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John Salley
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American basketball player (born 1964)
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John Salley is an American actor and former professional basketball player. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he competed in the National Basketball Association from 1986 to 2000. He played the positions of power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, and Panathinaikos B.C. Salley was drafted by the Detroit Pistons and represented the United States in his sport.
In addition to his athletic career, Salley works as a film actor. He was educated at Georgia Tech and speaks English as his native language. His professional activities span both basketball and acting departments.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Russian organized crime, U.S. security and Russian democracy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964, height: 6'11") is an American former professional basketball player, talk show host, actor and producer. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises, as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades. He is an actor and producer, known for Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Bad…
Known for
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die — Fletcher2024
- God Bless Bitcoin — Self2024
- Unexpected Ties — Coach Moore2024
- Why on Earth2022
- Sneakerella — Darius King2022
- Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy — Self2022
- Pictionary — Self2022
- Pictionary2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Name That Tune — Self - Contestant2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34
- Total plays
- 65
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 104
- Image
- John Salley LF.JPG
- Height
- 211
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- Commons category
- John Salley
- date of birth
- 1964-05-16
- Commons gallery
- John Salley
- drafted by
- Detroit Pistons
- end of work period
- 2000-00-00
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 48122
Sources (6)
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