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World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free on December 9, 1953 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. World was known as the "Prince of Midair" as well as "All-World".

Free attended Canarsie High School in Brooklyn, New York before attending Guilford College in North Carolina. As a freshman he led Guilford's basketball team and helped the team win the NAIA National Championship and was named MVP of the NAIA Tournament.

He played for the San Diego Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association. Free had one of the purest jumpshots ever in the NBA. He got his name from his days in Brooklyn, where a friend nicknamed him "World" because of his 44-inch vertical leaps and 360-degree dunks. He was known for taking wild shots and playing flamboyantly.

For both the 1978-79 & 1979-80 campaigns World B. and George Gervin were number 1 and 2 in the league in scoring. World averaged 20.3 points per game over 13 seasons in the NBA. His best season was 1980 with the Clippers, averaging 30.2 points per game, second-most in the league, as well as 4.2 assists per game and 3.5 rebounds per game in 68 games. He was an All-Star that season as well in 1980. World also played in the USBL for the Miami Tropics as he was USBL Man of The Year in 1986 and they won the championship. His USBL stint was the summer before World went to the Houston Rockets for the 1987-88 season which was his last NBA season. For World B. the highlight of that season was November 12th 1987 when World B. scored 38 points against the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena and brought the Rockets back to win the game.

In 1980, he had his first name legally changed to World.

Currently Free is community relations director for the Philadelphia 76ers or otherwise known as "Ambassador of Basketball," where, among other things, he greets fans at 76ers home games in his flamboyant/colorful wardrobe. November 30th 2005 World was honored as a Cleveland Cavalier Legend at halftime of the Cleveland Cavaliers game vs Los Angeles Clippers.

Dick Vitale uses his name in college basketball season previews to give the award for best name.

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