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Nate Thurmond: He Can’t Get ‘Up’ for Every Game, 1970
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Nate Thurmond: He Can’t Get ‘Up’ for Every Game, 1970

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Jun 21, 2021
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What kind of a player was Nate Thurmond? Here’s a quick look into his competitive psyche. Early in the 1969-70 NBA season, Thurmond’s San Francisco Warriors hosted the Milwaukee Bucks, featuring the larger-than-life rookie Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Thurmond had yet to face Alcindor. But he noticed the Bucks were scheduled to play the Lakers in…

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