Jamaal Magloire life and biography

Jamaal Magloire is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) center was selected out of the University of Kentucky by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, after withdrawing his name from the previous draft.

Career history:

Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets (2000-2005)
Milwaukee Bucks (2005-2006)
Portland Trail Blazers (2006-2007)
New Jersey Nets (2007-2008)
Dallas Mavericks (2008)
Miami Heat (2008-Present)

2009-10 :

Came off the bench in all 36 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 2.1 points (.500 FG%, .356 FT%), 3.4 rebounds and 10.0 minutes…missed the first two games of the season due to an NBA imposed suspension, three games as a healthy scratch on the inactive list and was a DNP-CD on 41 occasions…his 16.2 rebound average per 48 minutes was tops on the HEAT…topped the HEAT in blocks three times, in rebounds twice and in steals once…grabbed double-figure rebounds once…Season Highs: seven points (twice), 10 rebounds (vs. Atlanta, Jan. 4), three blocks (vs. L.A. Clippers, Mar. 10), two steals (at L.A. Clippers, Jan. 10), one assist (vs. Atlanta, Jan. 4) and 22:53 minutes (vs. Philadelphia, Mar. 14).

PERSONAL:

In the early morning hours of June 23, 2001, Magloire's half-brother, 19-year-old Justin Sheppard, was shot and killed on the footbridge that spans the ravine around Rosedale Valley Road between Bloor Street East and Glen Road near Sherbourne subway station in Toronto. Like Magloire, Sheppard was a promising basketball talent at Eastern Commerce, and was supposed to begin a scholarship at a Maryland prep school that fall. Magloire helped post a CAD$50,000 reward, but to date, there have been no arrests and the killing remains unsolved.

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