clifford robinson :
former nba all-star and sixth man of the
year dies at 53
nicknamed uncle cliffy robinson spent 18
seasons with five nba
teams including the portland
trailblazers clifford robinson
former nba all-star and sixth man of the
year has died at 53
the university of connecticut basketball
program confirmed the news early on
saturday morning
no cause of death has been announced a
star at uconn
robinson played four years with the
huskies under legendary head coach jim
calhoun
helping the team win the knit in 1988.
he later had his number retired by the
program
and calhoun called him their first great
player he continued
he was a good man had a great career and
was instrumental in a lot of the great
things that happened at uconn
after graduating from uconn robinson was
drafted with the 36th overall pick in
the second round of the 1989 nba draft
by the portland trailblazers
he grew into a key member of those great
portland teams of the late 80s and early
90s
helping them make the playoffs in all
eight seasons he was there
including the finals in 1990 and 1992.
in 1993 he was named sixth man of the
year and in 1994 he made his first and
only all-star game
but his most lasting memories in
portland maybe for his signature
headbands and celebratory dance
called the uncle cliffy which later
became his nickname
following his time in portland he played
for the phoenix suns
where he put together a 50-point game
and made an all-defensive second team in
2000
the detroit pistons where he made
another all-defensive second team in
2002
the golden state warriors and the new
jersey nets before retiring in 2007.
he finished his 18-year nba journey with
career averages of 14.2 points
4.6 rebounds 2.2 assists one block and
one steal per game
and at six to ten he was one of the
first big men to really stretch the
floor
making 1253 three-pointers for his
career
on 35.6 shooting suspended multiple
times in his career
for marijuana use robinson became an
advocate for the drug after his playing
days
and opened his own line of cannabis
products in portland called uncle
spliffy
he was also a contestant on the reality
tv show survivor
and made a trip to north korea with
dennis rodman
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