Mookie Blaylock
Mookie Blaylock was born in Garland, Texas, United States on March 20th, 1967 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 57, Mookie Blaylock biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 57 years old, Mookie Blaylock has this physical status:
Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American retired professional basketball player.
He spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Golden State Warriors.
Personal life
In 2011, two of Blaylock's sons, twins Daron and Zack, committed to play football for the University of Kentucky. The sons are graduates of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. His youngest son, Dominick, is also a graduate of Walton High School, and plays football for the University of Georgia. Mookie Betts, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers was named after Blaylock. Blaylock resides in Zebulon, Georgia.
During the afternoon of May 31, 2013, Blaylock was involved in a head-on collision in Clayton County, Georgia. He was initially placed on life support, but his condition later improved. Blaylock's vehicle traveled left-of-center, causing the accident. A family member stated he had a history of seizures, and although it was unknown if Blaylock was experiencing any symptoms at the time of the collision, he was under doctor's orders to not drive due to the seizures. Blaylock had a history of alcohol abuse, and it was determined he suffered a seizure due to alcohol withdrawal. Although initially surviving the crash, a passenger in the other vehicle, Monica Murphy, a mother of five, died as a result of injuries from the collision. Blaylock was charged with vehicular homicide, driving on a suspended license and failing to stay in his lane. Blaylock had an outstanding warrant in Spalding County, Georgia on charges of DUI and drug-related offenses at the time, but "investigators did not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash." However, Blaylock had a history of DUIs; at least seven of them.
On October 27, 2014, Blaylock pleaded guilty to killing Murphy. Facing seven to ten years at trial, Blaylock accepted a plea bargain. According to the plea, Blaylock served three years in prison and the fourth as a suspended sentence, followed by eight years of probation.
College career
Blaylock, a 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) push-and-pass point guard, was rated one of the best defensive stoppers in the game. The former Garland High School, Midland College (where he received NJCAA All American awards in 1987) and the University of Oklahoma's football hawking defensive style, with more than 200 steals in a season five times and two NBA All-Defensive first-team picks. He was also a good outside shooter, a fine passer who mainly ranked among the league's assist leaders, and a reliable initiator of the fast break. In 1988, he led the Sooners to the NCAA championship game.
Professional career
Blaylock was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 12th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft and incorporated immediately into Nets' rotation. Prior to being traded with Roy Hinson to the Atlanta Hawks in 1992-1993, where he flourished under new signed coach Lenny Wilkens. He spent seven years with the Hawks, leading them in career three-point field goals (made and attempted) and career robbery. He was also selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. In a trade that brought Bimbo Coles, Duane Ferrell, and the 1999 top draft pick, Jason Terry, to Atlanta, he ended his career as a reserve for the Warriors.