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1. When I was just a little boy, my single father dragged me to Los Angeles in hopes that he would pursue and acting career. We lived homeless for a few days, but that was the bottom. I made it to the NBA as an all-star point guard. I even managed to win the Most Improved Player award in 2003 while on the Golden State Warriors. Who am I?
2. Which stellar defender in the NBA, who has spent most of his career on the San Antonio Spurs, had two unreliable parents, who even spent their child's hard-earned money to satisfy their drug and alcohol addictions?
3. This player won the MVP Award in 2001 and led his team that same year to the NBA Finals, yet lost. But, before his career even started, he was associated with a brawl at a bowling alley that resulted in four months at a correcitonal facility. Which of these one-time MVPs is being talked about?
4. Which African NBA center, who has won multiple championship rings since 2000, was imprisoned at 17 years old in his home country when the government was overthrown?
5. Although he later became a superstar, this player who won the 2003 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and was a free agent in the summer of 2010, lost his father when he was only 12. Meanwhile, his mother was going through some struggles with the law. Which of these well-known athletes is being described?
6. Which NBA legend, known for averaging a triple-double in his second NBA season, went to an all-black school without a gym and learned how to play by shooting rags and tennis balls into a peach basket in his family's backyard?
7. This former NBA player not only won the 2000 Most Improved Player Award while on the Indiana Pacers, but also had a father who was in the NBA. However, it wasn't until after 34 years of his life that he saw his father face-to-face, yet only at the old man's funeral. What is the name of this sportsman?
8. This NBA superstar, recognized as a brutal offensive force, tied the all-time record for the most points scored in a quarter with 33 points on December 10, 2008, against the Timberwolves. But before his rise to fame, he grew up in a notoriously bad neighborhood with just his mother, after his father had died of cancer at just two years old. Can you figure out who's being described here?
9. This player had an extremely rough childhood. His home was burnt down when he was seven years old, and he spent years of his childhood homeless and in foster care. But, at least he's an NBA Champion. He won a ring with the Boston Celtics in 2008. Which of these lesser-known NBA players follows the description?
10. This player, who was involved in the famous trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers to the Heat in 2004, estimated that he was sent to juvenile court 15 times before he even turned 15 years old, and actually spent nine months in jail as a teenager. Which of these NBA all-stars fits the story?
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