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My grandfather built my first hoop. It was a peach basket up against a tree, and we played in the dirt. I couldn't have been more than 6 when he put it up, and I just started playing.

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Tyson Chandler
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: October 2
Basketball Player
Hanford
California
Tyson Cleotis Chandler
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