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An inflatable basketball training aid of Wallace's likeness, called the Inflatable Defender, was manufactured by PlayAir Systems. His sneaker, the Big Ben, was released on November 5, 2007, under Stephon Marbury's Starbury label and sold for US$14.98 ($22.01 with inflation) at Steve & Barry's stores. [42]
Ben Wallace most commonly refers to: Ben Wallace (basketball) (born 1974), American basketball player; Ben Wallace (politician) (born 1970), British former Secretary of State for Defence; Ben Wallace may also refer to: Benjamin Wallace (circus owner) (1847–1921), American circus owner; Bennie Wallace (born 1946), American jazz tenor saxophonist
The brawl began with 45.9 seconds remaining in the final quarter of the game, when the Pacers led 97–82. Pistons center Ben Wallace was fouled from behind by Artest, who slapped him across the back of the head during a layup attempt. Wallace later said that Artest had warned him he would be hit. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. National Basketball Association award NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. Sport Basketball League National Basketball Association Awarded for Best defensive player in regular season of the National ...
[a] [10] [11] The first undrafted player to be voted an NBA All-Star starter in 2003, [12] Wallace played the most career games of any undrafted player with 1,088 games played in 15 seasons, won an NBA championship, was a four-time All-Star, and was a four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Ben Wallace * Detroit Pistons: February 24, 2002: Milwaukee Bucks: 82–89 39 10 17 1 Yes Yes 10 Ben Wallace * (2) Detroit Pistons: November 20, 2002: Miami Heat: 79–68 43 12 19 1 Yes No 10 Jermaine O'Neal: Indiana Pacers: January 22, 2003: Toronto Raptors: 101–98 43 18 10 3 Yes No 10 Dikembe Mutombo * (13) New York Knicks: January 4, 2004 ...
During the off-season, the Pistons offered Ben Wallace a four-year, $48 million contract, which would have made him the highest-paid player in franchise history at the time. However, Wallace agreed to a 4-year, $60 million contract with the Chicago Bulls. [147] To replace Ben Wallace, the Pistons signed Nazr Mohammed. [148]
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) rebounding title is awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season. It was first recognized in the 1950–51 season , which was the second season after the league was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL .