Shaun Livingston
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| Position | Point guard |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Sly Sliv |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | September 11, 1985 (age 21) Peoria, Illinois |
| High school | Peoria Central High School, Illinois |
| Draft | 4th overall, 2004 Los Angeles Clippers |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
Shaun Livingston (born September 11, 1985, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Livingston plays point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Livingston, who played at Richwoods High School and then went to Peoria Central High School in Illinois, was highly touted as a high school recruit, earning comparisons to the great Magic Johnson. Livingston accepted a scholarship to play for Duke University, but later opted to forego college and enter the 2004 NBA Draft, in which the Clippers selected him with the 4th overall pick in the 1st round.
Livingston is tall for point guard standards (6' 7") and, due to the addition of Sam Cassell to the Clippers roster, has seen playing time at shooting guard. He was an integral part of the Clippers' best season in franchise history in the 2005-06 season. Livingston recorded a career high 14 assists on February 23, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors.
In his first two NBA seasons, playing in a total of 91 games, Livingston averaged 6.3 points per game. His rookie season was interrupted by a kneecap injury that lead him to miss 39 games. Livingston suffered a severe injury on February 26, 2007 when he dislocated his left kneecap after landing awkwardly following a layup, in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats.[1] Livingtson tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral meniscus, dislocated his patella, and dislocated his tibia-femoral.[2] The damage is such that recovery will take 8-12 months to return and he may miss the 2007-2008 NBA season.[2] The injury was so severe that ESPNEWS warned viewers of the graphic nature of the video clip before airing it.[3] Livingston has been riddled by injuries during his short NBA career, missing 147 of 246 possible games since 2004.[4]
[edit] Trivia
- Played in the 2004 McDonald's High School All-American game. (Named co-MVP)
- Named to PARADE Magazine All-America First Team.
- Led Peoria Central High School to Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004. He had a career high 37 points at his only aired high school game.
- He was awarded West Rookie of the Month honors for April 2005.[5]
- He is the fourth Illinois Mr. Basketball to go straight to the NBA from high school. (Kevin Garnett, Darius Miles and Eddy Curry)
- Most Valuable Player at the June 2003 NBA Players' Association Camp in Richmond, Virginia.
- Livingston attended the same high school as long-time "Voice of the Clippers", Ralph Lawler (Peoria Central).
[edit] Notes
- ^ espn.com, Livingston dislocates left knee, wheeled off floor, accessed February 26, 2007
- ^ a b espn.com, Livingston out for season with major knee injury (AP report), accessed February 27, 2007
- ^ ESPNEWS Gametime, ESPNEWS, air date February 26, 2007
- ^ espn.com, Maggette, Clippers pull through late, down Sonics, February 28, 2007
- ^ nba.com, Weekly and Monthly Awards, 2004-05, accessed February 26, 2007
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| 2004 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Dwight Howard | Emeka Okafor | Ben Gordon | Shaun Livingston | Devin Harris | Josh Childress | Luol Deng | Rafael Araújo | Andre Iguodala | Luke Jackson | Andris Biedriņš | Robert Swift | Sebastian Telfair | Kris Humphries | Al Jefferson | Kirk Snyder | Josh Smith | J.R. Smith | Dorell Wright | Jameer Nelson | Pavel Podkolzin | Viktor Khryapa | Sergei Monia | Delonte West | Tony Allen | Kevin Martin | Sasha Vujačić | Beno Udrih | David Harrison |
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| Second Round Anderson Varejão | Jackson Vroman | Peter John Ramos | Lionel Chalmers | Donta Smith | Andre Emmett | Antonio Burks | Royal Ivey | Chris Duhon | Albert Miralles | Justin Reed | David Young | Viktor Sanikidze | Trevor Ariza | Tim Pickett | Bernard Robinson | Ha Seung-Jin | Pape Sow | Ricky Minard | Sergei Lishouk | Vassilis Spanoulis | Christian Drejer | Romain Sato | Matt Freije | Rickey Paulding | Luis Flores | Marcus Douthit | Sergei Karaulov | Blake Stepp | Rashad Wright |
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