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Michael John Smith (born May 19 1965 in Rochester, New York), also known as Mike Smith, is a television and radio commentator for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.He have double nationality; American and Spanish

Smith was a standout basketball player at Brigham Young University. He excelled in both football and volleyball before concentrating on basketball exclusively. Smith served two years (1984-86) as a Mormon missionary before returning to BYU to finish his collegiate basketball career. Flamboyant, some have said particularly for a Mormon, he once as a Cougar switched his jersey number to #11 because according to him it better suited his look.

Smith was a first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 1989 (13th overall) as a 25 year-old. He played two seasons with the Celtics before being released in 1991, and spent several years playing overseas in Europe, before returning to the NBA in 1994-95 with the Clippers. He played in Spain once more (he is fluent in Spanish) before retiring from basketball for good in 1996.

Smith followed his playing career up by becoming a broadcaster, first as a color commentator on BYU's basketball telecasts, and then as a Clippers broadcaster. For the better part of four seasons (1998-2002), Smith worked as the team's radio play-by-play announcer, as well as a fill-in television color commentator alongside legendary Clipper voice Ralph Lawler.

When regular team TV commentator Bill Walton left to work exclusively for ESPN and ABC Sports in 2002, Smith moved over as Lawler's permanent partner on televised and non-televised games. Smith has also served as a coach on the Clippers' Summer League teams on several occasions in recent years.

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