free throws attempted (717) for the fourth straight year…also ranked second in the league in scoring average and tenth in blocks per game…scored in double figures on 65 occasions, including 58 games with at least 20 points, 25 games with 30-or-more points and seven games with at least 40 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds 41 times…recorded a team-high 40 double-doubles…led the Lakers in scoring 41 times, in rebounds a team-high 47 times, in blocks a team-high 39 times, in assists on 10 occasions and in steals six times…set a franchise record with 20 free throws attempted in the second half at Golden State on March 14…attempted an NBA season-high 22 free throws against Dallas on Dec. 5…was named to his ninth consecutive All-Star Game, but did not play due to injury…set season highs in points with 46 versus Dallas on Dec. 5, rebounds with 18 (three times), assists with seven versus Houston on March 3, blocks with six (four times), steals with three versus Sacramento on April 17…missed 12 games due to injury and three games due to an NBA imposed suspension (Jan. 14-19) for fighting…missed five games from Dec. 25-Jan. 4 while on the Injured List due to a sore big toe on his right foot…sat out five games from Feb. 6-19 while on the Injured List with an arthritic big toe…missed a pair of games from April 3-6 with a sprained right wrist…played in 74 games (74 starts) during the 2000-01 season for the Lakers…averaged 28.7 points on .572 shooting, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.8 blocks and 39.5 minutes…captured All-NBA First Team honors…was an NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection…earned NBA Player of the Month honors in April…was named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending April 8…led the NBA in field goals made (813) and free throws attempted (972) each for the third consecutive season and in field goal percentage for the fourth straight year…also ranked third in the league in scoring average and rebound average and fourth in blocks per game…scored in double figures 74 times, including 66 games with at least 20 points, 34 games with 30-or-more points and two games with at least 40 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 60 occasions, including a pair of games with at least 20 rebounds…recorded a team-high 60 double-doubles, including one in each of the final 17 games of the season…led the Lakers in scoring a team-high 48 times, in rebounds a team-best 62 times, in blocks a team-high 56 occasions, in assists in 18 games and in steals 13 times…became the 85th player in NBA history to reach 15,000 career points against Golden State on Nov. 22…was a perfect 13-13 from the foul line against Denver on April 17, establishing a career high for most free throws made in a game without a miss…was selected as the starting center for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year, but did not participate due to injury…set season highs in points with 41 versus Houston on Jan. 19, rebounds with 23 versus Cleveland on Jan. 12, assists with eight (three times), blocks with seven versus Philadelphia on Dec. 5 and steals with three (four times)…missed seven games due to injury…sat out L.A.’s Nov. 18 game against Denver due to a sprained left ankle and missed six games from Jan. 28 - Feb. 7 due to a right foot sprained arch…also missed L.A.’s Dec. 15 game against Vancouver to attend his college graduation ceremonies at LSU…played in 79 games (79 starts) during the 1999-2000 season for the Lakers…averaged 29.7 points on .574 shooting, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.0 blocks in 40.0 minutes…was awarded Most Valuable Player honors during the regular season, 2000 All-Star Game (co-MVP) and NBA Finals 2000, becoming only the third player in NBA history to accomplish that feat…was a unanimous All-NBA First Team selection, becoming only the fifth unanimous selection…was NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the first time in his career…was a three-time NBA Player of the Month (November, February and March), becoming the first player to receive the award three times in a single season…was a three-time NBA Player of the Week (weeks ending Dec. 13, Feb. 22, March 13)…led the NBA in scoring average and field goal percentage and ranked second in rebound average, third in blocks per game and fourth in minutes played (3,163)…became the NBA’s first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976-77 to finish in the top three in the league in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocked shots…recorded career highs in scoring average, field goals made (956), field goals attempted (1,665) and assists (299)…scored in double figures 77 times, including 66 games with at least 20 points, 39 games of 30-or-more points, a career-high nine 40-point games, one game with at least 50 points and one 60-point effort…grabbed double-figure rebounds 64 times, including a career-high eight games with at least 20 rebounds…registered 63 double-doubles…recorded five 30-point, 20-rebound games…led the Lakers in scoring a team-high 60 times, in rebounds a team-best 69 times, in blocks a team-leading 64 times, in assists on 24 occasions and in steals five times…scored a career-high 61 points and grabbed 23 rebounds at the L.A. Clippers on March 6 to become the first player to tally a 60-point, 20-rebound game since Wilt Chamberlain in 1969…his 24 field goals made at the Clippers on March 6 established his career high and marked the NBA single-game high during the 1999-00 season…handed out a career-high nine assists twice (Jan. 10 vs. Denver and Feb. 20 at Philadelphia)…played a career-high 55 minutes (the most by any player in a game this season) at Utah on Jan. 24…recorded career highs in both free throws made (19) and attempted (franchise-record 31) against Chicago on Nov. 19…when he scored a game-high 49 points at Golden State on April 5 he became the first Laker to score at least 45 points in two games in a single season since Jerry West in 1969-70…had his career high streak of 245 consecutive games scoring in double figures snapped when he was held six points in 15 minutes at Houston on Nov. 10…started the NBA All-Star Game and totaled 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 25 minutes…his 20 field goals attempted set a personal All-Star Game high…set season highs in points with 61 at L.A. Clippers on March 6, rebounds with 24 versus Detroit on Dec. 12, assists with nine (twice) and blocks with eight (twice)…missed two games due to a sprained left ankle (April 8-10) and one game due to an NBA imposed suspension (Nov. 12 vs. Houston)…played in 49 games (49 starts) during the 1998-99 season…averaged 26.3 points on .576 shooting, 10.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 blocks in 34.8 minutes…earned All-NBA Second Team honors…led the NBA in points scored (1,289), field goals made (510), field goal percentage and free throws attempted (498)…scored in double figures in each of his 49 games with 44 games of at least 20 points and 14 games of 30-or-more points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 30 occasions and registered 30 double-doubles…led the Lakers in scoring a team-high 36 times, in both rebounds and blocks a team-high 27 times, in steals on six occasions and in assists twice…scored his 12,000th career point against Minnesota on April 9…set season highs in points with 38 points (twice), rebounds with 19 at Cleveland on March 18, assists with seven (twice), blocks with six at Vancouver on Feb. 23, steals with three (four times)… missed one game due to injury (Feb. 11 against Minnesota due to a strained right groin)…played in 60 games (57 starts) during the 1997-98 season for the Lakers…averaged 28.3 points .584 shooting, 11.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.4 blocks in 36.3 minutes…earned All-NBA First Team honors for the first time in his career…was a two-time Player of the Month recipient (January and April) and a two-time NBA Player of the Week honoree (weeks ending Nov. 16 and March 22)…led the NBA in field goal percentage and free throws attempted per game (11.4) and also ranked second in scoring average and eighth in blocks per game…was the lone player in the NBA to rank among the league’s top 10 in scoring, field goal percentage and blocked shots…was one of only two players in the NBA to average at least 25 points and 10 rebounds…scored in double figures on 60 occasions, including 54 games with at least 20 points, 27 games with 30-or-more points, three games with at least 40 points and one 50-point contest… grabbed double-figure rebounds on 39 occasions with one game of at least 20 boards…recorded a team-high 39 double-doubles…led the Lakers in scoring a team-high 49 times, in rebounds a team-best 41 times, in blocks a team-high 42 times, in steals on four occasions and in assists twice…recorded his second career 50-point game with a season-high 50 points at New Jersey on April 2…registered the 10,000th point of his career at Portland on Feb. 10, tying Jerry West as the ninth quickest player (370 games) to reach that total…his 33-point effort off the bench against Golden State on Feb. 11 marked the highest by a Laker non-starter during the season and his personal career high off the bench…started the All-Star Game and totaled 12 points, four rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes…set season high in points with 50 at New Jersey on April 2, rebounds in 22 versus Phoenix on March 18, assists with eight at Houston on Nov. 14, blocks with seven versus Orlando on Jan. 19…missed 21 games due to injury and one due to an NBA suspension (Nov. 4 at Sacramento)…sat out L.A.’s Oct. 31 season-opening contest against Utah due to an abdominal strain and missed 20 games from Nov. 23-Dec. 30 with the same injury…played in 51 games (51 starts) during the 1996-97 season for the Lakers…averaged 26.2 points on .557 shooting, 12.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.9 blocks in 38.1 minutes…earned All-NBA Third Team honors…was named NBA Player of the Month for December…named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 15…was the only player in the NBA to average at least 25 points and 10 rebounds…scored in double figures 51 times, including 44 occasions with at least 20 points, 15 games with 30-or-more points and a pair of 40-point efforts…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 44 occasions, including two games with at least 20 rebounds…recorded a team-high 44 double-doubles…led the Lakers in scoring a team-high 38 times, in rebounds a team-high 42 times, in blocks on a team-high 40 occasions, in steals seven times and in assists twice…was selected to play in the All-Star Game but did not participate due to injury…set season high in points with 42 versus Sacramento on April 17, rebounds with 21 versus San Antonio on Nov. 22, assists with eight versus Denver on Dec. 1, blocks with seven versus Orlando on Dec. 6…missed a total of 31 games due to injury…sat out the Jan. 3 game against Sacramento with a sprained right ankle…missed a pair of games from Feb. 4-5 with a right knee sprained MCL…suffered a hyperextended left knee at Minnesota on Feb. 12 which caused him to miss the next 28 games (Feb. 13-April 9)…played in 54 games (52 starts) during the 1995-96 season for Orlando…averaged 26.6 points on .573 shooting, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks in 36.0 minutes…earned All-NBA Third Team honors…ranked third in the league in both scoring average and field goal percentage and ninth in blocks per game…shared NBA Player of the Week honors with Hakeem Olajuwon for the week ending March 3 after averaging 35.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in three games…led the Magic in scoring average, rebound average, blocks and field goal percentage…scored in double figures on 54 occasions, including 47 games with at least 20 points, 19 games with 30-or-more points and two games with at least 40 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 38 occasions…led the Magic in scoring 34 times and in rebounds on 36 occasions…totaled a career-high 40 field goal attempts at Washington on March 22…made his lone career three-point field goal against Milwaukee on Feb. 16…started the NBA All-Star Game and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes with both the points and minutes representing his all-time high in an NBA All-Star game…set season highs in points with 49 at Washington on March 22, rebounds with 19 versus Boston on Jan. 30, assists with eight at Boston on March 20 and blocks with six versus New York on Dec. 22…missed a total of 26 games due to injury and two games (April 3-6) due to the passing of his maternal grandmother…missed the team’s first 22 games of the season (Nov. 3-Dec. 13) with a fractured right thumb suffered in a preseason game against Miami on Oct. 24…missed four games (Jan. 6-13) due to a bruised left quadriceps…played in 79 games (79 starts) during the 1994-95 season for the Magic and averaged 29.3 points on .583 shooting, 11.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 blocks in 37.0 minutes…named All-NBA Second Team…earned NBA Player of the Month honors in November after averaging 31.2 points and 12.8 rebounds…was a two-time NBA Player of the Week (weeks ending Dec. 4 and March 5)…led the NBA in scoring average, points, field goals made, field goals attempted and free throws attempted…ranked second in the league in field goal percentage, third in rebounds per game and sixth in blocks per game…scored in double figures 78 times with 71 games of at least 20 points, a career-high 40 games of 30-or-more points and a career-high nine 40-point outings…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 55 occasions, with two games of at least 20 boards…recorded 55 double-doubles…led the Magic in scoring 60 times, including a string of 14 consecutive games from Nov. 30-Dec. 23…topped Orlando in rebounds 50 times…started the NBA All-Star Game and totaled 22 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks in 26 minutes...set season highs in points with 46 (twice), rebounds with 20 rebounds (twice), assists with six (five times), blocks with five (10 times)…missed two games due to injury and one due to an NBA imposed suspension (Feb. 26 vs. Chicago)…sat out the Jan. 28 contest against Milwaukee due to a laceration in his left foot…missed the April 19 game against Washington due to a sore left knee…played in 81 games (81 starts) during the 1993-94 season for the Magic…averaged 29.3 points on .599 shooting, 13.2 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 2.4 assists in 39.8 minutes…earned NBA Player of the Month honors in both December and March…was named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 12…led the NBA in field goal percentage and double-doubles (65), ranked second in both scoring average and rebound average and sixth in blocks per game…recorded career highs in points (2,377), minutes played (3,224), field goal percentage, offensive rebounds (384) and steals (76)…scored in double figures in each of his 81 games with a career-high 73 games of at least 20 points, 35 games with 30-or-more points, a career-best nine 40-point games and one 50-point effort…recorded his first 50-point game with 53 points in 36 minutes against Minnesota on April 20…grabbed double-figure rebounds 65 times, including six games with 20-or-more boards…grabbed double-figure rebounds in a career-high 18 consecutive games from Nov. 27-Dec. 30 and also recorded a career-high 18 consecutive double-doubles during that span…recorded his first career triple-double with 24 points, a career-high 28 rebounds and a career-high 15 rebounds in 36 minutes at New Jersey on Nov. 20…led the Magic in scoring 65 times, including a season-high 18 consecutive games from Jan. 14-Feb. 23…topped the Magic in rebounds on 72 occasions, including 20 straight games from Feb. 25-April 2 and 18 consecutive games from Nov. 27-Dec. 30…started the NBA All-Star Game and totaled eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes…set season highs in points with 53 versus Minnesota on April 20, rebounds with 28 at New Jersey on Nov. 20, blocks with 15 blocks at New Jersey at Nov. 20, assists with six (twice)…missed one game due to injury (April 5 against Milwaukee due to a stomach virus)…played in 81 games (81 starts) during the 1992-93 season for the Magic… averaged 23.4 points on .562 shooting, 13.9 rebounds per game and 1.9 assists...was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year…helped the Magic win 20 more games than the previous season. NBA PLAYOFF CAREER: Has career averages of 25.2 points on .564 shooting, 12.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 blocks in 38.6 minutes…started each of the five games during the 2008 Playoffs for Phoenix…averaged 15.2 points, a team-high 9.2 rebounds and a team-best 2.6 blocks against San Antonio…started each of the four games during the 2007 Playoffs for Miami…averaged 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks against Chicago…started each of the 23 games during the 2006 Playoffs for Miami, the NBA Champions…averaged 18.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks…started each of the 13 games in the 2005 Playoffs for the Heat…averaged 19.4 points on .558 shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals…missed two games due to injury, the first missed playoff games of his career…had his streak of 164 consecutive playoff games played snapped at Washington on May 12, 2005 due to a bruised right thigh that caused him to sit out Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals…started each of the 22 postseason games in the 2004 Playoffs for the Lakers…averaged 21.5 points on .593 shooting, 13.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.8 blocks…led the NBA in field goal percentage, blocks per game and double-doubles (17)…set a single-season postseason-high in blocks with 61…started all 12 postseason games in the 2003 Playoffs for the Lakers and averaged 27.0 points on .535 shooting, 14.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.8 blocks…scored at least 20 points in all 12 games, topping the 30-point plateau on three occasions…grabbed double-figure rebounds in all 12 games and recorded 12 double-doubles…had two games with at least 20 points and at least 20 rebounds…started all 19 postseason games in the 2002 Playoffs for the Lakers and averaged 28.5 points on .529 shooting, 12.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 blocks…was named NBA Finals MVP for the third consecutive season after averaging 36.3 points on .595 shooting, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.8 blocks in the four-game sweep over the Nets, earning him his third consecutive NBA championship…joined Michael Jordan as the only players to win three consecutive NBA Finals MVP Awards…his 145 points in the NBA Finals set an NBA Finals record for most points in a four-game series…also set NBA Finals records for most free throws made (45) and attempted (68) in a four-game series…scored in double figures in all 19 games, including 18 games of at least 20 points, eight games of 30-or-more points and a pair of 40-point contests…scored 30-or-more points in each of the final six games of the 2002 postseason (May 31-June 12)…grabbed double-figure rebounds 15 times…started all 16 games in the 2001 Playoffs for the Lakers and led them to their second consecutive championship…averaged 30.4 points on .555 shooting, 15.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.4 blocks…captured NBA Finals MVP honors for the second consecutive season after averaging 33.0 points on .573 shooting, 15.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.4 blocks in the five-game series against Philadelphia…scored in double figures in all 16 games, including 15 games with at least 20 points, seven games with 30-or-more points and three games of at least 40 points…recorded back-to-back 40-point games against Sacramento in the Western Conference Semifinals with 44 points in Game 1 (May 6) and 43 in Game 2 (May 8), marking the second time in his postseason career he accomplished that feat…played a postseason career-high 55 minutes in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Philadelphia on June 6…his eight blocks against Philadelphia on June 8 in Game 2 tied an NBA Finals single-game record…started all 23 games during the 2000 Playoffs for the Lakers and led them to their first of three straight NBA championships…averaged 30.7 points on .566 shooting, 15.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.4 blocks…captured the first of three straight NBA Finals MVP Awards after averaging 38.0 points on .611 shooting, 16.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.3 assists…set single-season postseason highs in scoring average (30.7), games played, starts, minutes played (1,000), field goals made (286), field goals attempted (505), free throws attempted (296), offensive rebounds (119), defensive rebounds (236), total rebounds (355) and assists (71)…scored in double figures in all 23 games, including 20 games of at least 20 points, 13 games with 30-or-more points and five games with at least 40 points…scored at least 30 points in six consecutive games from June 7-19…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 21 occasions, including at least 20 rebounds on five occasions…recorded 21 double-doubles…matched his postseason career-high with 46 points against Sacramento in Game 1 of the Opening Round series on April 23 and set a postseason career high with 33 field goal attempts…set postseason career highs in free throws made (18), free throws attempted (39), defensive rebounds (19) and total rebounds (24) against Indiana in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June 9…set NBA Finals records for most free throws made in a half with 13 and most free throws attempted in a quarter with 16 against Indiana on June 9…tied the NBA Finals record for free throws made in a quarter with nine against Indiana on June 9…his 22 free throws attempted in the second half against Indiana on June 9 established an NBA Finals record for free throw attempts in a half…also set NBA postseason records for most free throws attempted in a game (39 vs. Indiana, June 9), most free throws attempted in a half (27 vs. Portland, 1st half, May 20) and most free throws attempted in a quarter (25 vs. Portland, 1st quarter, May 20)…tied his postseason career high with 21 field goals made in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Indiana on June 7… started all eight games during the 1999 Playoffs for the Lakers…averaged 26.6 points on .510 shooting, 11.6 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 2.3 assists in 39.4 minutes…scored in double figures in all eight games, including seven games with at least 20 points and two games with 30-or-more points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on six occasions and recorded six double-doubles…started all 13 games during the 1998 Playoffs…averaged 30.5 points on .612 shooting, 10.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 blocks in 38.5 minutes…his .612 percent field goal accuracy established a personal postseason high for a single year…scored in double figures in all 13 games, including 11 games with at least 20 points and nine games with 30-or-more points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on six occasions and recorded six double-doubles…started all nine games during the 1997 Playoffs…averaged 26.9 points on .514 shooting, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks in 36.2 minutes…scored in double figures in all nine games, including seven games with at least 20 points, three games with 30-or-more points and one 40-point effort…scored a postseason career-high 46 points in his Lakers’ postseason debut on April 25 in Game 1 of the Opening Round series against Portland…grabbed double-figure rebounds on seven occasions and recorded seven double-doubles…started all 12 games during the 1996 Playoffs for the Magic…averaged 25.8 points on .606 shooting, 10.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 38.3 minutes…scored in double figures in all 12 games, including nine games with at least 20 points, two games with 30-or-more points and one 40-point contest…grabbed double-figure rebounds on five occasions and recorded five double-doubles…started all 21 games during the 1995 Playoffs for the Magic…averaged 25.7 points on .577 shooting, 11.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 blocks in 38.3 minutes while leading Orlando to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history…his 149 free throws made and 18 steals both set personal playoff highs for a single postseason…scored in double figures in all 21 games, including 18 games with at least 20 points and four games with 30-or-more points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 18 occasions, including two games with at least 20 rebounds…recorded a pair of 20-point, 20-rebound games…amassed 18 double-doubles…averaged 28.0 points (.595 FG%, .571 FT%), 12.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.50 blocks and 45.0 minutes in the four-game NBA Finals sweep by Houston…started all three games during the 1994 Playoffs for the Magic…averaged 20.7 points on .511 shooting, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.0 blocks in 42.0 minutes…scored in double figures in all three games, including a pair of 20-point games…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and registered one double-double…made his NBA Playoffs debut against the Indiana Pacers on April 28 and totaled 24 points, 19 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals in 45 minutes. NOTABLES: Won three consecutive NBA Championships (2000, 2001, 2002) with the Los Angeles Lakers and a fourth title with the Miami Heat (2006)…named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history, the youngest player to earn the honor…was awarded Most Valuable Player honors during the 1999-2000 season, 2000 All-Star Game (co-MVP) and NBA Finals 2000, becoming only the third player in NBA history to accomplish that feat…earned All-NBA in 14 of his 17 seasons, including First Team honors eight times (1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06), Second Team honors twice (1994-95 and 1998-99) and garnered Third Team honors on four occasions (1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 2008-09)…15-time NBA All-Star, the second-most All-Star appearances in NBA history (K. Abdul-Jabbar)…started nine of the 12 NBA All-Star Games in which he has participated and averaged 16.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.8 assists in 22.8 minutes while shooting .551 percent from the floor…three times he was selected to play in the All-Star Game and could not participate due to injury (1997, 2001 and 2002)…named the 1999-00 NBA MVP…named NBA Finals MVP three times (2000, 2001 and 2002)…three-time All-Star Game MVP (2004, co-MVP in 2000 and 2009)…three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team member (1999-00, 2000-01 and 2002-03)…captured NBA Player of the Month honors 12 times and Player of the Week accolades on 19 occasions…earned NBA Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Rookie honors in 1992-93…became the first player in NBA history to earn Player of the Week honors after the first week of his career after he averaged 25.8 points and 16.4 rebounds…won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics as a member of the USA Men’s Senior National Team…has appeared in 1,117 regular season games (1,108 starts) in his 17-year NBA career…owns averages of 24.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 blocks in 35.7 minutes while shooting .582 percent from the field… his teams have compiled a 751-366 record (.672) in the 1,117 games in which he has played and a 124-120 record (.508) in the 244 games he has missed…among active players he ranks first in points, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws attempted, offensive rebounds and games played… among active players, second in minutes played (Jason Kidd), field goal attempts (Allen Iverson), and defensive rebounds (Kevin Garnett), third in free throws made (Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant), and fourth in scoring average (LeBron James, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant)…ranks 15th on the NBA’s all-time rebounding list (12,566) after passing Dikembe Mutombo for 17th (Feb. 17), Paul Silas for 16th (Feb. 24) and Charles Barkley for 15th (April 10)…has led the NBA in scoring average twice, in points scored three times, in field goal percentage on 10 occasions (breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record of nine), in field goals made five times, in field goals attempted twice, in free throws made once and free throws attempted on five occasions… has gone over 140 consecutive games scoring in double figures three times in his career…longest stretch of consecutive games scoring in double figures is 245 and occurred from Feb. 28, 1995-Nov. 9, 1999…longest stretch of consecutive games scoring at least 20 points is 37 and was accomplished from March 2, 1998-Feb. 23, 1999…has scored at least 30 points in a game 313 times (28.0 percent of his games)…longest stretch of consecutive 30-point games is 11 and occurred from March 28, 2001-April 17, 2001…has scored at least 40 points in a game 49 times…longest streak of consecutive 40-point outings is two and occurred on three occasions…registered three games of at least 50 points and one 60-point game (career-high 61 points on March 6, 2000)…averaged at least 20 points in 14 of his 17 seasons…shot at least 55 percent from the floor in each of his 17 NBA seasons…averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds for an NBA-record 13 consecutive seasons from 1992-2005… has notched 35 games with 20-or-more rebounds…longest career streak of consecutive games grabbing double-figure rebounds is 18 and was accomplished twice (Nov. 27, 1993-Dec. 30, 1993 and March 18, 2001-Oct. 30, 2001)…recorded double-figure blocked shots once…recorded 717 double-doubles (64.2 percent of his games)...finished the season as the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history with 27,619 career points...became just the seventh player in league history with 27,000 career points and just the second player with 27,000 points, 12,000 rebounds and 2,500 blocks (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)…two career triple-doubles on Nov. 20, 1993 (Orlando at New Jersey., 24 points, career-high 28 rebounds, career-high 15 blocks) and April 11, 2006 (Miami vs. Toronto, 15 points, 11 rebounds, career-high 10 assists)…has missed a total of 222 games during his career due to injury, eight games to NBA imposed suspensions, seven games due to personal reasons and seven games he was a healthy scratch on the Inactive List. COLLEGE CAREER: Played three seasons at Louisiana State University (1990-92)...named a Consensus First Team All-American following both his sophomore and junior seasons... named college basketball’s Player of the Year by the Associated Press, UPI and Sports Illustrated following his sophomore year when he averaged 27.6 points and an NCAA-leading 14.7 rebounds... in 1992, became the first LSU athlete to be named Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year...concluded his career as the SEC’s all-time leader in blocked shots...became the first player to lead the SEC in rebounding three consecutive years since Charles Barkley...registered 73 double-doubles…recorded career collegiate averages of 21.6 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 30.5 minutes in 90 games...connected on .610 percent of his field goal attempts while in college...led the NCAA in blocks as a junior (5.3). |
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