JaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack. McGee was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
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JaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack. McGee was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. McGee is the first player to use three balls at one time in a dunk contest, which was later cited by the Guinness World Records as the most basketballs dunked in a single jump. On March 15, 2011, in a 98–79 loss against the Chicago Bulls, McGee notched his first career triple-double, recording 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 blocks. On October 29, 2014, he underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left tibia. McGee’s 2013–14 season ended on February 20, 2014 when he ended his season with the Denver Nuggets after suffering a broken tibia in a game on November 8, 2013. He was traded by the Nuggets to the Wizards in March 2012 in a deal that sent Nenê to the Wiz. On July 18, 2012, McGee re-signed with the Nuggets on a four-year, USD 44million contract.
He has also played for the New York Knicks, New York City Knicks, and the Brooklyn Nets. McGee won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in January 2011, the first Wizard to ever participate in the contest. He finished in second place, losing to Blake Griffin. His career high 12 blocks was the most since Keon Clark had 12 on March 23, 2001. McGee received some criticism for taking ill-advised shots in the fourth quarter to ensure he reached 10 points while his team was being blown out, and even received a technical foul for excessive celebration by pulling himself on the rim after a dunk for his final points. On January 9, 2010, McGee was fined USD 10,000 by the Wizards for participating in Gilbert Arenas’ antics before agame on January 5, 2010 against the Philadelphia 76ers. McGee later denied mentioning that players were ready to fold, but his comment was recorded by reporters. Derek Fisher said McGee had no ability to make that statement based on the limited time he spent at the meeting. McGee left the meeting early and told reporters there were some players \”saying that they’re ready to folding\”, but the majority was united.
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