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What destroyed Sampson’s career

September 6, 2012 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

Ralph Sampson was supposed to be the next great NBA big man. He was supposed to take the baton from Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and take the center position to a whole new stratosphere. Sampson was the first leg of a great run of centers in the 1980s that also included Hakeem … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: golden state warriors, Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets, Ralph Sampson, Twin Towers, Virginia

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