Shaun Livingston
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jersey | #14 |
| Born | September 11, 1985 Peoria, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Richwoods, Peoria Central |
| Draft | 4th overall, 2004 Los Angeles Clippers |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
Shaun Patrick Livingston (born September 11, 1985, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Livingston plays point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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[edit] Biography
Livingston played competitive basketball in high school at Richwoods High School for two years[1] and then transferred to Peoria Central High School in Illinois, was highly touted as a high school recruit, earning comparisons to Magic Johnson. Livingston accepted a scholarship to play for Duke University, but later opted to skip college and enter the 2004 NBA Draft, in which the Clippers selected him with the 4th overall pick.
Livingston is tall for point guard standards (6'7", 201cm) and, due to the addition of Sam Cassell to the Clippers roster, has seen playing time at shooting guard. He was an integral part of the Clippers' best season in franchise history in the 2005-06 season. Livingston recorded a career high 14 assists on February 23, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors.
In his first two NBA seasons, playing in a total of 91 games, Livingston averaged 6.3 points per game. In his third season, he scored a career high 9.3 points per game, being one of the few Clippers to improve from the 2005-06 season. His breakout year was interrupted by a knee injury that led him to miss 39 games.
[edit] Injury
In a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on February 26, 2007, Livingston broke his leg terribly at the knee, dislocating his left kneecap after landing awkwardly following a missed layup, resulting in the left leg snapping laterally. At first, doctors feared they may have to amputate Livingston's leg due to the severity of the injury.[2] Livingston injured almost every part of his knee, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the lateral meniscus, badly spraining his medial collateral ligament (MCL), and dislocating his patella and his tibia-femoral joint.[3]To compound his misery he also amazingly missed the basket. The damage is such that recovery will take 8 to 12 months to return.[3] He was back up and walking a couple of months later and made a speech to the fans at the Staples Center before a game late in the 2006-2007 season. Livingston sat out the entire 2007-2008 season as the Clippers struggled badly all year long.
The injury was so severe that ESPNEWS warned viewers of the graphic nature of the video clip before airing it, particularly the way he yelled after dislocating his leg.[4] Livingston has been riddled by injuries during his three-year professional career, and has missed 101 of 246 regular season games.[5][6]
[edit] Facts
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- Played in the 2004 McDonald's High School All-American game. (Named co-MVP)
- Named to PARADE Magazine All-America First Team.
- Led Peoria Central High School to Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004.
- Led Concordia Lutheran Grade School to LSA state titles in 1999 and 2000.
- He was awarded West Rookie of the Month honors for April 2005.[7]
- He is the fourth Illinois Mr. Basketball to go straight to the NBA from high school (after Kevin Garnett, Darius Miles and Eddy Curry).
- Most Valuable Player at the June 2003 NBA Players' Association Camp in Richmond, Virginia.
- Livingston attended the same high school as long-time "Voice of the Clippers", Ralph Lawler (Peoria Central).
- Shaun Livingston is the creator and founder the Shaun Livingston Foundation.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Shaun Livingston official website: About Shaun Livingston
- ^ "Livingston dislocates left knee, wheeled off floor", Associated Press, February 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ a b "Livingston out for season with major knee injury", Associated Press, February 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ ESPNEWS Gametime, ESPNEWS, air date February 26, 2007
- ^ Shaun Livingston Career Stats Page. NBA.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Shaun Livingston Statistics. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Weekly and Monthly Awards, 2004-05. NBA.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
[edit] External links
- Shaun Livingston Info Page at NBA.com
- Shaun Livingston Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Official Website
- Shaun's Publicist
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