Team Basketball
With Sir Charles Barkley running the Team Challenge show, these four hoopsters have their work cut out for them, but they’re no strangers to performing under pressure or winning. From Jason Kidd’s recent 100th triple-double to Kenny Smith’s hilarious pastiche of Kobe Bryant’s Nike spot, Clyde the Glide’s electric boogie on Dancing with the Stars to Iceman’s persistent community support in San Antonio, this is a team that knows how to play…and have fun.
Kenny Smith
hdcp: 24
Smith won NBA championships in 1994 and 1995 with the Houston Rockets. He is also the Rockets' all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage at .407. Kenny is currently a studio analyst for the TNT’s Inside the NBA. There, he provides analysis and acts as a straight man for Team Challenge Commissioner, Charles Barkley. Kenny is also a color analyst for New York Knicks broadcasts and an NBA analyst with Yahoo! Sports.
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Jason Kidd
hdcp: 9
Kidd currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He led the Nets to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. Jason is considered to be one of the best players of his generation, one of the greatest playmakers, and one of the greatest point guards. His on-court versatility also makes him a regular triple-double threat, and he is in third place all-time for regular season triple-doubles in the NBA with a career total of 100 (as of April 2008) and second in playoffs triple-doubles with a career total of 11.
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George Gervin
hdcp: 4
“Ice” finished with a career average of 26.2 points per game. He led ABA scoring in 1978, earning 63 points in the last game of the regular season. George went on to lead the NBA in scoring 3 years in a row, 1978 to 1980. George was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame, had his #44 jersey retired by the San Antonio Spurs and was named to the NBA's 50 Greatest Players. He ranked 25th in SLAM's Top 75 NBA Players.
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Clyde Drexler
hdcp: 4
Drexler, an NBA shooting guard, is a ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. One of basketball's 50 greatest players of all time, “Clyde the Glide” won Olympic gold in 1992 and a 1995 championship with the Houston Rockets. He is one of three players to have posted at least 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists. His extraordinary leaping abilities made him an acrobatic dunker. The former "Dancing with the Stars” contestant enters the Team Challenge to golf with the Superstars.
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Team Challenge Commisioner
Charles Barkley, one of the top 50 NBA players of all time, will keep the teams in line and order on the course as the Team Challenge Commissioner. Sir Charles will insure the rules are followed by all players and will quickly and emphatically resolve all disputes on the golf course. During his sixteen year NBA career, Charles was regarded as one of the most controversial, outspoken and dominating players in the history of basketball. He was a perennial All-Star who earned league MVP honors in 1993. He was named to the All-NBA team eleven times and earned two gold medals as a member of the United States Olympic Basketball team. He led both teams in scoring and was instrumental in helping the 1992 "Dream Team" and 1996 Men's Basketball team compile a perfect 16–0 record. He retired as one of only four players in NBA history to record at least 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists in their career.
Basketball Team Charity - United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO)
The U.S.O. (United Service Organizations) defends the morale and well-being of our military officers and GIs in combat and homesickness abroad. We value their sacrifice bringing our forces home.