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A look at the tortured life of late Warriors big man Clifford Rozier

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Very little went as planned in the basketball life of Clifford Rozier.

A man among adolescents in high school, he committed to the University of North Carolina and legendary coach Dean Smith. After one year he transferred to Louisville, where he earned two conference player of the year awards.

He was selected in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. More on this later — safe to say it was a weird evening which hinted at the upheaval and chaos that would visit Rozier on and off for the rest of his life.