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- Born: June 21, 1980
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
- Height: 6' 7"
- Weight: 225 lbs
- Position: Forward
- High School: Moon Valley High School
- College: University of Arizona
- Draft Year: 2001
- Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
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Richard Jefferson is a small forward in the National Basketball Association, currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs.
Jefferson was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Spurs on June 23, 2009, for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4281291
On July 11, Jefferson was scheduled to marry Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols. Hours before the wedding Jefferson called off the ceremony, citing a fight the couple had over July 4th weekend. The couple have split, with Jefferson giving Nichols a six-figure settlement.http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=vn20090627061805273C660482
Early Life
Richard Allen Jefferson was born in Los Angeles, California on June 21, 1980. He attended high school at Moon Valley in Phoenix. He continued his education at the University of Arizona. In 2001, Jefferson was selected by the Houston Rockets with the thirteenth pick in the NBA draft.Basketball-Reference.com: Richard JeffersonPro Career
After the draft, Jefferson was traded to the New Jersey Nets with Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong for Eddie Griffin. Jefferson helped the Nets reach the NBA finals in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, Jefferson signed a six year contract extension with the team. NBA.com: Richard Jefferson In 2008, Jefferson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.ESPN.com: Nets send top scorer Jefferson to Bucks for Yi, Simmons In 2009, the Bucks traded Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4281291Richard Jefferson Timeline
- June 21, 1980: Born
- 2001: Drafted by Houston Rockets
- 2001: Traded to New Jersey Nets
- 2008: Traded to Milwaukee Bucks
- 2009: Traded to the San Antonio Spurs
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Richard Jefferson News
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Spurs send Rockets to second straight loss
But Richard Jefferson got loose on the baseline, and Landry smacked him in the face as Jefferson went for a reverse. Jefferson was 1-for-5 from the field ... (November 27, 2009)Houston Chronicle -
Jefferson provided stability in brief stay as Buck
By Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel AP Richard Jefferson will face the Bucks on Monday night for the first time since the June 23 trade. ... (November 22, 2009)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
Richard Jefferson leads Spurs over Mavericks
at San Antonio 92, Dallas 83: Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and the Spurs survived another game without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. at Milwaukee 108, ... (November 12, 2009)Los Angeles Times -
Richard Jefferson: Jefferson double-doubles in OT loss to Mavs
Richard Jefferson had 13 points, 11 boards and a 3-pointer in Wednesday's OT loss to the Mavericks. The bad news? He only seems to put up big numbers when ... (November 19, 2009)Rotoworld.com
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Richard Jefferson Questions
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Does anyone know where Richard Jefferson was going to get married? 1 AnswerThe Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. read more -
Are you happy that Richard Jefferson was traded to the Spurs? 2 AnswersI'm happy because he strengthens the Spurs a lot (along with their other pickups) and with Ariza being replaced by Artest, the Lakers could easily implode next ... read more
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Does anyone know if Richard Jefferson will be starting for the San Antonio Spurs? 1 AnswerYes he will be a starter at Small Forward. read more
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Does anyone have the Natasha Richard family statement? 3 Answershttp://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090318/293.richardson.natasha2.031909.jpg From http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25209804-5... read more
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Richard Jefferson on Amazon
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Richard Jefferson Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the San Antonio Spurs
- ESPN.com : Career Stats
- Height: 6-7
- Weight: 225 lbs
- Rookie Year: 2001
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I know right! He is a hottie!! RT @KiddMe2 Richard Jefferson has such beautiful eyes, how did he end up on Spurs? Jeez.
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Richard jefferson needs to be more agresive attacking the paint looking for his shot and findn his teamates he's the X factor for the SPURS
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richard jefferson made 2 free throws so now its back up 2 4 points...cmon rockets!!
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@shaunna1979 Richard Jefferson has such beautiful eyes, how did he end up on Spurs? Jeez.
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Tony Parker just yelled at Richard Jefferson for being out of place in the offense! Richard looks lost out there
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