Tim Legler
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Timothy Eugene "Tim" Legler (born December 26, 1966 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA at the shooting guard position from 1990 to 2000, and now currently appears regularly on the ESPN programs NBA Shootaround, NBA Fastbreak, and as a basketball analyst for SportsCenter. He attended La Salle University and John Randolph Tucker High School in Henrico County, Virginia and St. Mary's Catholic School in Richmond, Virginia. In 2002, he earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.
In his career, Legler played for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and Washington Bullets/Wizards. Most of his career was spent with Washington.
Legler was best known as an accurate three-point shooter, making 260 of his 604 attempts from that range in his career, an accuracy of 43%. This figure ranks fourth on the all-time list, behind only Steve Kerr, Hubert Davis, and Drazen Petrovic. He also won the 1996 Three-Point Shootout during the 1996 All-Star Weekend. He holds the record for a 3-round aggregate of (23, 22 and 20 out of 30 each) 65 points (out of 90).
[edit] Controversy
Legler found himself amid some controversy in January of 2006 when the New York Post reported that, while at a New York bar,
| “ | Tim was doused with a drink by a girl who caught him cheating on her red-handed," claimed our spy. "She confronted him, there was a shouting match, then threw a full vodka and tonic in his face, then stormed out. | ” |
An ESPN spokesman acknowledged that Legler, "...[had] a discussion with a girl there." [1]
[edit] External links
- NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
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