Tyson Chandler

Birth Name:

Tyson Cleotis Chandler

Birth Place:

Hanford, California, United States

Founded a charity with his wife, Kimberly, to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Was a member of the gold medal-winning Team USA basketball team at the 2012 London Olympics
Was the first American NBA player to be named an ambassador for UNICEF
Was a star player at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif․, and was recruited by several universities, but ultimately decided to go straight in to the NBA Draft after graduation
Was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft
Best known as a professional basketball player who plays center for the Dallas Mavericks
In addition to the Dallas Mavericks, he has played for the Chicago Bulls, the New Orleans Hornets, the Charlotte Bobcats and the New York Knicks

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