- Born
- Birth nameClyde Austin Drexler
- Nickname
- Clyde The Glide
- Height6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
- Clyde Drexler is an American former professional basketball player who was the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", Drexler played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team". Drexler serves as a color commentator for Houston Rockets home games.
On February 13, 2009, Drexler participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game. Other celebrities participating included Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, National Football League wide receiver Terrell Owens, actor Chris Tucker and four Harlem Globetrotters.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpousesTonya Outen(March 16, 2014 - present)Gaynell Floyd(December 30, 1988 - May 11, 2012) (divorced, 3 children)
- Played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1983-1995) and Houston Rockets (1995-1998) for the National Basketball Association
- Member of the USA's "Dream Team" that won the gold medal in basketball at the 1992 summer Olympics.
- Head coach of the Unversity of Houston's men's basketball team, 1998-2000.
- Inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame.
- Attended University of Houston
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