Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
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About
American former professional basketball player who played for nine years in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, and Vancouver Grizzlies. He was selected third overall in the 1990 NBA draft by the Nuggets. In 1993, he was selected for the NBA Most Improved Player Award and was one of the league's most accurate free throw shooters at the time. He is active on his mahmoudar123 Instagram account, where he has over 460,000 followers.
Before Fame
He played college basketball for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 1988 to 1990. He was a consensus first-team All-American in both seasons.
Trivia
He sparked controversy during his NBA career when he stated that the U.S. flag was a symbol of oppression and protested by refusing to stand for the national anthem. He joins other athletes such as Colin Kaepernick in this protest.
Family Life
He was born in Gulfport, Mississippi to Jacqueline Jackson. He has two brothers, Omar and David.
Associated With
He played alongside Paul Westhead and Dikembe Mutombo on the Denver Nuggets.
