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I played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing most, but it was really in my periphery.
Mahershala Ali
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Mahershala Ali
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 16
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Basketball Player
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Stage Actor
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Oakland
California
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