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Bob Lanier Biography
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Professional basketball player, businessman
Bob Lanier—6-foot, inches tall and filling size 22 shoes—entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) in as the number one draft pick of the Detroit Pistons.
Bob lanier biography
He played nine and one-half seasons for the Pistons and four and one-half seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks. During his 14 years in the NBA, Lanier amassed 19, points, 9, rebounds, and 1, blocks. He averaged over 20 points per game over his entire career, yet he retired in without ever winning an NBA title.
After leaving the court, Lanier remained close to the game as a special assistant to the NBA commissioner, in charge of community services.
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Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. was born on September 10, , in Buffalo, New York, the son of Robert and Nannette Lanier.
The family lived in one of Buffalo's poorest neighborhoods, and Lanier, who grew to 6-foot, 8-inches by the time he was 14 years old, had to wear men's clothes whe