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more than 20 cm灌ta篮lle大r 赛than he was. After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986—he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
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the national championship.
succeeded in getting a scholarship.
After finishing high school,
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