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Worthy was a stand-out basketball player for the University of North Carolina, winning the 1982 NCAA championship before being drafted first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. As a Laker, he contributed to 3 NBA championships in 1985, 1987, and 1988. He was best known for his one-handed tomahawkTomahawk may refer to: a type of axe made and used by Native Americans a United States-built cruise missile the Curtiss P-40 fighter aircraft a heavy metal band band fronted by Mike Patton a city and town in the U. state of Wisconsin in basketball, a one- slam dunkThis is about the basketball term; for the manga, see Slam Dunk (manga In basketball, a slam dunk (or sometimes just dunk is a particular method of scoring points. In a slam dunk, the player, holding the ball in one or both hands, leaps off the floor ands, as well as his ability to glide seemingly effortlessly through the air to the basket. He was a member of the 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu NBA all- rookieRookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. By extension the term has come to mean anyone new to a profession or activity (e. Rookie cop, Rookie pilot). Rookie is also the name of an Ita team ( unanimous choice) as well as being voted the 1988 NBA FinalsThe NBA championship round where the team who wins the Eastern conference finals plays against the team that wins the Western conference finals. National Basketball Association. Most Valuable PlayerIn American sports, a Most Valuable Player MVP award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sport.

Worthy played in 926 NBA games, had a career field goal percentA percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. A number such as "45%" ("45 percent" or "45 per cent") is actually shorthand for the fraction 45/100. In British English, percent is often written as two words per cent , anage of .521, and averaged 17.6 points per game (21.1 points per playoff game). He was a first- ballot inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. He began wearing eye goggles after suffering a severe eye injury during the 1985 season. Since his retirement from the NBA, Worthy has done color commentary for Lakers pre-game shows on KCAL, a local Los Angeles television station.