{"id":1125243,"date":"2020-03-27T17:11:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1125243"},"modified":"2020-04-21T19:17:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:17:27","slug":"what-happened-to-former-nba-star-nick-van-exel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/what-happened-to-former-nba-star-nick-van-exel\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to Former NBA Star Nick Van Exel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nick Van Exel was an All-American at the University of Cincinnati, once leading the Bearcats to the Final Four, and played 13 seasons in the NBA for six teams, including one All-Star Game appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some early troubles in the league, including an incident with a referee that caused him to receive the biggest fine in NBA history, Van Exel had a productive career and, following his retirement, he returned to the league years later as a coach. However, since the end of his playing days, he's also had to endure watching his son go to prison for murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the story of Nick Van Exel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Van Exel helped turn around the basketball program at Cincinnati<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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