Today is the 55th birthday of Knicks legend Spreville. The Knicks official also posted photos of "Madman" and wished him a happy birthday.
Spreville has played in the NBA for 13 seasons in his career, and averaged 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In his second season (Warriors), he averaged 21 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. That season, he was not only selected as the All-Star, but also selected as the All-Squad first team, the All-Defensive second team, and the 11th MVP vote.
And two of his most famous things are the "throat lock" incident of the Warriors' coach Karesimo when he was a player. He was also suspended for one year and lost $6.4 million.
Another one was that after the Timberwolves performed well, he rejected the team's three-year, $21 million contract, and said: "No 10 million, how can I support my family." In the end, because he did not get a satisfactory contract, the season also became the last season of his career.
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