1. Shaun Patrick Livingston was born on September 11,1985 and is an American professional basketball executive and former player.
35 Facts About Shaun Livingston
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Shaun Livingston entered the league directly out of high school and was selected fourth by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2004 NBA draft.
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Shaun Livingston played for the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Brooklyn Nets.
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Shaun Livingston played his last five seasons in the league with the Warriors and retired from professional basketball in September 2019.
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Shaun Livingston led Concordia Lutheran Grade School to LSA state titles in 1999 and 2000.
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Shaun Livingston played competitive basketball in high school at Richwoods High School for two years and then transferred to Peoria Central High School, where he led his team to back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004.
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In 2004, Shaun Livingston was named Illinois Mr Basketball and played in the McDonald's All-American Game.
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Shaun Livingston committed to play college hoops at Duke, but opted instead to make the jump to the NBA straight out of high school.
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Shaun Livingston committed to Duke, but opted to skip college and enter the 2004 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Shaun Livingston recorded a career-high 14 assists on February 23,2007, against the Golden State Warriors.
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Shaun Livingston injured almost every part of his knee, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, the posterior cruciate ligament, and the lateral meniscus, badly spraining his medial collateral ligament, and dislocating his patella and his tibio-fibular joint.
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Shaun Livingston was told by a medical professional at the hospital that there was a chance that his leg would have to be amputated.
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Shaun Livingston required months of rehabilitation to be able to walk again.
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Shaun Livingston was riddled by injuries during the first three years of his professional career and missed 101 of 246 regular season games.
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On June 16,2008, doctors allowed Shaun Livingston to resume basketball activities; during the 2008 offseason, he tried to find a guaranteed contract to finalize his comeback.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers were interested, but it was reported Shaun Livingston eventually signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat on October 3,2008.
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On January 7,2009, Shaun Livingston was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with cash considerations for a conditional 2012 second-round pick.
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On March 7,2009, Shaun Livingston signed with the Tulsa 66ers, the NBA development league team owned by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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On February 26,2010, Shaun Livingston signed the first of his two 10-day contracts with the Washington Wizards.
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On July 20,2010, Shaun Livingston signed a two-year contract worth $7 million with the Charlotte Bobcats.
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On June 23,2011, Shaun Livingston was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-way deal that included the Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Bobcats.
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On June 26,2012, Shaun Livingston was traded to the Houston Rockets for Samuel Dalembert along with teammates Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman.
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Shaun Livingston made his debut for the Cavaliers on January 2,2013, recording two points, two rebounds, and one assist in 13 minutes of action off the bench.
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On July 11,2013, Shaun Livingston signed with the Brooklyn Nets.
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On March 17,2014, Shaun Livingston set a career-high for both minutes played and points scored in a season.
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On July 11,2014, Shaun Livingston signed with the Golden State Warriors for a reported three-year, $16 million contract.
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Shaun Livingston recovered in time to make his Warriors debut in the season opener and served as a key player off the bench for the Warriors in their run to the 2015 NBA Championship while becoming an integral member of the Warriors dynasty.
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Shaun Livingston had moved into the starting lineup to accommodate for the injured Stephen Curry.
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On July 25,2017, Shaun Livingston re-signed with the Warriors on a three-year, $24 million contract.
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Shaun Livingston helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles in 2018 after defeating the Cavaliers in a four-game sweep in the Finals.
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In 2019, Shaun Livingston played in his fifth straight NBA Finals, where the Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games.
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On July 10,2019, Shaun Livingston was waived by the Warriors.
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On September 13,2019, Shaun Livingston announced his retirement from the NBA.
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Shaun Livingston won his fourth NBA championship after the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games in the 2022 NBA Finals.
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Shaun Livingston left the role on June 20,2023, citing a desire to spend more time with his family outside of the Bay Area.