Bryon Russell

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Bryon Russell
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Born December 31, 1970 (1970-12-31) (age 37)
San Bernardino, California
Nationality USA
College Long Beach State
Draft 2nd round, 45th overall, 1993
Utah Jazz
Pro career 1993–2006
Former teams Utah Jazz (1993–2002)
Washington Wizards (2002–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)
Denver Nuggets (2004–2006)

Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31, 1970 in San Bernardino, California), is a former basketball player in the NBA. During a 12 season NBA career that spanned most of the 1990s and into 2005, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, including helping Utah to back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief time but never appeared in a game for them.

Russell, although known for hard-nosed defense, is most remembered for an unsuccessful defensive play. Near the end of Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, he was assigned the task of defending Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls' final possession. Russell appeared to slip as he tried to follow Jordan, but replays also showed Jordan pushing off to create space. No foul was called and Russell did not indicate one should be. Jordan sank the shot that would win the Bulls the game and the championship in his last NBA Finals appearance. He would later become teammates with Jordan on the Washington Wizards.

Russell had his best season with the Jazz in 1999-2000, when he averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. From 1997-2000, he played in every regular season game.

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