Joe Kleine
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Joseph William Kleine (born January 4, 1962 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. A seven-foot center from the University of Arkansas, Kleine was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the sixth pick in the 1985 NBA Draft. Kleine went on to have a fifteen-year NBA career, playing with the Kings as well as the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Portland Trail Blazers. He won an NBA Championship ring in 1998 as a reserve for the Bulls. His best season was with the Kings in 1985, when he averaged 9.8 PPG.
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