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Clyde Drexler

Clyde Drexler

Born on June 22nd, 1962

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who is the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team". He currently serves as a color commentator for Houston Rockets home games. Drexler made a guest appearance on Married... with Children, a cameo appearance in an episode of Arliss, and was also a guest star in an episode of The Sentinel. In 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the basketball movie Like Mike 2: Streetball. That same year, Drexler participated in the first season of the Spike TV show Pros vs. Joes, which features three amateur contestants matching themselves against five professional athletes. Drexler was a member of the regular season Green Team and the season finale Orange Team. On February 21, 2007, it was announced that Drexler would participate in the fourth season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Elena Grinenko. Drexler was the fourth celebrity to be voted off in round five on April 17, 2007. On April 11, 2010, Drexler appeared as a guest on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice in which he helped the men's team "Rock Solid" complete a task to create video advertisements for Right Guard.

Filmography

Rip City Revival

2020

Himself

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Phi Slama Jama

2016

Character TBA

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Kobe Bryant's Muse

2015

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bad Boys

2014

Self

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Going Big

2012

Character TBA

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Like Mike 2: Streetball

2006

KOTC Announcer

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Michael Jordan: His Airness

1999

Self

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Basketball Mozart

1996

Himself

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NBA Dream Team

1993

Self

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Voices That Care

1991

Self - Choir Member

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All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers

1990

Self (archive footage)

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