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By John Gustafson
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, June 14, 2000

Check the kid from East Saint, the one his friends call Little KG. He's 6'9", 215 pounds, with a 7'3" wingspan and a size-18 shoe. His body is so skinny that when he's crossing you over his arachnid limbs seem to multiply, kicking out in every direction. A few years back, you might have found him flying to the hole on roller skates, shooting the rock on the run. The hole was a rustic brown, attached to a white backboard and held aloft by three pieces of wood nailed to a utility pole. Next year t ...

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