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Kelenna Azubuike

ケレンナ・アズバイク　/　けれんな・あずばいく

Basketball player from United Kingdom

December 16, 1983 (age 42)　・　London, United Kingdom

basketball player

My Take

What draws me to Kelenna Azubuike is the geography of his life: born in London to Nigerian parents, raised in the United States, and eventually standing on an NBA court at six-foot-five. But the part I respect most is his second act. Trading the hardwood for the broadcast booth as a Golden State Warriors analyst is no small pivot, and a former player who has actually lived the game brings a credibility that pure commentators simply cannot fake. A man shaped by three continents tends to have something worth saying, and I would happily listen.

Overview

Kelenna Azubuike (born 16 December 1983) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player and currently the Golden State Warriors television analyst on NBC Sports Bay Area. Born in London to Nigerian parents, Azubuike moved to the United States as a child.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kelenna Azubuike
Name (Japanese): ケレンナ・アズバイク
Reading: けれんな・あずばいく
Born: December 16, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Boar
Origin: London, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Kentucky

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BA%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF

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