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everyone's favorite towel waver!

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My Oliver Miller picture didn't work ... and creativetfh took every other King to don the #8.

So, since I refuse to use vintage pictures of a certain (S)Laker, this'll do:

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Disappearance in the South Pacific

In July 2002, Bison Dele (formerly Brian Williams) and his girlfriend, Serena Karlan, sailed on the South Pacific Ocean along with skipper Bertrand Saldo on Dele's catamaran, the Hakuna Matata. Dele's brother, Miles Dabord (born Kevin Williams), was the only person involved in the voyage who was seen or heard from after July 8, when the party was in Tahiti. Dele and Karlan had previously kept regular contact with their banks and family members. On July 20, Dabord was by himself when he brought the boat into Tahiti.[3]
On September 5, police used a sting operation organized by Dele's family and friends to detain Dabord in Phoenix, Arizona. Dabord had forged his brother's signature in order to buy US$152,000 worth of gold under his brother's name. He had used Dele's passport as identification.[4] Mexican police later found that Dabord had been staying at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico. Two days before, the Hakuna Matata, which had been registered in Tahiti under another name, was found off the coast of Tahiti with its name plate removed and some possible bullet holes patched. About the same time, Dabord phoned his and Dele's mother, Patricia Phillips, telling her that he would never hurt his brother and that he could not survive in prison.[5]
The FBI, which did not usually handle missing-persons cases, became involved in the investigation regarding Dele along with the French authorities and concluded that Dele, Karlan and Saldo were probably killed, and then thrown overboard, by Dabord. Given that the bodies were likely dumped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it would be highly unlikely that the three would ever be found.[4]
Dabord, the only major source of information regarding the case, intentionally overdosed on insulin and slipped into a coma. On September 27, 2002, he died in a California hospital. After Dabord's suicide, officials did not expect to find much more regarding the case. A memorial service was then held for both Dabord and Dele.
Dabord and Dele were frequently at odds with each other. After Dabord's death, his lawyer and life-long best friend, Paul White, was questioned regarding his client but gave little information about what happened. Dabord had said that he knew for sure that Dele and Karlan were in French Polynesia, but not much more other than that he was trying to help Dele.[4]
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Let's also not forget 300+ pounds of Oliver Miller.... he was a King for all of 4 games and was a Harlem Globetrotter until they kicked him out.

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Miller was definitely the Sacramento era's "Big O".

It was a stint with the Sacramento Kings that really told the sad tale of Miller’s career.
At a road game against the Suns, the Phoenix Gorilla mascot stuffed his costume with popcorn and pretended to be too fat to move… while wearing Miller’s old jersey. Oliver was in shock and threatened a lawsuit. The Suns apologized, but the humiliation made Oliver binge, thusly eating himself out of the NBA.

http://hoopsaddict.com/2007/04/17/hey-whatever-happened-to-oliver-miller/
 
As long as I don't see Horry for number 5, I'll be happy. A "doctored" photo might be nice, though. Advance warning for RaY Z?
 
Yikes, I step away for a while and the thread turns into a Kobe fest.

To wrap this up, I'll post Kobe related pic tied to the purpose of this thread:

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And one that doesn't fit the theme, but I kinda like:

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And now I hope we can just wrap up the 8 section and move quickly on to 7. ;)
 
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