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3/23/2006  9:27 AM
Shawn Kemp eyes comeback, says he's slimmerAssociated Press


HOUSTON -- Former Seattle SuperSonic and Orlando Magic player Shawn Kemp says he's ready to get back in the game after three years of retirement from the NBA.

Kemp, 36, retired voluntarily from the Magic in 2003, citing weight issues. During his last NBA season he weighed as much as 320 pounds, but he has slimmed down to 270 pounds through an intensive exercise regime, he said.

"I've sat out this whole season to get in tip top shape to make a comeback," Kemp said in an interview with Houston television station KRIV.

The athlete's Houston-based agent, Tony Dutt, said he felt the weight loss would definitely rekindle Kemp's career.

"I was basically relaying the information the GMs were giving me: 'Until he loses the weight, we don't care if he can score 30 points a game. When he loses the weight, give us a call,"' Dutt said. "So there are going to be some phones ringing."

The former All-Star faced troubles other than weight loss during his career, which began when he was drafted by Seattle in 1989. He took a leave of absence during the 2000-01 season to enter a substance abuse program and violated the league's anti-drug policy three times.

Most recently, a Seattle judge sentenced him in May 2005 to five days of electronic home monitoring, a year's probation and a $440 fine after he pleaded guilty to attempted possession of more than 40 grams of marijuana.

Kemp said those problems were behind him and he was ready to recharge his NBA career with an enthusiastic comeback.

"My love for the game is very, very high," Kemp said. "I've made a living off of this game. I'm not coming back to play basketball for any financial reasons."

"I'm not playing just to make someone's roster. I'm not just playing to make a comeback. My hopes and dreams are to be in the Hall of Fame one day."


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3/23/2006  9:41 AM
sign him to the full MLE!
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3/23/2006  10:03 AM
Bring back Vin and lets make it a real party!
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3/23/2006  10:07 AM
Bright side.....Kemp will probably eat half of JJ's wings thus causing the weight between the 2 to be distributed evenly thus causing JJ to lose approximately 15.256 lbs.
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3/23/2006  12:10 PM
There was a time watching Kemp play was awe inspiring. The guy could do stuff that wasn't seen on a court in a long time. One of the best moves I ever seen was his move pass Rodman on the baseline in the 96 Finals. Rodman had him pinned to baseline about 10 feet from the basket, the guy went around Rodman towards the outbounds line, stayed inbounds and then dunked the ball on him, in one motion using only one step. I couldn't find it online but here are some other collections. At one time this guy was unstopable.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQbUastCD5E

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[Edited by - pharzeone on 03-23-2006 12:24 PM]
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3/23/2006  12:10 PM
before there was an amare stoudamire...there was a shawn kemp.
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3/23/2006  12:41 PM
5 years $30mm should do it
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3/23/2006  12:46 PM
Posted by fishmike:

5 years $30mm should do it

that's the going rate for 7 footers these days fish... you didn't know?
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3/23/2006  12:51 PM
TMS, that's silly, b/c since he's basically a recovering alchohalic, he gets an extra signing bonus and a no trade clause.
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3/23/2006  12:59 PM
ah yes... forgot about that... my bad.
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3/23/2006  1:06 PM
Well we are giving a gimp, $20 million a year to stay at home, we might as well give a fat alchohalic $5 million.
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