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Steve Kerr
(born September 27, 1965) is a
former NBA basketball player, who
retired after the 2002-2003 season
as a member of the San Antonio
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Kerr
is the son of an American
ambassador. As so, he spent much of
his childhood traveling around the
world. One day in September of 1984,
he saw his life drastically change
when his father was kidnapped and
murdered by Islamic militants in
Lebanon.
Kerr
was about to start playing
basketball on the Arizona basketball
program. His college career there
started in November, two months
after his father's death. Kerr
helped the
Wildcats reach the
Final Four tournament in
1988.
Kerr
was selected by the Phoenix Suns in
the 1988 NBA draft, but then he was
traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in
1989. He spent three years there,
and then, he played one season with
the Orlando Magic. In 1993, he was
traded to the Chicago Bulls. The
1993-1994 and 1994-1995 Bulls
reached the playoffs, but, without
Michael Jordan's presence for all of
1994 and much of 1995, they could
not win championships. However, with
Jordan back full time for the
1995-1996 season, the Bulls went
72-10 and defeated the Seattle
Supersonics for the world
championship, allowing Kerr to be a
part of a team that set a record for
the most wins in a season, and to
start his run of four NBA world
championships in a row.
After
the Bulls reached the 1996-1997
finals against the Utah Jazz, Kerr
made the shot that gave the Bulls
the win over the Jazz in Game 6,
making them back to back world
champions. The Bulls repeated their
victory over the Jazz in the
1997-1998 finals, after which Kerr
was traded, to the San Antonio
Spurs.
The
Spurs made it to the finals for the
first time in their history, and
Kerr won his fourth ring in a row
when the Spurs beat the New York
Knicks for the 1999 season world
championship.
Kerr,
considered by autograph experts to
be a good autograph signer for fans,
ended his career as a bench player
who could help the team by making
three-point shots or jump shots
during the game's most important
stretches. He remained a key
substitute for the Spurs until his
retirement.
In
the 2003 Playoffs, Kerr made some
key contributions in Game Six of the
Spurs
Western Conference Finals
series against the Dallas Mavericks,
including an important three-point
shot that helped the Spurs win the
game and eliminate the Mavericks.
The Spurs eventually won the world
title by beating the New Jersey Nets
that year, with help from Kerr,
David Robinson, Tim Duncan and
Emanuel Ginobili, among others.
Kerr
announced his retirement after the
2003 NBA Finals. He was then hired
as an NBA analyst by TNT.
His career totals
are: 5,437 points for six points per
game, 1,060 rebounds for a total of
1.2 rebounds per game, and 1,658
assists per game, for an average of
1.8 assists per game. He also
retired as the league's all-time
leader in three-point shooting
percentage for a season (.524 in
1994-95) and a career (.454).
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