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Antoine Labotte Carr ("The Big Dog") is a 16-year NBA journeyman player well known for the sunglass shades he wore onto the basketball court.

Early life

Antoine Carr was born July 23, 1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A tall, garrulous youngster, Carr was a star basketball player at Wichita Heights High School, landing a scholarship to play locally at Wichita State University. A four-year player, Carr was a major contributor on a team that also included future NBA players Xavier McDaniel, Cliff Levingston, and Greg Dreiling, averaging 17 points per game while shooting over 55% during his college career.

Pro career

Coming off a senior season where he'd averaged 22.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game in a strong college program, Carr was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (eighth pick overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft out of Wichita State. Despite being a lottery pick, Carr played the 1983-84 season in Italy. Returning to the NBA in the 1984-85 season, he played six full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks before moving to the Sacramento Kings in the middle of the 1989-90 campaign. While in Sacramento, Carr averaged 20 points per game and was the star of his team. Carr also played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he led the team in field goal percentage. Carr was signed as a free agent by the Utah Jazz on October 29, 1994, where he was a periodic starter at the center position beside power forward Karl Malone. When not starting, he settled in as his role as the energetic and jovial sixth man. Coach Jerry Sloan utilized Carr extensively during the two years that the Jazz reached the NBA finals – relying on his experience and ability to control the ball. Carr lead the Jazz to victory in Game 5 of the 1998 Finals against the Chicago Bulls. Carr finished his career with the Houston Rockets and Vancouver Grizzlies, playing 18 games with Houston and 21 with Vancouver in a reserve role.

Carr scored over 9000 points in his NBA career. Carr had a strong ability to manage the ball down low, even as a small center. He is known for his power and his ability to easily hit a 18 foot jumper from the top of the key. Carr wore orange tinted Oakley sunglasses for the rest of his career after receiving an eye injury.

Carr's nickname in the NBA is the "Big Dawg" and was the original player to receive this nickname. In his spare time, Carr is an excellent chef.

His brother Henry Carr also played for Wichita State University, and was drafted in 1987 by the Los Angeles Clippers.

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