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Garner, Eric, 247
Garnett, Kevin, 220
Gasol, Pau, 190
Gentry, Alvin, 173, 174
Gervin, George “Iceman,” 23–27, 29, 36, 58
Gilbert, Dan, 221–24, 227, 244
Gilliam, Forest, 32–33
Ginobili, Manu, 215
Givens, Robin, 199
Goldaper, Sam, 18
Gooden, Drew, 215
Gooden, Dwight, 148
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 109
Grant, Eric Nolan, 107, 234
Grant, Horace, 21, 40, 47, 57, 89, 138, 189
Green, Draymond, 244
Green, Sidney, 22, 35, 61–62, 64
Greenwood, David, 22, 23
Gretzky, Wayne, 40
Grover, Tim, 136, 214
Grunfeld, Ernie, 74, 77, 94, 116, 139, 145, 155
Grunwald, Glen, 168
Gugliotta, Tom, 141
Guy, Jasmine, 199
Hagler, Marvin, 53
Hamilton, Richard “Rip,” 205
Hardaway, Penny, 125
Hardaway, Tim, 137, 139, 151, 153
Harden, James, 221
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Harper, Ron, 138
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Haywood, Brendan, 178, 180–81, 203
Hearns, Thomas, 53
Henchman, Jimmy, 134
Higgins, Rod, 23
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Hill, Thomas, 140
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Hodges, Craig, 66
Hoiberg, Fred, 190
Hollins, Hue, 90, 111
Holyfield, Evander, 53, 165
Holzman, Red, 63
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Howard, Dwight, 216
Howard, Juwan, 141, 163–64
Hughes, Larry, 203, 205, 206, 215
Ice Cube, 26, 109, 250, 271
Ilgauskas, Zydrunas, 215
Irving, Kyrie, 226
Iverson, Allen, 176
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Jackson, Michael, 137, 201
Jackson, Phil, 87–89, 98, 109–11, 125, 138, 150, 162, 189, 193, 195, 231, 233, 240
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Jackson, Stephen “Jax,” 248–51
Jackson, Stu, 59, 69–70, 72, 73–75, 145, 174
James, Brian, 201
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Jayson, Michael, 163–64
Jay-Z, 199, 258
Jeffries, Jared, 203
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Johnson, Dennis, 2–3, 37
Johnson, K. C., 194, 261
Johnson, Kevin, 94–95
Johnson, Kris, 137
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Johnson, Magic, 18, 24, 25, 43, 78, 99, 220
Johnson, Marques, 137
Johnson, Vinnie, 44, 47
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Jones, Sam, 13
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Jordan, James, 97
Jordan, Juanita, 199
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Kardashian, Khloé, 173
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Keaton, Michael, 199–200
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Kidd, Jason, 248
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Kimble, Bo, 94
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King, Don, 54
King, Rodney, 86
Kleine, Joe, 19
Knight, Suge, 134–35
Koncak, Jon, 19
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Kukoc, Toni, 109–11, 176
Laettner, Christian, 203–4
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Lawrence, Martin, 109
Layden, Frank, 30
Layden, Scott, 239
Le Batard, Dan, 257
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Lenard, Voshon, 153
Leonard, Kawhi, 45
Leonard, Sugar Ray, 53
Levert, Eddie, 107
LL Cool J, 137
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Loughery, Kevin, 21
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Lue, Tyronn “Ty,” 203, 226–27
Lynch, George, 176
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Marino, Dan, 214
Martinez, Mike, 232
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McEnroe, John, 232
McGrady, Tracy, 168, 169, 171, 179, 186, 237
McHale, Kevin, 37, 43, 72, 158, 220
McInnis, Jeff, 172–75
McKey, Derrick, 112, 128
McKie, Aaron, 176
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Messier, Mark, 169
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Mills, Steve, 240
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Mitchell, Sam, 127–28
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Moss, Julius (grandfather), 5–7, 6
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Munson, Thurman, 231–32
Murphy, Charlie, 178
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Nelson, Don “Nellie,” 41, 139–41, 143, 145, 249, 250
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Nicholson, Jack, 131–32
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Oakley, Charles, II (father), 4–5, 7
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Oakley, Diane (sister), 5, 7
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Polynice, Olden, 39
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Pressey, Paul, 43
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Rapaport, Michael, 250
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Reid, Harry, 199
Reinsdorf, Jerry, 21, 260, 261
Rice, Glen, 137
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Rose, Leon, 224–25
Rumsfeld, Donald, 206
Rush, Ed T., 90
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Schrempf, Detlef, 19
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 137
Sciorra, Annabella, 132
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Scott, Norman, 71–72, 146
Seldon, Bruce, 135
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Shakur, Tupac, 134–36
Sharpton, Al, 243, 251
Shelton, Lonnie, 2
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Silver, Adam, 241, 243
Simmons, Russell, 109
Simpson, O. J., 115, 116, 124
Smiley, Tavis, 107–8
Smith, Bruce, 109
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Smith, Sam, 79
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Snipes, Wesley, 109, 132
Snoop Dogg, 135
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Spoelstra, Erik, 217
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Walsh, Donnie, 230
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Ware, Garland, 32
Washington, Denzel, 131
Washington, Kermit, 2
Watkins, Barry, 240
Webber, Chris, 141–43
Wennington, Bill, 125
Wesley, William “World Wide Wes,” 224–25, 233
Whatley, Ennis, 19–20
Wiggins, Andrew, 226
Wilkens, Lenny, 179, 183–88
Wilkins, Dominique, 43, 44, 60, 106, 165–66
Wilkins, Eddie Lee, 64
Wilkins, Gerald, 59, 63, 65, 86, 90–91
Williams, Herb, 35, 230
Williams, Jayson, 108–9, 132–33, 262–63
Williams, Jerome, 187
Williams, John “Hot Rod,” 126
Williams, Monty, 121, 122, 146
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Woolridge, Orlando, 22
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Title: The last enforcer : outrageous stories from the life and times of one of the NBA’s fiercest competitors / Charles Oakley with Frank Isola.
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Charles Oakley, The Last Enforcer
