World B. Free

World B. Free wins before the tip-off, just on the name. The fact that Lloyd Bernard Free legally rebranded himself into a piece of mythology tells you everything about his confidence, and I love it. Born in Atlanta in 1953, the 6-foot-2 gunner earned nicknames like The Prince of Mid-Air and All-World during an NBA run from 1975 to 1988, having climbed up from tiny Guilford College. The marriage of flamboyant scoring and sheer self-belief is irresistible to me. I will always be drawn to athletes who write their own legend rather than wait for someone else to grant it.

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Name (English)

World B. Free

Name (Japanese)

ワールド・Ｂ・フリー

Reading

わーるど・Ｂ・ふりー

Born

December 9, 1953 (age 72)

Origin

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

High school

Canarsie High School

University

Guilford College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20B.%20Free
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BBB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2252657

Tags

• Georgia
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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