In the Front Row | Rick Mahorn: "I didn't know I was in the NBA until my third year in the NBA....
Rick Mahorn discusses his unlikely path from being a highly recruited high school football player in Hartford, Connecticut to picking up basketball after a major growth spurt, choosing Hampton (then NAIA) largely for education, and nearly quitting due to homesickness before breaking out as a record-setting, three-time All-American. He recalls being drafted by the Washington Bullets, then struggling with a trade to Detroit before reshaping his career by getting in top shape and embracing the Pistons’ competitive culture under Chuck Daly as the “Bad Boys,” including the physical identity and…
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