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Manute Bol (/ m ə ˈ n uː t ˈ b oʊ l / mə-NOOT BOWL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist . Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) [ 2 ] or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [ 3 ] tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of Manute Bol who stood 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall. They were the tallest and shortest players in NBA history at the time, with 28 inches (71 cm) difference between them. Bol and Bogues appeared on three magazine covers together. [24]
Bol was born on November 16, 1999, in Khartoum, Sudan, as the second child of former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Manute Bol and his wife Ajok Kuag. [2] He was named after his late great-grandfather and Dinka chief Bol Chol Bol. [3] In 1998, after an American missile strike during the Second Sudanese Civil War, Manute was accused of being an American spy and was barred by the ...
The 6-foot-9 son of Manute Bol has been a huge factor in one North Jersey girls basketball team's hot start to the season.
In 1985, the Bullets acquired Manute Bol in the 1985 NBA draft, whose specialty was blocking shots. [53] That year, he blocked 397 shots (a Bullets record), part of a team that blocked 716 shots (a Bullets team record). [54]
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The Pistons voided a traded last week after Bol failed a physical. He's reportedly slated to have foot surgery. Report: Bol Bol traded again by Nuggets, this time to Celtics in 3-way deal with Spurs