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Steve Smith Biography

Birth Name:Steven Delano Smith

Birth Place:Highland Park, Michigan, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

Was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2015
In honor of his late mother, he donated $2․5 million to his alma mater, Michigan State University, the largest donation from a professional athlete to their university in history, to build the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center
Played for Michigan State University for four years from 1987 to 1991
Was drafted by the Miami Heat as the fifth overall pick of the 1991 NBA Draft
Best known as a former professional basketball player who played shooting guard for the Atlanta Hawks
In addition to playing for the Atlanta Hawks, he also played for the Miami Heat, the Portland Trail Blazers, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Orleans Hornets and the Charlotte Bobcats
After retiring from basketball, he began working as a color commentator for the Atlanta Hawks and later became an analyst for NBA TV's "NBA GameTime․"