Tremaine Fowlkes is an American former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player at the small forward

Small forward

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 position. Fowlkes was drafted out of Fresno State

California State University, Fresno

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 by the Denver Nuggets

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 with the 54th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft

1998 NBA Draft

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, though he did not make an NBA on-court appearance until the 2001-02 season

2001-02 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs*Rookie of the Year: Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies*Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons...

. He has played for the Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

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 (two seasons), Detroit Pistons

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 (one season, winning the 2003-04 championship

2004 NBA Finals

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) and Indiana Pacers

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 (one season) of the NBA, averaging 3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 103 career games. He also appeared for the New Orleans Hornets during the 2004 preseason.

Fowlkes was one of three players (the others being Britton Johnsen

Britton Johnsen

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 and Marcus Haislip

Marcus Haislip

Marcus Deshon Haislip is an American professional basketball player. Haislip attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg. He rose to prominence while playing college basketball with the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2002. After college, he played for several seasons in the NBA...

) signed to pro-rated one-year contracts in the immediate aftermath of the Pacers–Pistons brawl on November 19, 2004, which devastated the Pacers' already banged-up lineup with the suspensions of their three best players, Ron Artest

Ron Artest

Metta World Peace is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004...

, Jermaine O'Neal

Jermaine O'Neal

Jermaine Lee O'Neal is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 11 in , 255 lb forward-center had a successful high school career and declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA Draft straight out of high school...

 and Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson

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