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Jamal Mashburn (born November 29, 1972) is a professional basketball player in the NBA who plays small forward for the New Orleans Hornets.Mashburn had a very successful basketball career in college, playing for the University of Kentucky. He was the fourth-leading career scorer for the Wildcats and a consensus First Team All-American by his junior year, prompting him to declare himself eligible for the 1993 NBA Draft. Selected 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, he was very successful as a rookie, leading all rookies with 19.2 points per game and breaking 7 separate Mavericks rookie records along the way to an All-Rookie Team selection.
In his second year, along with third-year pro Jim Jackson and rookie Jason Kidd, Mashburn led the Dallas Mavericks to the biggest turnaround in the NBA that year. He became the second youngest player to score 50 points in a game (Rick Barry was the youngest). He also broke many franchise records and blossomed into one of the best scoring fowards in the league.
However, injuries reduced Mashburn's value and he was traded to the Miami Heat in the middle of the 1996-1997 season. He played a reduced role in the Miami Heat offense, so his offensive production dipped until he was traded to the expansion Charlotte Hornets, where, as leader of a young squad of players, he took on more of the scoring load and in 2003 was selected to the All-Star Game in Atlanta, playing for the East. In his first All-Star appearance, he scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 14 minutes of play in a 155-145 double-overtime loss to the West.
Jamal Mashburn continued his stellar play in the 2003-2004 season, but injuries plagued him for most of the year and he managed to play in only 19 games. Bothered by problems with his right knee, he decided to sit out the 2004-2005 season in hopes that his knee would recover.
Jamal Mashburn lives in Miami with his wife Michelle, his daughter Taylor and his golden retreiver Scooby.
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