Jamal Mashburn - Monster Mash

Jamal Mashburn (born November 29, 1972 in New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game.

Selected 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, he was very successful as a rookie, leading all rookies with 19.2 points per game and breaking 7 separate Mavericks rookie records along the way to an All-Rookie Team selection.

In his second year, along with third-year pro Jim Jackson and rookie Jason Kidd (collectively known as 'Triple J'), Mashburn led the Dallas Mavericks to the biggest turnaround in the NBA that year. He is the third-youngest player to score 50 points in an NBA game (LeBron James is the youngest). He also broke many franchise records and blossomed into one of the best scoring forwards in the league.

In 2000, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets where, as leader of a young squad of players, he took on more of the scoring load and in 2003 was selected to the All-Star Game in Atlanta, playing for the East. In his first All-Star appearance, he scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 14 minutes of play in a 155-145 double-overtime loss to the West.

Mashburn, who averaged 20.8 points per game in the 2003-04 NBA season, is one of only six players since 1970 to have averaged at least 20 points per game in his final NBA season. The other five are Jerry West (20.3 in '73-74), Larry Bird (20.2 in '91-92), Drazen Petrovic (22.3 in '92-93), Reggie Lewis (20.8 in '92-93), and Michael Jordan (20.0 in '02-03).

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[gushkb24]

nice song choice, linkin park rules, nice mix

[VeoShock]

Thanx.

[mcmoss99]

My favorite player of all time...if it wasn't for injuries he would be a top 10 all time league scorer and maybe still playing...too bad for those knees and other freak injuries...still managed to have a pretty solid career...GO MASH GO...anyone still got his sneakers?

[athletenva]

If he didnt have injury problems he would have been a hall of famer.

[esTebanLRD]

pIXEL MASK

[Algalnbaduke]

WHATS THE NAME OF THIS SONG?? ITS BOMB

[CanvassBlack]

@Domini478 and dont say that was his best game as a pro because there's another video on here where he drops 50 as a Hornet and the game winning shot. I'm sure you'll come up with some explanation though or now switch and say" He was ok when he was healthy"

[CanvassBlack]

@Domini478 And try watching the video I mentioned to assess his skills. Too many young people are more concerned with always being right rather than learning from others. Let that ego go and keep your mind open to new ideas even if you were in fact wrong.

[CanvassBlack]

@Domini478 You're really fishing. Are we talking injuries or are we talking about skills as a player? You want proof(lol) Check out the vid on here titled Mashburn and Jackson score 88 vs Bulls.Mashburn scores 50 against Scottie Pippen who was a 10 time all defensive team. I think I have made my case.

[Domini478]

@CanvassBlack 5 of those 6 seasons he didn't play a full season. 3 of those seasons was injury years where he avg 20 points a game. His last season he had played 19 games. He didn't play a long time because of injuries. He was 31 when he had retired. He wasn't that good and I have proof. Btw, the fans vote the starters, not the whole damn team. The coaches vote for the reserves in the game. Mashburn made it one time and that isn't shit.

[CanvassBlack]

@Domini478 not that good? The boy had 6 seasons where he averaged over 20 points a game. He is also one of a few players to average over 20 points a game in his last season. An all star game is based on popularity with the fans. There are tons of great players who get omitted every year.

[demoncleaner45]

good player. but Pat Riley really fucked with his head in Miami.

[MrYellafellamd]

i am a true mashburn fan, and i agree with some of the statements made. in dallas they could have been something special but f>>k jim clemons, miami he was the third option behind hardaway and zo, but going to charlotte he got to be himself just ask zo and tim when he lit them up for 50 and a series win and can anyone say they scored 50 on pippen

[WavesOfAbsoluteBlue]

Mashburn didn't led jackcrap....Jimmy Jackson was averaging 27 points a game before he broke his ankle. Jackson at the time was the 4th leading scorer in the NBA behind only David Robinson, Shaquille O'neal and Karl Malone. Mashburn was the 3rd fiddle on that team behind Jackson and Kidd.