Duane Eddy Washington Sr. (born August 31, 1964) is a German-American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) and in other professional basketball leagues.

College career

Washington played basketball at Laredo College from 1983 to 1985 and

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from 1985 to 1987.

Professional career

Washington was chosen in the second round of the

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by the

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. The Bullets selected him with the 36th overall pick in the draft. Washington's brief NBA career consisted of 19 games; he played for the

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and the

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. In 1988, Washington was suspended for two years for violating the league's substance-abuse agreement by using cocaine. Washington won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championship with the

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in 1989. Washington also played professionally overseas with stints in

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and

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Legal issues

On September 19, 2012, Washington was charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing injury after allegedly hitting a 70-year-old woman with his car on September 18 and leaving the scene of the accident. The accident occurred along

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, near Spring Lake. In July 2013, Washington was sentenced to sixty days in jail. He was also placed under probation for eighteen months and ordered to perform community service.

Personal life

Washington is the older brother of basketball coach and former player

Derek Fisher Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Fisher played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los ...

and the father of professional basketball player Duane Washington Jr.

References

External links

College & NBA stats
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