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On his own.(basketball player Kwame Brown)
No. 1 pick Kwame Brown must make a quick transition from a small-town lifestyle to big-time expectations
Five years ago, Kwame Brown was 5-11, an eighth-grader playing point guard and answering to the nickname "Bobo."
He hung out in Howard Coffin Park on Gloucester Street in Brunswick, Ga., just across the street from the Days Inn where his mother, Joyce, once worked before back problems forced her to go on disability. His father was in prison--still is--so Joyce learned to stretch the disability check to provide what she could for her eight children.
Bobo Brown would grow up like most teenagers in the Dixville section on the south side of ...
- It's the best and the worst for Lakers.(Kobe Bryant and Kwame Brown of Los...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Smith, Stephen A. April 22, 2007 700+ words
...Unfortunately, the Lakers have Kwame Brown in their lineup, too. And that...arguably, its worst. Every time Kwame Brown sets foot on a basketball court...ever, but what good are you if Kwame Brown can tarnish that reality...
- Donovan's loss was nobody's gain with Kwame Brown.
- Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 7, 2005 700+ words
...Fla. _ The general consensus is Kwame Brown is another spoiled malcontent and...much instead of too little like Brown. "They value the unknown," Donovan...Photo Service, 202-383-6099): Kwame Brown For information on republishing...
- Stopping Shaq gets tougher without Kwame Brown.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) May 9, 2005 700+ words
...has been reluctant to talk about Kwame Brown since the team suspended the 6...called philosophical differences. Brown's absence, however, has been...Arenas said. "This is when you need Kwame Brown," Arenas said Monday after Wizards...
- Kwame Brown makes history in NBA's high school draft.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Jensen, Mike June 27, 2001 700+ words
...night's NBA draft when 6-foot-11 Kwame Brown, sitting in front of the stage at Madison...name. "I guess I just made history," Brown said calmly a few minutes later. The 19-year-old Brown, who averaged 20.1 points, 13.3 rebounds...
- LAKERS NOTEBOOK: KWAME BROWN HAS HOMECOMING TO FORGET.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) November 9, 2005 700+ words
...first play of Tuesday's game, Kwame Brown took a pass from Smush Parker and...It looked to be the beginning of Brown's breakthrough game as a Laker...the fourth quarter. Once again, Brown was plagued by foul trouble and turnovers...
- Wizards won't reinstate Kwame Brown.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) May 11, 2005 700+ words
...Michael Cunningham WASHINGTON _ Kwame Brown wants to return, some of his teammates...Eddie Jordan said Wednesday that Brown remains suspended for the playoffs...win the game." Speculation about Brown's status intensified when Etan...
- NBA Teams Gamble On High School Talent In 2001 Draft.(Kwame Brown, first high...
- Magazine article from: Jet July 16, 2001 700+ words
...seniors in high school that is. Kwame Brown made history as the first high school...gamble on players with "potential." Brown, out of Glynn Academy in Georgia...guess I just made history," said Brown, one of eight children of a single...
- Growing pains; Wizards rookie Brown copes with life on the bench.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 13, 2002 700+ words
...day in Brunswick, Ga., when Kwame Brown, swaddled by the cloying heat...schooler ever picked No. 1. Now, on Kwame Brown Day, he stood sweating but resplendent...Everything, that is, except Kwame Brown's progress on that road to stardom...
