Robert Hawkins (basketball)

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Robert Hawkins
Personal information
Born(1954-06-30)June 30, 1954
Detroit, Michigan
DiedNovember 28, 1993(1993-11-28) (aged 39)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolPershing (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeIllinois State (1973–1975)
NBA draft1975: 3rd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1975–1979
PositionShooting guard
Number12, 11
Career history
1975–1976Golden State Warriors
1976–1978New York/New Jersey Nets
1978–1979Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert L. "Bubbles" Hawkins (June 30, 1954 – November 28, 1993) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He was drafted 51st overall in the 1975 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. Hawkins played for four teams during four seasons in the National Basketball Association, averaging 12.7 points per game, 1.5 assists per game and 2.3 rebounds per game.[3]

Personal

He was married to Barbara Hawkins, and had two sons, Robert Hawkins and Nathan Hawkins

Professional career

Hawkins was drafted in the third round, 51st overall, by the

New Orleans Jazz.[7] During the festivities of the 1977 NBA All-Star Game,[8] Hawkins faced and lost to Pete Maravich in the first round of an NBA-sanctioned game of horse as part of a televised tournament.[9][10]

However, Hawkins' NBA prominence would be relatively short lived, and Loughery's high opinion of Hawkins was not extended to the 1977–78 season, with the Nets now playing in New Jersey. Hawkins would play in only 15 games for the Nets that season, before being released after a series of conflicts with the coach.[11] Hawkins would get one more chance in the NBA, signing before the 1978–79 season with the Detroit Pistons, but only appeared in four of the team's first nine games before again being released.

Death

On November 28, 1993, Hawkins was found shot to death in what police said was a suspected crack house in Detroit.[12][13] No arrests were ever made.

References

  1. ^ Conklin, Mike (December 3, 1993). "The Sad Story Of Jim Bradley And Bubbles Hawkins". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "With Pearl Washington death, another Nets player dies young". NetsDaily. April 21, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Robert Hawkins NBA statistics".
  4. ^ Basketball Reference Bubbles Hawkins
  5. ISBN 978-1-61787-983-8
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  6. ^ Hannon, Kent (March 7, 1977) Nets Sink, Bubbles Rises Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  7. ^ "Robert Hawkins Career High 44 Points". Statmuse.
  8. ^ "A Little HORSE Play". The Denver Post. 3 February 2009.
  9. ^ "NBA would like to show H-O-R-S-E on ESPN screens". NSS Magazine.
  10. ^ "Pistol Pete Maravich vs Bubbles Hawkins – HORSE". YouTube.
  11. ^ "Nets Release Hawkins". The New York Times. United Press International. 1977-11-29. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  12. ^ "Bubbles Hawkins Is Shot to Death". The New York Times. December 2, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Record holder killed". The Pantagraph. December 1, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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