1. Jerome Kersey was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Jerome Kersey
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Jerome Kersey played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Jerome Kersey was a member of the Spurs during their 1999 NBA Finals victory over the New York Knicks.
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Jerome Kersey died from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot at his home in Tualatin, Oregon, on February 18,2015.
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However, it was not until May 2006 that Jerome Kersey graduated from Longwood, having only needed two more college courses to graduate for some years.
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Jerome Kersey was a regular contributor from the bench, eventually becoming a starter, and by his third year, he began to shine, even coming in second behind Michael Jordan in the Slam Dunk Contest.
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Jerome Kersey became a starter and was part of the nucleus of a strong Portland team, along with Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams, and Kevin Duckworth that made it to the NBA Finals two out of the next three years.
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However, in subsequent years Clifford Robinson would take his place and Jerome Kersey found himself spending more time on the bench.
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Jerome Kersey signed with the Golden State Warriors, where he started 58 games, and had an altercation with Latrell Sprewell, which resulted in the latter threatening to bring a gun to practice.
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Jerome Kersey provided frontcourt depth and experience off the bench in the team's title run, although his scoring, rebounding, and minutes played were all career lows.
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Jerome Kersey spent his final season in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks, who fell short in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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Jerome Kersey served with the Bucks for one year, but was let go on May 6,2005.
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In November 2005, Jerome Kersey was in Longwood's first Hall of Fame class.
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In 2008, Jerome Kersey was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and was selected to receive the 2015 recipient of the William Henry Ruffner Alumni Award, the highest award given to a Longwood alumni.
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Jerome Kersey married his girlfriend of over nine years, Teri Donnerberg, on September 21,2013, at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon.
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On February 18,2015, Jerome Kersey died suddenly at the age of 52.
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Just days prior to his death, Jerome Kersey underwent knee surgery.