Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11, 1955) is an American former professional

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player who played for the

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and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the

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(NBA). He also played with

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in Italy. Nicknamed "Stormin' Norman", he is a two-time

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. He won two

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with the Lakers in 1980 and 1982, at the beginning of their

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era.

Early life

Norm Nixon was born the third of three sons to Mary Jo and Elmer Nixon, in

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. His mother contracted

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when Norm was a baby, and his parents divorced when he was two years old. The three boys were raised with the help of their maternal grandmother and great-aunt. Norm and his two brothers, Ken and Ron, were raised in the

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church, where he became an usher. A gifted athlete, Nixon played basketball and

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in high school at Southwest High School in Macon. He was named to all-state in both sports. In football, he played

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and tailback. He was offered a free-agent tryout by both the

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and

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.Livingston, Bill. "Little Guy Nixon Doesn't Fear Contact, Especially in Playoffs", ''

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'', May 24, 1983. He was senior class president and named as the starting guard on the Georgia All-State team for 1973. He had also led Southwest to the 1973 state high school basketball championship under coach Donald "Duck" Richardson. He was on the track team, where he ran the

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, and won a regional title in the

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at 6 feet, 5 inches. Nixon also played the trumpet and was on the yearbook staff.

College

In college Nixon played four full seasons of basketball at

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, Pennsylvania. While there, he averaged 17.2 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.0

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, scoring 1,805 points and adding 577 assists in 104 games for his career with the

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.Norm Nixon
– Basketball-Reference.com. Nixon was named first-team All- Eastern Eight Conference, and left holding the record for career assists. On January 27, 2001, during the halftime of a game against

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), the Duquesne University Department of Athletics retired the jerseys of five of its all-time greatest players. These included Nixon's #10 (also retired were Chuck Cooper,

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, and

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).Duquesne University Men's Basketball History
"Retired Jerseys"
. – Duquesne University Athletics. – Retrieved: September 17, 2007. In 2019, Nixon approved his retired number 10 being worn by sophomore point guard

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. The young Carry asked to wear it to honor a friend who wore number 10 in high school, and who had died that spring from gun violence.

NBA career

Los Angeles Lakers

Nixon was selected in the first round of the

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by the

with the 22nd overall pick. They had already picked another

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, Brad Davis, earlier in that draft. Nixon played for the Lakers for six successful seasons. For the 1978–79 season, Nixon tied

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of the

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for the NBA lead in steals with 201, and total games (82 regular season + 23 playoffs = 105). The next season (1979–80), he led the league in minutes played (3,226), minutes-per-game (39.3), and was third in assists with 642. In 1979–80, Lakers coach Jack McKinney had the rookie

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, who some analysts thought should play

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, be a point guard, even though Nixon was already one of the best in the league. In his four years sharing play-making responsibilities with Johnson, Nixon averaged at least seven assists each season. In the 1978 (

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), 1979 (Seattle), and 1981 (

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) playoffs, the Lakers were eliminated by the eventual Western Conference champion. But Nixon helped the

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win NBA championships in

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(4–2) and

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(4–2), both against the

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. Nixon led the team in scoring in the 1982 playoffs, averaging 20.4 points per game. The Lakers lost in the

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, in which Philadelphia swept 4-0. In game one of the 1983 finals, Nixon had a violent collision with

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of the 76ers early in the first quarter. He continued to play in games one and two despite a separated shoulder.

San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers

Prior to the start of the 1983–84 season, Nixon was traded to the

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in exchange for the draft rights to guard

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. Lakers general manager

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made the deal to free Johnson from sharing the ball with Nixon. In his first year with the Clippers, Nixon led the league in total assists with 914, and regular season games played (82). He made the All-Star team for the second time in the 1984–85 season. After the 1985–86 season, he spent much of his later career on the injured list, spending more than two full seasons on the injured list before retiring for good at the end of the 1988–89 season. During his time with the Clippers, the team never made the playoffs. Nixon missed the 1986–87 season after stepping into a hole during a softball game in

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on July 23, 1986. He suffered severe damage to the tendon just above his left knee. Nixon ruptured his right Achilles tendon during a pre-season practice on November 4, 1987; the injury caused him to miss the entire 1987–88 season.Zeigler, Mark. – "After two career-threatening injuries, the Clippers' Norm Nixon still is planning to ... BOUNCE BACK". – ''

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''. – March 23, 1988. Before his injuries, he played in 715 of 725 games available in his first nine seasons.

Career accomplishments

During his NBA career, Nixon scored 12,065 points (15.7 points per game) and had 6,386 assists (8.3) in 768 games played. He was also remembered for faking a

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at the end of a Lakers-

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game on November 30, 1982, which caused a double lane violation. The referees erroneously ordered a jump ball, instead of requiring Nixon to re-shoot the free throw. The Lakers got the ball and Nixon made a field goal to tie the game, where they prevailed in overtime. The last three seconds of the game were later replayed in April 1983.

Post-playing career

After retiring from the NBA in March 1989, Nixon played for

of the Italian major-league

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in April and May. In August 1989 Valerio Bianchini (who had coached Pesaro the previous season) head coach of Messaggero Roma tried to get Nixon to come play for the 1989–90 season. Nixon participated in some of the NBA's Legends Classic games that took place during All-Star Weekend in the late 80s and early 90s, before a leg injury forced him out of a game. The league later ended these games due to fear of injuries among veteran players. Nixon became a sports agent at Premier Management Group Inc. He later established his own firm, Norm Nixon & Associates, representing such clients as

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, Teddy Dupay, Gary Grant,

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, the NFL's

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, Larry Smith, and

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, and entertainers such as

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and

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.Wertheim, L. Jon. – "Norm Nixon: An original Showtimer, he hasn't mellowed or slowed down". – ''

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''. – July 11, 2005. With his wife, Nixon founded the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) in

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. In his retirement years, Nixon concentrated on several business ventures. He served one season as

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for the Clippers (2004–05), and was an analyst for

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's NBA post-game shows during the mid-2000s. Subsequently, he was hired by

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to take over

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's position as studio color analyst for all Lakers home games. He worked alongside studio host Bill McDonald during pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.

Personal life

Nixon has been married to actress/producer/director/dancer

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since 1984. They have three children,

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(son of Nixon), and two together: Vivian Nichole Nixon, who became a dancer and Norman Ellard Nixon Jr., who became a basketball player. (He attended

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). Nixon's sister-in-law is

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/ actress/director/singer. A biological sister is Elaine Nixon Blash Before they were married, both Nixon and Allen appeared in the 1979 film ''

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'', which also featured NBA stars

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and

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.Full cast and crew for: ''The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh'' (1979)
–

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. Nixon's son DeVaughn portrayed him in the

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drama series '' Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty''.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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References

External links

Nixon, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Norm 1955 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players American sports agents Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players Los Angeles Clippers announcers Los Angeles Clippers players Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Los Angeles Lakers players National Basketball Association All-Stars Point guards San Diego Clippers players Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia

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Los Angeles Lakers

San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers

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