A.C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American former professional

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player. Nicknamed "

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", he holds a

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(NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192. Green played for the

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and

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. He found most success with the Lakers, with whom he won three championships in

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and

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, and was named an

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. Green was born and raised in

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, attending

Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. It is temporarily located in Portland's Lents neighborhood while a renovation project is underway at its campus in the Central Eastside ...

and

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 2003.

Early life

Born in

, Green was given the initials "A.C." like his father A.C. Green Sr. The initials stand for his father's mother Amanda and his father's father Chester. Green, who had regularly attended church with his family until allowed the decision whether to do so during his

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year, became a

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during a

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weekend retreat during his

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. He never missed a class in his educational career.

College career

Green attended

, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. He was inducted into the

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during the

2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament The 2012 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 7–10, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The pa ...

, March 10, 2012.

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1993)

The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh from winning an NBA championship, selected Green in the first round as the 23rd overall pick in the

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. Green led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years on the team. Led by

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and

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, Los Angeles captured back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, Green's second and third years with the squad. In the two campaigns combined, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting better than .500 from the field. Green also reached the NBA Finals with Los Angeles in 1989 and 1991. Green was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1988–89, was voted a starter on the 1990 Western Conference All-Star Team and finished fourth in the league in field goal percentage in 1992–93 at .537.

Phoenix Suns (1993–1996)

Green left the Lakers in 1993 to sign with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. The Suns had just reached the NBA Finals, losing in six games to the

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, and they viewed Green as the missing piece to their championship puzzle. Green posted a career-high average of 14.7 points per game in 1993–94, but the Suns were eliminated in the conference semifinals. In 1994–95 he again contributed double-figure scoring and solid rebounding for the Suns, but his playing time and contributions dipped in 1995–96; though he remained the team's second-leading rebounder. His streak of consecutive games played almost ended during a game with the New York Knicks when

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intentionally elbowed him in the face. Green lost two teeth and suffered a head injury but was still able to continue on with his streak by wearing a protective mask and only playing a couple of minutes a game for a few weeks.

Dallas Mavericks (1997–1999)

Green was traded two months into the 1996–97 season to the

in the deal that brought

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to Phoenix. He brought reliable rebounding to the rebuilding Mavs. He tied

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for the team lead in rebounding in 1997–98 with 8.1 rpg, but his season highlight came on November 20 against Golden State when he played in his 907th consecutive game, becoming the league's all-time iron man, surpassing Randy Smith's mark of 906 consecutive games played. Green played in his 1,000th consecutive game on March 13, 1999, against Vancouver, and finished the 1998–99 season at 1,028 in a row and counting. After 14 seasons in the league, Green had missed only three games, all during the 1986–87 season (his second in the league).

Return to the Lakers (1999–2000)

On September 1, 1999, Green was traded back to the Los Angeles Lakers for

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and a 2000 second-round pick. During his second stint in Los Angeles, he won his last NBA championship with the Lakers by defeating the resilient

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in five games in the first round, his former team the

also in five games in the second round and finally the talented

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in the Western Conference Finals en route to defeating the

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in six games to win the series and the 2000 NBA Championship, Green's third championship.

Miami Heat (2000–2001)

Green played his final NBA season with the

where he was reunited with

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. The Heat made the playoffs, where they were swept 3–0 by the

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Iron man streak

Green's 1,192 consecutive games played streak began on November 19, 1986, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the

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. The streak ended with the last game of his career on April 18, 2001, when the Miami Heat defeated the

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. In addition to this streak, he also managed to miss only three games throughout his entire playing career, all of which came during his second season in the NBA.

Personal life

Green is a devout Christian. He is known for proclaiming that he began and ended his NBA career as a

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. He was also known to abstain from smoking or drinking alcohol, even refusing to spray champagne for the cameras after winning championships. During his rookie year, his teammates sent a woman to tempt him to compromise his commitment. In 1989, he established the A.C. Green Youth Foundation, which operates youth camps to promote

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until marriage. In 2000, he wore a green bear on his head while on the bench during basketball games to promote his foundation. In 2011, he was awarded the Bobby Jones Award by

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for character, leadership, and faith in the world of basketball, in the home and the community. Green's humanitarian efforts earned him a spot in the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.http://www.ubaindia.com/news/raising-the-game-nba-legendary-ironman-a.c-green-joins-uba/ Green married his wife Veronique in 2002. In 2015, Green was a judge for the 2015 Boost Mobile NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest.http://dleague.nba.com/news/jarvis-threatt-wins-2015-boost-mobile-slam-dunk-contest/ Jarvis Threatt Wins Boost Mobile Slam Dunk Contest In 2017, Green signed to be the Director of Sports for the

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Early life

College career

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1993)

Phoenix Suns (1993–1996)

Dallas Mavericks (1997–1999)

Return to the Lakers (1999–2000)

Miami Heat (2000–2001)

Iron man streak

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

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