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Grant Long
Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: his uncle John Long, and his cousin Terry Mills. His brother is professional boxer Julius Long. NBA career statistics Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 82 , , 73 , , 29.7 , , .486 , , .000 , , .749 , , 6.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 81 , , 31 , , 22.9 , , .483 , , .000 , , .714 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 80 , , 66 , , 31.4 , , .492 , , .167 , , .787 , , 7.1 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 82 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, Michigan
Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Wayne is located about southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,713. Wayne has a long history of automotive and transportation related manufacturing. Ford Motor Company currently has two plants in Wayne: Wayne Stamping & Assembly and the Michigan Assembly Plant, formerly known as the Michigan Truck Plant. History The site of Wayne was crossed by the Sauk Trail, and due to this, the area was visited by Potawatomi and French fur traders for years before permanent settlement. The first settler was George M. Johnson, who built a small log cabin on 80 acres of land in 1824 (a state historical marker can now be found at the site). The cabin served as a tavern for travelers along the trail, by then known as the Chicago Road. The area soon became known as Johnson's Tavern. This settlement became located in Bucklin Township when it was organized i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 Atlanta Hawks Season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 47th season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 28th season in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks received the sixteenth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected power forward Alan Henderson out of Indiana University. During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Hawks guard, and one-time Slam Dunk champion Spud Webb from the Sacramento Kings; Webb played for the Hawks from 1985 to 1991. The team also replaced Stacey Augmon as the team's starting small forward with Ken Norman, as Augmon played a sixth man role off the bench for the first half of the regular season. The Hawks played above .500 basketball with a 9–5 start in November, but then struggled losing 10 of their 14 games in December. After 28 games, Norman was benched as Augmon returned to the lineup for the remainder of the regular season, as the Hawks posted a ten-game winning streak in January, and held a 26–21 record at the All-Star break. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 Atlanta Hawks Season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the 46th season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the team's first season since 1981–82 without All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, as he signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the off-season. During the off-season, the Hawks acquired Ken Norman from the Milwaukee Bucks, and Tyrone Corbin from the Utah Jazz. After the first two games of the regular season, the team traded Kevin Willis to the Miami Heat in exchange for Steve Smith and Grant Long. The Hawks struggled losing their first four games of the regular season, got off to a 12–19 start, and later on held a 22–26 record at the All-Star break. However, head coach Lenny Wilkens made history by becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Red Auerbach on January 6, 1995, with 939 wins in a 112–90 home win over the Washington Bullets. The Hawks won seven of their final ten games of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Miami Heat Season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the sixth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Heat signed free agent 7' 7" center Manute Bol, but released him to free agency after only just eight games. The Heat got off to a 16–13 start to the regular season before losing seven straight games afterwards in January, and held a 23–24 record at the All-Star break. However, the team would post a 7-game winning streak between February and March, but would then lose 13 of their final 18 games, finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, which was their first ever winning record as they earned the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for their second NBA playoff appearance. Glen Rice averaged 21.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and also led the Heat with 132 three-point field goals, while Steve Smith averaged 17.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, and Rony Seikaly provided the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992–93 Miami Heat Season
The 1992–93 NBA season was the fifth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat received the twelfth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Harold Miner from the University of Southern California, and acquired John Salley from the Detroit Pistons during the off-season; Salley won two NBA championships with the Pistons between 1989 and 1990. However, the Heat got off to a sluggish 10–25 start as they dealt with injuries, with most notably second-year guard Steve Smith missing the first 31 games of the regular season due to a knee injury. Meanwhile, Kevin Edwards only played just 40 games, and was benched after starting in 30 of them, and Willie Burton only played just 26 games due to a wrist injury. The team held an 18–31 record at the All-Star break. With Smith back in the starting lineup, the Heat played solid basketball in February and March winning 18 of 28 games. However, they ended up losing six of their final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991–92 Miami Heat Season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat had the fifth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Steve Smith out of Michigan State, and hired Kevin Loughery as their new head coach after the resignation of Ron Rothstein prior to the start of season. The Heat got off to a fast start winning seven of their first ten games, but lost 8 of their next 9 games along the way. After holding out most of the 91–92 season only playing in just five games, the Heat traded Sherman Douglas to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Brian Shaw. The team held a 23–25 record at the All-Star break, as Loughery coached the Heat to their first ever playoff appearance in franchise history, as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat also managed to hold down the home court quite well during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Miami Heat Season
The 1990–91 NBA season was the third season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat received the ninth overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft, and selected small forward Willie Burton from the University of Minnesota. After a semi-promising 5–9 start to the regular season, the Heat went on a ten-game losing streak, winning just 6 of 24 games in December and January. They lost 13 of their final 17 games finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record, which was a slight improvement winning six more games than the previous season. In his second year, point guard Sherman Douglas led the Heat in scoring with 18.5 points and 8.5 assists per game. Second-year star Glen Rice, and last season's Most Improved Player Rony Seikaly also had solid seasons, and Burton was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Billy Thompson was released to free agency. Draft picks Roster Regular season Seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 Miami Heat Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the second season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. After finishing with a 15–67 record in their inaugural season, the Heat received the fourth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected small forward Glen Rice from the University of Michigan, and also selected point guard Sherman Douglas out of Syracuse University with the 28th overall pick in the second round. The Heat moved from the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, where they played during the previous season, to the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The Heat looked to fix their scoring woes via the draft, but still suffered the pains of an expansion team, posting long losing streaks throughout the entire regular season. The team finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with an 18–64 record, which was a three-game improvement over thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Miami Heat Season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the first season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. The Heat were the first of two expansion teams to play in the state of Florida over a two-year period, and along with the Charlotte Hornets, joined the NBA in 1988. The team revealed a new primary logo of a red basketball on fire going through a hoop, and got new uniforms adding red and black to their color scheme. In the 1988 NBA expansion draft, the Heat selected veteran players like Billy Thompson, Fred Roberts, Jon Sundvold, Darnell Valentine, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington and Scott Hastings. However, Roberts was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Valentine was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team also signed free agents Pat Cummings and Rory Sparrow during the off-season. The Heat received the ninth overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected center Rony Seikaly out of Syracuse University, while other rookies included first-round draft pick Kevin Edwards, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BoxRec
BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopedia of boxing. The objective of the site is to document every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times. BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers and all-time ratings. Since 2012 the site has hosted Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing. Foundation The site was founded by John Sheppard, an Englishman. Sheppard had never attended a boxing bout until 1995 when he attended a "Prince" Naseem Hamed fight with Hamed's older brothers Riath and Nabeel. Sheppard had considered boxing to be a "barbaric and degrading" spectacle, stating "I sat there watching people punch each other in the head, wondering why they were doing it... I was sprayed with blood, getting more and more miserable." However, Sheppard later explained, " ring N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
