Kwame Hasani Brown was born on March 10,1982 and is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Kwame Brown
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Kwame Brown played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats, Golden State Warriors, and Philadelphia 76ers.
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Kwame Brown was consistently rated as the "best high school player" in his class, which included high school standouts Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler.
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Kwame Brown was the high school player of the year as a senior in Georgia.
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Kwame Brown finished his high school career at the historic Glynn Academy as the school's all-time leading rebounder and shot-blocker, and finished second all-time as a scorer.
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Kwame Brown was named to the 2001 McDonald's All-American Team.
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Kwame Brown started 20 out of the 80 games he played and the total minutes he played doubled.
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Kwame Brown improved his numbers, posting averages of 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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When Lakers center Chris Mihm went down with a season-ending ankle injury on March 12,2006, Kwame Brown took over the starting center position.
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Kwame Brown became a central part of the Lakers seven-game series with the Phoenix Suns.
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Kwame Brown was injured at the beginning of the season and Mihm was out with injury for the whole season, so the starting job at center was given to the young Andrew Bynum.
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However, when Bynum suffered a knee injury that appeared to jeopardize the Lakers' playoff chances, Kwame Brown regained his starting position.
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On February 1,2008, Kwame Brown was traded along with Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, and the Lakers' 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks for Pau Gasol and a second-round pick in 2010.
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On December 14,2011, Kwame Brown signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Warriors.
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On July 20,2012, Kwame Brown signed a two-year contract for nearly $6 million with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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In 2017, Kwame Brown was the fifth overall pick in the inaugural draft of the BIG3 basketball league.
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Kwame Brown's response has led to a significant increase of social media attention, especially via YouTube and Instagram.
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In October 2007, Kwame Brown was arrested in Georgia and charged with disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer after an incident in which the driver of a car in which he was a passenger was arrested for driving drunk with a suspended license.
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Kwame Brown was arrested on March 31,2019, by Georgia police and charged with felony possession of edible marijuana products and misdemeanor possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.