Antawn Cortez Jamison (/ˈæntwɑːn/; born June 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, being named national player of the year in 1998. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors as the fourth overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft, then traded to the Golden State Warriors for former Tar Heel teammate Vince Carter.\n', '

Named to the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Warriors, Jamison was a two-time All-Star and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2004. He was a member of the United States national team in 2006. Upon retiring he became an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet.\n', '

Jamison was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His parents named him "Antoine", but the hospital misspelled it "Antawn" on his birth certificate. The error was never corrected, but the pronunciation (as "Antoine") did not change. Jamison played basketball and football (as a quarterback) at Quail Hollow Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He went on to play high school basketball at Charlotte\'s Providence High School, where he was named a McDonald\'s All-American after his senior season.\n', '

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