1. Shawn Paul Bradley was born on March 22,1972 and is a German-American former professional basketball player.
52 Facts About Shawn Bradley
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Shawn Bradley holds citizenship in both the United States and Germany.
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Shawn Bradley was born on March 22,1972, in Landstuhl, West Germany, where his father was working at a US military hospital.
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In 2018, genetic analysis of Shawn Bradley's DNA showed that his great height is not the result of any physical or genetic disorders, but because he happened to inherit a natural but extremely rare combination of the thousands of genetic variants that determine human height.
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Shawn Bradley was raised on a farm outside the small town of Castle Dale, Utah.
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Shawn Bradley was a standout basketball, football, and baseball player at Emery High School from 1987 to 1990.
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Shawn Bradley was one of the most successful basketball players in Utah high school history, finishing with career averages of 20.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 5.4 blocked shots per game.
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Shawn Bradley was named All-State three times and twice earned the season MVP award.
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Shawn Bradley was named All-American by several national publications, including Parade Magazine, Street and Smith, USA Today, and others.
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Shawn Bradley turned in a strong performance at the McDonald's All-American Game, earning the Most Valuable Player award for the West team.
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Shawn Bradley was heavily recruited by many colleges from across the United States, but ultimately decided to play at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
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In one game against Eastern Kentucky, Shawn Bradley blocked 14 shots, tying the NCAA single-game record set by Navy's David Robinson in 1986.
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In that same game, Shawn Bradley established a new career high by scoring 29 points.
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BYU received a bid to the NCAA tournament that season, and Shawn Bradley continued his dominant defense.
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Shawn Bradley collected several awards and honors for his outstanding freshman season.
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Shawn Bradley was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, in addition to All-WAC defensive team and newcomer team honors.
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Shawn Bradley was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press.
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Shawn Bradley took a two-year leave of absence from BYU from 1991 to 1993 to serve as a full-time missionary for the LDS Church.
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Shawn Bradley entered the 1993 NBA draft as one of the most intriguing and highly debated prospects in the history of the NBA draft.
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For much of his career, Shawn Bradley was inconsistent in scoring and rebounding, but he always excelled at blocking shots.
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Shawn Bradley shot 40.9 percent from the floor and constantly struggled with turnovers and foul trouble.
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Shawn Bradley returned to full strength in his second season, playing in all 82 games for the 76ers.
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Shawn Bradley's scoring actually declined slightly, but his rebounding and shot-blocking increased.
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Shawn Bradley racked up 274 rejections, setting a franchise record for most blocks in a single season.
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Shawn Bradley tied a career high with 9 blocked shots, and was credited with 9 additional "intimidations" as the Clippers were held to their lowest-ever point total against the 76ers.
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Shawn Bradley finished the season in strong fashion, posting 13 double-doubles in his last 17 games.
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Shawn Bradley played the final 67 games of the year with the Nets, and tantalized Nets fans with some strong play in the second half of the season.
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Shawn Bradley scored a season-high 27 points over the 7-foot-7 Muresan, and added 9 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.
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Shawn Bradley lifted his game to new levels in March 1996.
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Shawn Bradley posted a career-high 32 points and added 15 rebounds against Dallas early in the month, and set another career high a week later with 10 blocked shots against the Phoenix Suns.
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Shawn Bradley recorded his first career triple-double in the very next game, tallying 19 points, 17 rebounds, and a career-best 11 blocked shots in another match-up against Muresan and the Bullets.
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Shawn Bradley embraced yet another "fresh start" with a new franchise.
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Shawn Bradley added a season-high 16 rebounds in that same contest.
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Shawn Bradley finished the year as the top shot-blocker in the entire league, averaging 3.4 swats per contest.
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Shawn Bradley became the fifth NBA player to record at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a single game, and the first to do so off the bench.
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Shawn Bradley finished the year with a team-record 214 blocked shots; his average of 3.3 per game ranked third in the NBA.
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Shawn Bradley played 7 more seasons in the league, remaining with the Mavericks until his retirement in 2005.
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The Mavericks emerged as a perennial playoff contender, mostly due to the rise of star players such as Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, but Shawn Bradley's defense made a significant contribution.
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Shawn Bradley finished his career with averages of 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in 23.5 minutes of action per game.
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Shawn Bradley has competed internationally for Germany; he and Dallas teammate Dirk Nowitzki were members of the German national basketball team that finished in fourth place at the EuroBasket 2001 in Turkey.
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Shawn Bradley is a great example of someone who has worked hard and been very successful.
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Shawn Bradley knows about being the 'odd kid' and dealing with that.
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On March 19,2010, Shawn Bradley filed papers to run as a Republican against incumbent Democratic Representative Tim Cosgrove for the 44th District seat in the Utah House of Representatives.
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Shawn Bradley is a national spokesman for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
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Shawn Bradley has participated in the "Basketball Without Borders" program with other NBA players like Dikembe Mutombo, DeSagana Diop and Malik Rose and found his experiences with children in Africa uplifting.
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Shawn Bradley has participated in treating leprosy colonies in India through the Rising Star Outreach.
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In 2017, Shawn Bradley married Carrie Cannon, adopting her three children in 2019.
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On January 20,2021, Shawn Bradley was struck from behind by a motorist while riding his bicycle near his home in St George, Utah, which resulted in a traumatic spinal cord injury in his neck that left him paralyzed.
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Shawn Bradley was in the process of passing a car parked on the shoulder of the road when he drifted in front of a minivan who bumped him from behind; the driver of that vehicle was not charged with a crime.
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Shawn Bradley described his height as a "hindrance" to his recovery, as quadriplegia at his height has no medical precedent.
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Shawn Bradley had a role in the film Space Jam in 1996, depicted as one of the NBA stars who lose their talent alongside Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Patrick Ewing.
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Shawn Bradley appeared as himself in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, and had a cameo appearance as an auto mechanic in The Singles Ward movie.