Lawrence Michael Spriggs (born September 8, 1959) is an American former professional

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player. Spriggs was born in

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. A 6'7"

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from

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, Spriggs began his professional career in the minor-league

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, where he earned 1982 Rookie of the Year Honors with the Rochester Zeniths. Spriggs later played in the

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, most notably with the

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, with whom he won an NBA Championship in 1985.Career statistics
Retrieved 8 September 2007. Then he played with

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