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The linchpin of the consistently successful Detroit Pistons teams of the early and middle s, center Ben Wallace was an unusual star in the annals of the National Basketball Association. His forte was defense, not the flashy point-scoring that usually grabbed sports-section headlines. His personality was reserved, and his behavior on the court, with one notable exception, was exemplary. Moreover, at six-feet nine-inches tall he was short for an NBA center, with hands barely large enough to palm the ball. Wallace attracted fan interest partly through his distinctive personal style—his spectacularly large Afro was a trademark, as was his arm tattoo of London's Big Ben tower clock—but it was really his consistent dedication that made him one of the most popular players in the game.

Born in tiny White Hall, Alabama, on September 10, , Wallace grew up in poverty. He was the 10th o

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LeBron James's: Biography of a Famous Basketball Player

1. Early Life and Career

In , LeBron Raymone James was born to Gloria James, who was just 16 at the time. LeBron Sr., his father, was not involved in his upbringing. Gloria raised LeBron on her own and they moved from apartment to apartment in the seedier neighborhoods of Akron while she struggled to find steady work. LeBron's earliest days were anything but easy. By the time he was a toddler, Gloria noticed that LeBron seemed to have a special talent for handling a basketball. LeBron credits this interest in playing ball to the fact that there was not much else for a young boy in the poorer neighborhoods to do. After much moving around, life began to stabilize for LeBron and Gloria. When he was in the fourth grade, LeBron was living with the Walker family. Frank Walker, who coached a local youth football and basketball team, introduced LeBron to the world of organized sports. That same year, he was also introduced to Si