29 Facts About Latrell Sprewell

Latrell Sprewell helped the Knicks reach the 1999 NBA Finals and the Timberwolves to the 2004 Western Conference finals.

Latrell Sprewell played competitively with the Three Rivers Community College Raiders Basketball Team in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1990 to 1992 for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a teammate of future NBA players Robert Horry, Jason Caffey, James Robinson, and Marcus Webb.

Latrell Sprewell was selected 24th overall in the 1992 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Latrell Sprewell, nicknamed "Spree", made an immediate impact, starting 69 of the 77 games he played in during his rookie season and averaging 15.4 points per game.

Latrell Sprewell was a member of the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1993 and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1994.

On December 1,1997, Sprewell attacked head coach P J Carlesimo during a Warriors practice in Oakland.

When Carlesimo yelled at him to make crisper passes, Latrell Sprewell responded that he was not in the mood for criticism and told the coach to keep his distance.

Latrell Sprewell returned about 20 minutes later after showering and changing and again accosted Carlesimo.

Latrell Sprewell landed a glancing blow at Carlesimo's right cheek before being dragged away again by the assistant coaches.

Latrell Sprewell took the case to arbitration and the contract voiding was overturned, but the league suspended him for the rest of the season without pay, which amounted to 68 games.

Latrell Sprewell sought to vacate the arbitration contract under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Latrell Sprewell's case went through all appeals, and was remanded.

Latrell Sprewell spent three months under house arrest as part of a no-contest plea.

Latrell Sprewell played 37 games for the Knicks that season, playing off the bench in all but four games.

Many pundits felt that trading for the allegedly volatile Latrell Sprewell was too big a gamble for the Knicks, but Latrell Sprewell vowed he was a changed man.

Latrell Sprewell enjoyed a good series for the most part, averaging 26.0 ppg.

Latrell Sprewell averaged 19.7 ppg in the series, and the Knicks gave him a five-year $62 million contract extension.

Latrell Sprewell then sued the New York Post for claiming he had broken his hand in a fight.

That season, Latrell Sprewell made NBA history as he hit 9 of 9 three-point shots in one game, making the most three-pointers without a single miss for the first time en route to a season-high 38 points versus the Los Angeles Clippers.

Latrell Sprewell finished third in team scoring at 16.8 ppg, behind Garnett's 24.2 and Cassell's 19.8.

In March 2006, Latrell Sprewell was offered contracts by the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, both of which were considered at the time strong favorites to win the NBA Championship, but Latrell Sprewell failed to respond and remained a free agent as the season closed.

Latrell Sprewell was an All-NBA First Team selection at the end of his second season and made the All-NBA Defensive second team that same season.

Latrell Sprewell then sought a restraining order along with "civil remedies" against the accuser.

Latrell Sprewell claimed Sprewell agreed to support her and their four children through college.

Latrell Sprewell had failed to continue paying for and insuring the vessel, for which he reportedly still owed approximately $1.3 million.

In February 2008, the yacht was auctioned for $856,000 after Latrell Sprewell defaulted on the mortgage.

Three months later, a Milwaukee-area home Latrell Sprewell owned went into foreclosure status.

In July 2009, a Westchester County, New York mansion Latrell Sprewell owned went into foreclosure status, but that action was dismissed on motion of another party's attorney.

In 2011, Latrell Sprewell owed the state of Wisconsin $3.5 million in unpaid income taxes.