James Worthy

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James Worthy is a Hall of Fame small forward best known as a key member of the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" era, winning three NBA championships and earning the 1988 Finals MVP.

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James Worthy canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player
basketball player
human
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coachedByInCollege Dean Smith
college University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
collegeJerseyRetiredBy Tar Heels
surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels
collegeJerseyRetiredNumber 52
collegeTeam Tar Heels
surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
collegeTeammateOf Michael Jordan
Sam Perkins
dateOfBirth 1961-02-27
draftPickNumber 1
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draftTeam Los Angeles Lakers
draftYear 1982
employer Spectrum SportsNet
era Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Showtime Lakers
familyName Worthy
finalsAppearances 7
fullName James Ager Worthy
givenName James
HallOfFameInductionYear 2003
height 6 ft 9 in
heightInMeters 2.06
highSchool Ashbrook High School
Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, North Carolina
jerseyNumber 42
jerseyRetiredBy Los Angeles Lakers
jerseyRetiredNumber 42
knownFor 1988 NBA Finals Game 7 triple-double
clutch playoff performances
league National Basketball Association
medal 1982 NCAA champion
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
nationality American
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NBA All-Rookie Team
surface form: NBA All-Rookie First Team
NBAAllStar 1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
NBAAllThirdTeam 1990
1991
1992
NBACareerEnd 1994
NBACareerStart 1982
NBAChampionships 3
NBAFinalsMVP 1988
NCAAChampionship 1982
NCAAFinalFourMostOutstandingPlayer 1982
nickname Big Game James
placeOfBirth Gastonia, North Carolina
surface form: Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
playedFor Los Angeles Lakers
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position small forward
postPlayingCareer basketball analyst
primaryScoringStyle fast break finishing
sport basketball
teammateOf Byron Scott
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Magic Johnson
Michael Cooper
wonNBAChampionshipWith Los Angeles Lakers
workedAs television sports commentator

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Los Angeles Lakers notablePlayer James Worthy
1987–88 NBA season finalsMVP James Worthy
1980s NBA notablePlayer James Worthy
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons MVP James Worthy
subject surface form: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons (1988 NBA Finals)
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons notablePlayerLakers James Worthy
subject surface form: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons (1988 NBA Finals)
Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, North Carolina hasAlumnus James Worthy
subject surface form: Ashbrook High School
Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, North Carolina notableAlumnus James Worthy
subject surface form: Ashbrook High School
Big Game James refersTo James Worthy