Jack Haley (basketball)
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Jack Kevin Haley (born January 27, 1964 in Long Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center from UCLA, Haley spent nine seasons (1988–1992; 1993–1998) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs.
Haley is perhaps best remembered for his unusual contributions to the 1995-96 Bulls team which won a league-record 72 games and the NBA Championship. Haley only played in one game during the regular season and did not participate in the playoffs. For this reason he received the nickname "the human victory cigar", his time spent playing signifying that the game was already won. It was seen as an insult to the ego of the opposing coach. He was kept on the roster for the entire year because of his friendship with the enigmatic Dennis Rodman, who rarely spoke to anyone else on the team (the two had become friends during their tenure with San Antonio). Team management felt that someone had to keep the unpredictable forward out of trouble, and Haley quickly earned a reputation as Rodman's "babysitter" [1] [2].
Following his playing career, Haley became a television broadcaster for the Lakers, co hosting the Lakers Live pre game show with Bill Macdonald for Fox Sports Net West/Prime Ticket. Haley has also acted, appearing in the films Eddie and Rebound, as well as the music video for Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator."
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