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After the tournament, Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from competitive international football, having played in 120 games, scoring 24 goals. [85] One month later, he participated in his last ever international appearance for Germany, against Finland in a friendly match. [ 86 ]
Never played for the franchise; number retired for "contributions to basketball". [27] [28] 32: Shaquille O'Neal † Miami Heat: C 2004–2008 One of three players to have his jersey retired by three different teams (L.A. Lakers, Miami and Orlando). [29] 33: Alonzo Mourning † Miami Heat: C 1995–2003 2005–2008 Did not play in 2002–03 ...
World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) [1] is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1988. Free was known as the " Prince of Mid-Air ", " Brownsville Bomber ", and most often as " All-World ".
Smith helped create the NBPA Foundation, a non-profit to support retired players in need. Smith went on to serve as Executive Director of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA). Smith produced and executed exhibition games featuring over 40 retired NBA players. Smith was founder and CEO of New Media Technology Corp.
With nearly 1,200 games in the NBA, he scored the second-most career points among players who never played in an NBA All-Star Game, behind Jamal Crawford. As of the 2018–19 season, he is ranked 52nd in all-time points scored, and ranked fifth-most in points scored by an eligible player not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
It was because of the play of Michael Jordan that basketball started to reach international audiences, especially on the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, known as the Dream Team. [40] After his final championship and second retirement in 1998, there was a void as in who would be the face of basketball.
Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton posted 21 points and nine assists in a bounce back effort on Sunday. Pascal Siakam told him to keep that energy.
Denise Long Rife (born Denise Long; 1951) is an American former basketball player.She was the first woman drafted by an NBA team when San Francisco Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli picked her in the 13th round in the 1969 NBA draft but the selection was voided.