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Riding a Wave
Jackie MacMullan
September 14, 1998
It's taken Clippers center Michael Olowokandi only three years to go from novice to No. 1 draft pick, but he knows he'll be in deep water in the NBA
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September 14, 1998

Riding A Wave

It's taken Clippers center Michael Olowokandi only three years to go from novice to No. 1 draft pick, but he knows he'll be in deep water in the NBA

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The same can't be said—yet—of Olowokandi's career as a surfer. By the time he concedes that he's ready to quit, the sun is retreating. As he trudges to shore, the winning smile is gone and his legs are trembling. The No. 1 pick is soaking wet and defeated. He gathers his clothes and shakes the hand of the guy on the beach who rented him the board.

"Hey," Olowokandi says. "Are you open tomorrow?"

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