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Also known as James Ager Worthy, Big Game James, J-Dub, Clever

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • The Plain path-way to heaven; or A celestial messenger
  • The Child's plain path-way to eternal life; or An heavenly messenger
  • Learning from Your Losses
  • 100 Things Lakers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting

Known for

  • Celtics City — Self2025
  • They Call Me Magic — Self2022
  • The Last Dance — Self2020
  • Kareem: Minority of One — Self2015
  • Celebrity Family Feud — Self2015
  • NB80s — Self2011
  • The Celebrity Apprentice2004
  • Everybody Loves Raymond — James Worthy1996
  • Arli$$ — James Worthy1996
  • In the House1995

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
683
Total plays
2,009

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Key facts

Born
( 1961-02-27 ) February 27, 1961 (age 65) , Gastonia, North Carolina , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
225 lb (102 kg)
High school
Ashbrook (Gastonia, North Carolina)
College
North Carolina (1979–1982)
Nba draft
1982 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by
Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career
1982–1994
Position
Small forward
Number
42, 00
1982 1994
Los Angeles Lakers
Points
16,320 (17.6 ppg)
Rebounds
4,708 (5.1 rpg)
Assists
2,791 (3.0 apg)

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Position
Small Forward
Nationality
United States

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Worthy was a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Team member who won three NBA championships and was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1988. He was named to both the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.

A standout college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels, the small forward was a consensus first-team All-American and shared national player of the year honors en route to leading his team to the 1982 NCAA championship. Named the NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player, he was selected by the Lakers with the first overall pick of the 1982 NBA draft.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Worthy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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