Then Vs Now: Taking a Look Back at Throwback Pictures of NBA Greats

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[{"selector":"#anim-9ff2e5e4-efe7-40e5-8e95-fd46a652fe1f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-60.81074108637034%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Carrying a Unibrow trademark, Anthony Davis, who started his basketball career at the Perspectives Charter and later with Kentucky, has been a major prospect for the Lakers along with LeBron James.

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