Charles Claxton (basketball)
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Born | Brighton Bears | December 13, 1970
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Charles Claxton Jr. (born December 13, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player.
Born in
Miami, Florida, and played collegiately for the University of Georgia
.
He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (50th pick overall) of the 1994 NBA draft.
He played for the Boston Celtics (1995–96) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 3 games. He also was under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers (October 1995) and Utah Jazz (October 1996), but did not play in any regular season NBA games for those teams.
His son Nic Claxton is a professional basketball player in the NBA for the Brooklyn Nets, and his other son, Chase Claxton, plays Division I college basketball for Winthrop University.[1]
References
- ^ Weiszer, Mark (November 14, 2016). "Claxton connection to Georgia continues as Bulldogs land son of former player". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com