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Walter Davis (basketball)
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
The full name is Walter Paul Davis. Walter was born on September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina. He is a former professional basketball player. Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns.
The Suns selected Davis with the fifth pick of the 1977 NBA, National Basketball Association Draft, out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He made an immediate impact, playing in 81 games and averaging 24.2 points per game in his first season. He won the 1978 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and earned second team All-NBA honors. Over his first ten seasons, Davis averaged over 20 PPG, point per game six times, and earned trips to six NBA All-Star Games.
Over his career, Davis averaged 18.9 points, 3.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game. His number 6 is retired by the Suns. After his playing career, Davis broadcasted for the Denver Nuggets, and has served as a scout for the Washington Wizards. He was a strong determined player who urged and inculcated a team spirit in all professional athletes of his nation. He is still respected as a high caliber player who can build the professionalism in sport to lead his nation at the foremost position.
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