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- In fourth grade Amare became friends with a boy named Michael Walker. He was the one person who was always there for Amare, no questions asked. They are roommates today.
- Amare’s brother, Hazell, once led his high school team to a perfect 35-0 record.
- In high school, Amare lost an All-Star dunking tournament to Carmelo Anthony.
- Amare estimates that he played in only 150 to 200 basketball games in his life before entering the NBA.
- Amare was ranked the #1 prep player in America for 2001-02 by the Prep Recruiter’s Handbook.
- In a SLAM magazine article written his senior year, Amare predicted he would become the first high school player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year.
- Amare’s 38
points against Minnesota established an NBA record for rookies right
out of high school.
Amare is an Internet freak. There’s nothing he enjoys more than surfing the web. - Amare may still be growing. If he develops into a dominant center, the NBA may have the second coming of Russell-Chamberlain, as he and Yao Ming should be battling in the Western Conference for years to come.
- Amare‘s girlfriend is named Alexi. He met her at a Nelly concert.
- While Amare’s mom was in jail, he took care of her pit bull, JT. He has two of his own, Ace and Deuce.
- Amare has his dad’s favorite saying—STAT—tattooed on his arm. It stands for "Standing Tall and Talented.”
- Amare’s favorite CD is “Me Against the World” by Tupac Shakur.
- Amare has a bulldog named Spudd.
Carmelo Anthony,
2003 Sports Ilustrated
Yao Ming, 2002 Upper Deck