Jamal Mashburn recalled how Larry Bird responded to Rodney Rogers' trash-talk after a 1992 Dream Team practice prior to the Olympics. He earned first-team all-state honors. I had to really listen to that. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [6], On February 17, 2021, Mashburn scored a freshman season-high 19 points in an 8272 loss to Indiana. He has not disclosed his salary, but we can assume that he might be getting an attractive salary. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He was also called Monster Mash for his huge body. Injuries limited Mashburn to 48 games in the 199798 season, but he started in each game he played and averaged 15.1 points a game as Miami won 55 games before losing in a five-game first round series to the Knicks. [3][4][5], Mashburn learned the game at Rucker Park, just a block away from where he grew up.[2]. Or when are you thinking about exiting?". He retired from the New Orleans Hornets one year before Chris Paul was drafted by the team. Jamal Mashburn is not in the Hall of Fame. But as far as the support and getting to know a lot of good people down in Louisiana, I thought it was an excellent opportunity to bring basketball to a particular city that needed it from a community good and from a competitive standpoint. Los Angeles Lakers (43-39, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (44-38, sixth in the Western Conference), Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference). I spoke directly to (commissioner) David Stern. He played and started in 80 games and averaged 24.1 points, which was sixth in the league. Next up were the Milwaukee Bucks, who took a two-game lead before the Hornets won game three in Charlotte led by Mashburn's 36 points and game four, in which Mashburn scored 31. Masburn also sits on the board of directors at McClatchy, the newspaper chain, serves as an adviser to Revolution Global, an Illinois-based cannabis company, and is part of an investment group that is building a hotel in Rochester, Minnesota. Thats how I look at business as well. Cardinal Hayes in Bronx, New York, Draft: Mashburn averaged 10.5 points in his first postseason. Mashburn led the Lobos in scoring for the 2021-22 campaign with 18.2 points per game. He owns more than 80 businesses, which includes 34 outback steak franchises, 37 papa johns franchises, and multiple car dealerships that are situated throughout the state of Kentucky. Bird proceeded to knock down each of his shots having explained in detail to Rogers how it would happen. I think the conversation has improved, but Im still waiting on policy to reflect the conversation that us in America are having on cannabis. When you buy a company or you invest in something, my next question is when is the exit? [17][18] He plays college basketball for New Mexico after previously playing for Minnesota during his freshman season.[19].