Mr BioFile Interviews by Scoop Malinowski
By Scoop Malinowski
STATUS: NBA guard 1996-2011 for the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Piston, Memphis Grizzlies.
HT: 6-0 Wt: 165
DOB: June 7, 1975 IN: Hampton, VA
CHILDHOOD HEROES: Michael Jordan, Tony Dorsett, Walter Payton.
NICKNAMES: The Answer, Al, Chuck, Bubba Chuck – I don’t know (why), something my grand daddy named me.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Music, draw – I can draw, caricatures.
FAVORITE MEAL: Fried shrimp.
FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: Cap’n Crunch Berries.
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: I’m glad you asked me that [smiles]. I like my butter pecan [smiles].
EARLY BASKETBALL MEMORY: Just winning. We used to win all the time, my little league basketball teams.
PRE-GAME FEELING: Hyped up. Just anxious to play. Yeah, I visualize…just making a great play. Doing something great for our team to get a victory.
GREATEST SPORTS MOMENT: This is my fifth year and I haven’t won a championship yet. Hasn’t happened yet.
MOST PAINFUL MOMENT: Losing to UConn in the Big East championship game when I was at Georgetown in our second season (’96).
FAVORITE MOVIES: Al Pacino movies, Scarface, Godfather, Halle Berry movies.
MUSICAL TASTES: Notorious B.I.G. – the song ‘Unbelievable.’ Redman. Hot Boys, Lox.
FAVORITE BOOKS: The Color Purple, Sports Illustrated.
FAVORITE ATHLETES TO WATCH: ‘Iron’ Mike (Tyson), Deion Sanders, The Phillies, The Eagles, Venus Williams, Greg Norman.
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: New York City.
INTERESTING FACT: People don’t know the real me. That I’m a good person. With a good heart. I don’t deserve all the criticism.
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 11-time NBA All Star; 2001 NBA MVP; Two-time NBA All Star Game MVP; Scored 24,368 total points in NBA for an average of 26.7 points per game; Four time NBA scoring champion
(Note: We did this Biofile at Brendan Byrne Arena in the 1990s during open locker room for the media before a Nets vs Sixers game.)
