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A. J. Lawson has always thrived in his role as an underdog

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RICHARDSON – A. J. Lawson has always viewed himself as an underdog.

From his high school days in Canada to his college days at South Carolina — and on to the NBA — being overlooked has usually been a way of life for Lawson. But he doesn’t mind it at all.

“I feel like the underdog in me always came out since high school, because I feel like I was always overlooked,” Lawson told Mavs.com. “And in college, I felt like when the awards came out during the end of the season after people skipped me, I always had the underdog feeling.