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Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who is the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed “Clyde the Glide”, he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as “The Dream Team”. He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the “Dream Team”. He currently serves as a color commentator for Houston Rockets home games.
Drexler made a guest appearance on Married… with Children, a cameo appearance in an episode of Arliss, and was also a guest star in an episode of The Sentinel. In 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the basketball movie Like Mike 2: Streetball. That same year, Drexler participated in the first season of the Spike TV show Pros vs. Joes, which features three amateur contestants matching themselves against five professional athletes. Drexler was a member of the regular season Green Team and the season finale Orange Team.
On February 21, 2007, it was announced that Drexler would participate in the fourth season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Elena Grinenko. Drexler was the fourth celebrity to be voted off in round five on April 17, 2007.
On April 11, 2010, Drexler appeared as a guest on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice in which he helped the men’s team “Rock Solid” complete a task to create video advertisements for Right Guard.
Clyde Drexler Biography / Wiki
| Name | Clyde Drexler |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of Birth | June 22, 1962 |
| Age(as in 2023 Feb) | 60 |
| Deathday |
Clyde Drexler Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Phi Slama Jama | 2016-10-04 | Winning is never a slam dunk. They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980’s. Led by a Nigerian soccer … | |
| Michael Jordan: His Airness | Self | 1999-01-01 | From his days as a child in North Carolina to his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in 1999, His Airness takes you on a journey through Michael Jordan… |
| Like Mike 2: Streetball | KOTC Announcer | 2006-05-15 | Another young boy with ‘hoop dreams’ finds an old pair of Michael Jordan’s sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world…. |
| Basketball Mozart | Himself | 1996-01-01 | Film is about one of all time best basketball player from Europe – Drazen Petrovic, who after successful career in European league played in the NBA. … |
| Going Big | 2012-12-20 | Plagued by injuries at UK and the NBA, Sam Bowie has always been overshadowed by his draft placement. The 7-foot-1 center was seen by many as a franch… | |
| Bad Boys | Self | 2014-04-17 | The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early ’90s seemed willing to do anything to win. That characteristic made them loved — and hated. It earne… |
| Kobe Bryant’s Muse | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-02-28 | Documentary that goes behind the stats to reveal the story of Kobe Bryant’s career, exploring the mentorships, allies and rivalries that have helped s… |
| Voices That Care | Self – Choir Member | 1990-02-28 | Behind the scenes making of the charity single “Voices That Care”…. |
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