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Rockets Tyson Chandler talks meeting Michael Jordan as 18 year-old

Houston Rockets center Tyson Chandler has carved out a wildly successful NBA career, and has developed quite the basketball resume. That resume includes a Defensive Player of the Year trophy, three All-Defensive teams, an All-NBA selection, an All-Star selection, and an NBA title.

Chandler has also become a bit of an iron man, as he’s playing in his 19th season at the age of 37. But long before Tyson became an All-NBA performer, he was a top high school player out of Compton’s Manuel Dominguez High School.

Chandler led Dominguez to a state championship as a senior, posting averages of 26 points, 15 rebounds, and eight blocks per game.