P. J. Brown
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| Position | Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 239 lb (109 kg) |
| Team | Chicago Bulls |
| Nationality | |
| Born | October 14 1969 (age 39) |
| College | Louisiana Tech |
| Draft | 29th overall, 1992 New Jersey Nets |
| Pro career | 1992–present |
| Former teams | Panionios (Greece) 1992-1993 New Jersey Nets 1993-1996 Miami Heat 1996-2000 Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2000-2006 |
| Awards | 2004 NBA Sportmanship Award |
Collier "P.J." Brown (born October 14 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. After a college career at Louisiana Tech University, he was a second round draft choice of the New Jersey Nets in the 1992 NBA Draft, and has played for the Nets, the Miami Heat and the Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets averaging 9.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He has been a member of the second-team NBA Defensive squad three times. Brown lived in Winnfield, Louisiana where he started his career playing basketball for the Winnfield Tigers.
P.J. Brown was the recipient of the 2004 NBA Sportmanship Award.[1]
On July 13, 2006 the Hornets traded Brown and guard J.R. Smith to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Tyson Chandler.[2]
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Knicks/Heat rivalry
Brown is known for his central role in one of the most notorious brawls in NBA history. In the 1997 playoffs, his Miami Heat team played against the New York Knicks, who had taken a 3-1 lead before Game 5. In this game, Brown flipped former Knicks point guard Charlie Ward over his head, causing a bench-clearing brawl. Brown accused Ward of trying to cause injury to his knees. The aftermath of this fight resulted in multi-game suspensions to a group of Knicks players, as well as a few from the Miami Heat roster. The Heat would go on to win the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.
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Notes
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/hornets/2004-04-24-brown-sportsmanship_x.htm
- ↑ Hornets' Brown wins NBA Sportsmanship Award
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Categories: 1969 births | Living people | American basketball players | African American basketball players | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players | New Jersey Nets players | Miami Heat players | Charlotte Hornets players | New Orleans Hornets players | Chicago Bulls players | People from Detroit | Power forwards (basketball)
