Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional

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player. He spent 13 years in the

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(NBA) with the

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, and the

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College career

A push-and-pass

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, Blaylock was rated among the best defensive stoppers in the game. The former Garland High School,

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(where he earned NJCAA All American honors in 1987), and

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star is most highly regarded for his quick hands and a ball hawking defensive style that produced more than 200 steals in a season five times and two NBA All-Defensive first-team selections. He was also a capable outside shooter, a fine passer who generally ranked among the league's assist leaders, and a durable instigator of the fast break. In 1988, he helped to lead the Sooners to the

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title game.

Professional career

Blaylock was selected by the

with the 12th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft and settled quickly into Nets' rotation. He was traded with Roy Hinson to the

prior to the 1992–93 season for Rumeal Robinson, where he flourished under newly signed coach

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. He spent seven years with the Hawks, leading them in career three-point field goals (made and attempted) and career steals. He was also selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. He was traded to the

in a deal that brought Bimbo Coles, Duane Ferrell, and the 1999 10th overall draft pick,

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, to Atlanta, and finished off his career playing as a reserve for the Warriors.

NBA achievements

* Led the NBA in steals two consecutive seasons (1996–97 and 1997–98), joining Alvin Robertson, Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson, and Chris Paul as the only players to achieve that feat. * Led the NBA in three-point attempts and finished second in three-pointers made in the 1996–97 season. * Is the Atlanta Hawks' all-time franchise leader in steals (1,321). * Set the Atlanta Hawks' single-season franchise records for three-pointers made (231) and attempted (623) in 1995–96.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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In popular culture

As fans of the basketball player, the band members of

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originally named their group "Mookie Blaylock", but they were forced to change the name. They settled on naming their debut album '' Ten'' after Blaylock's jersey number. In Tom Robbins's 1994 novel '' Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas'', character Larry Diamond uses the name "Mookie Blaylock" as a pseudonym for hotel stays. In the '' Homestar Runner'' cartoon "Kick-A-Ball", the Umpire tells the Announcer that Mookie Blaylock gave him the ball featured in the cartoon, a reference to a similar scene in an earlier cartoon about Mookie Wilson.

Personal life

In 2011, two of Blaylock's sons, twins Daron and Zack, committed to play

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for the

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. The sons are graduates of Walton High School in

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. His youngest son, Dominick, is also a graduate of Walton High School, and plays football for Georgia Tech, having transferred after previously playing for the

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Mookie Betts Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, and second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. ...

, an outfielder for the

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, was named after Blaylock. Blaylock resides in Zebulon, Georgia. During the afternoon of May 31, 2013, Blaylock was involved in a head-on collision in Clayton County, Georgia. He was initially placed on

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, but his condition later improved. Blaylock's vehicle traveled left-of-center, causing the accident. A family member stated he had a history of

seizure A seizure is a sudden, brief disruption of brain activity caused by abnormal, excessive, or synchronous neuronal firing. Depending on the regions of the brain involved, seizures can lead to changes in movement, sensation, behavior, awareness, o ...

s, and although it was unknown if Blaylock was experiencing any symptoms at the time of the collision, he was under doctor's orders to not drive due to the seizures. Blaylock had a history of alcohol abuse, and it was determined he suffered a seizure due to alcohol withdrawal. Although initially surviving the crash, a passenger in the other vehicle, Monica Murphy, a mother of five, died as a result of injuries from the collision. Blaylock was charged with vehicular homicide, driving on a suspended license and failing to stay in his lane. Blaylock had an outstanding warrant in

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on charges of DUI and drug-related offenses at the time, but "investigators did not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash." However, Blaylock had a history of DUIs, at least seven of them. On October 27, 2014, Blaylock pleaded guilty to killing Murphy. Facing seven to 10 years at trial, Blaylock accepted a

plea bargain A plea bargain, also known as a plea agreement or plea deal, is a legal arrangement in criminal law where the defendant agrees to plead guilty or no contest to a charge in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor. These concessions can include a ...

. According to the plea, Blaylock served three years in prison and the fourth as a

suspended sentence A suspended sentence is a sentence on conviction for a criminal offence, the serving of which the court orders to be deferred in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation. If the defendant does not break the law during that ...

, followed by eight years of probation.

References

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College career

Professional career

NBA achievements

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

In popular culture

Personal life

See also

References

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