Adam Morrison - For the Love of the GAME!

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July 25, 2008

Adam John Morrison (born July 19, 1984, in Glendive, Montana) is an American professional basketball player with the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. Morrison played for t...

Adam John Morrison (born July 19, 1984, in Glendive, Montana) is an American professional basketball player with the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association.

Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005--06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Duke University's J. J. Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award.

Morrison's father John was a basketball coach, and the family moved with his coaching career: Casper College in Casper, Wyoming, Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, and Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. When Morrison was in the fourth grade, his father left coaching and the family moved to Spokane, Washington. Adam became the Gonzaga men's team's ball boy.

When he was in the eighth grade, he lost 30 pounds (14 kg), and while attending a basketball camp at Gonzaga during this time, he felt sick, later saying about his experience at the camp, "I think I made one shot the whole three days. I was sicker than a dog. I didn't want to play. I couldn't do anything."Shortly after this, Morrison was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He took his diagnosis surprisingly well; the second time a nurse came to administer insulin, he stopped her, telling her, "Since I'm going to be doing this the rest of my life, you might as well show me how to do it."However, his illness did not keep him from becoming a star at Mead High School in Spokane. In his senior year he broke single-season and career scoring records in his high school conference, and led Mead to the finals of the state tournament. Despite playing in the final game with hypoglycemia so severe that he nearly suffered seizures, he scored 37 points in a losing effort. It was Mead's only loss that season. Morrison was not heavily recruited out of high school.

Morrison was selected 3rd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, behind Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors) and LaMarcus Aldridge (Chicago Bulls). On July 6, 2006, the Bobcats signed Morrison to a two-year contract. On November 1, 2006 in his NBA debut against the Indiana Pacers he scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He was the first player picked by "Manager of Basketball Operations" Michael Jordan in his tenure with the Bobcats. He scored his career high on December 30, 2006 with 30 points in a win against the Indiana Pacers.

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psa1000 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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come on morrison stop being a bitc# and do what you do..........cry!
morrison #6

xcaliber86 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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this guy has real talent lakers got a steal!!! =)

JTSmoney8 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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also lakers r very good at developing young ones farmar vujacic ariza all very good bench men

JTSmoney8 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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i think he has potential because now he has veterans who will teach him things he was a very good college player has the potential in charlotte there were no players that could teach him maybe Mj helped but still

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welcome to LA

Jonathan83194 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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yes his in the lakers sorry rad..

getmein567 (9 months ago) Show Hide

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was my favorite player in college

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what was the song played? 1:21

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haha radmanobitch out, welcom adam
hope you'll do good with our lakers

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3rd pick of 2006... wow... Lakers at least got a better defensive player =) and possibly some offense...

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