Fifteen years ago today, Kelenna Azubuike made his Golden State Warriors debut in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. While his NBA career was cut short by a devastating freak injury less than three years later, a broadcasting career was born that night.
Azubuike was the first “Gatorade Call-Up” of the 2006-7 NBA season, after leading the NBA Developmental League (later the G League) in scoring for the Fort Worth Flyers. He shot nearly 50% from three-point range, something that Don Nelson really liked. While Kelenna scored just four points in his debut, he was in the starting lineup the next night.