James Worthy
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961-02-27
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The Plain path-way to heaven; or A celestial messenger
- The Child's plain path-way to eternal life; or An heavenly messenger
- Learning from Your Losses
- 100 Things Lakers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Celtics City — Self2025
- They Call Me Magic — Self2022
- The Last Dance — Self2020
- Kareem: Minority of One — Self2015
- Celebrity Family Feud — Self2015
- NB80s — Self2011
- The Celebrity Apprentice2004
- Everybody Loves Raymond — James Worthy1996
- Arli$$ — James Worthy1996
- In the House1995
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 683
- Total plays
- 2,009
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,905x
- Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 67,092x
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 64,963x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,533x
- Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,223x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-02-27 ) February 27, 1961 (age 65) , Gastonia, North Carolina , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
- Listed weight
- 225 lb (102 kg)
- High school
- Ashbrook (Gastonia, North Carolina)
- College
- North Carolina (1979–1982)
- Nba draft
- 1982 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Playing career
- 1982–1994
- Position
- Small forward
- Number
- 42, 00
- 1982 1994
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 16,320 (17.6 ppg)
- Rebounds
Key dates
- Born
- 27 February 1961
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gastonia
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
Article
James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Worthy was a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Team member who won three NBA championships and was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1988. He was named to both the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.
A standout college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels, the small forward was a consensus first-team All-American and shared national player of the year honors en route to leading his team to the 1982 NCAA championship. Named the NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player, he was selected by the Lakers with the first overall pick of the 1982 NBA draft.
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Categories
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