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| MICKELL GLADNESS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS |
SAN FRANCISCO, California - The Warriors have been looking for a backup center since Kwame Brown tore a chest muscle Jan. 10, and after flirtations with Kyrylo Fesenko and a three-week audition for Earl Barron, they settled on Mickell Gladness on Thursday.
The Warriors were interested in inking Gladness earlier, but he opted to sign a second and final 10-day contract with Miami last month. Since the Heat didn’t t sign him for the rest of the season, the Warriors were able to make another run at him.
The 6-foot-11, 220-pound rookie averaged 0.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.1 blocked shots in his first eight games for the Miami Heat, but the Warriors are banking on flashes he’s shown in the past. Gladness, who was waived by Miami on Feb. 7 and re-signed to an initial 10-day contract Feb. 12, has displayed improvement in three NBA Development League seasons and was one of the best rim protectors in college history.
He played three seasons at Alabama A&M after transferring from ...
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