Warrior Manute Bol dies.

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NBA Warrior that is.

Manute was 7'7" and weighed only 225 pounds. Because of his great length and skills he was able to become one of the great shot blockers in NBA history. However, perhaps what I remember most about him as a player was his three point shooting. The Warriors coach Don Nelson gave him the green light on three pointers and he took it. He had one of the strangest looking three shots ever but when he made them the crowd in Oakland would go nuts. Later, in one game with the 76ers he made 6 of 12 three pointers in a half!

Manute probably can be called the best shot blocker in NBA history because of these stats:

* First in career blocks per 48 minutes (8.6), almost 50% beyond second-place Mark Eaton (5.8)
* Second in career blocks-per-game average (3.34)
* Fourteenth in total blocked shots (2,086)

He also was a great guy and humanitarian, always trying to help others including his war ravaged home country Sudan.

Manute helped make the phrase "my bad" popular.

Manute was only 47. :-(

Funeral will be this coming Tueday in DC and I would go if I could.

Here is Manute in action blocking shots and making his crazy looking threes which the fans loved ( when he made them )

YouTube - Manute Bol, three point shooter
With his son at the end:
YouTube - Manute Bol Mix
Here's his ex team mate Charles Barkley pulling a prank on Manute:

YouTube - Barkley Prank on Manute Bol
2 part story about Manute Bol and how he helped Sudan:

YouTube - Manute Bol - Basketball Warrior (Part 1 of 2) - - Narrated by Djimon HounsouYouTube - Manute Bol - Basketball Warrior (Part 2 of 2) - - Narrated by Djimon Hounsou
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  • What a bummer, Tim.

    My deepest condolences to the world for a great loss.

    What did he die from?

    RIP Manute...
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    • Bol died from acute kidney failure and complications from Stevens-Johnson syndrome. You see him in a bed in a couple of those videos. The one with his son is sad.
  • My favorite Manute story is when NBA experts questioned Bol's "courage". They had to be reminded that since Bol killed a lion with a spear while growing up in Sudan, he probably wasn't afraid of basketball players.

    The last time I saw Manute was in a celebrity boxing match against Refrigerator Perry. Manute won easily.
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    • This is truly sad news. The guy was a force to be reckoned with.

      The good die young all right.

      ** EDIT ** Sadly, I had completely forgotten about him.

      Of course my memory is shot.

      When did he play Tim?
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  • And in a coincindence, both the tallest player to ever play in the NBA (Bol) and the shortest ever (Mugsey Bogues) were both drafted by the Washington Bullets in the same year:

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  • He was a great humanitarian. There needs to be more like him.
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  • He did quite a lot in his life time. And sadly missed Rip
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  • He played for my local pro team - when they were called the bullets.

    I saw a lot of him and remember some local kids created a rap song about him.

    I'm sorry to see him go.


    TL
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    Warrior Manute Bol dies.

    NBA Warrior that is. Manute was 7'7" and weighed only 225 pounds. Because of his great length and skills he was able to become one of the great shot blockers in NBA history. However, perhaps what I remember most about him as a player was his three point shooting. The Warriors coach Don Nelson gave him the green light on three pointers and he took it. He had one of the strangest looking three shots ever but when he made them the crowd in Oakland would go nuts. Later, in one game with the 76ers he made 6 of 12 three pointers in a half!