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Red-Hot NBA player Anthony Morrow is big-time Pacquiao fan


Chicago, IL – Lost in the frenzy of last-minute NBA trades are NBA players who are smoking-hot in February. If Anthony Morrow, a quiet participant during the Rookies-Sophomores game in Dallas, wasn’t a headliner during All-Star week, he’s making headlines in Golden State now.
After he missed 10 games because of a sprained knee, Morrow returned to the Warriors’ line-up last February 6 a changed man. He used to be an offensive threat. In his last four games, however, Morrow became an offensive dynamo. In his first game back, he scored five points and played just 14 minutes. As it turned out, it was the drizzle before the downpour. All of a sudden, Morrow is playing like he’s Lebron James. After his 5-point output, the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket, put on a four-game scoring exhibition. 33 points. 26 points. 23 points. 25 points. I mean we’re talking about Lebron, Kobe, Kevin Durant numbers here. Morrow is averaging 27 points in his last four games. It’s hard to believe that Morrow was a late replacement for Derrick Rose on the NBA Sophomores team. It’s nice to know, however, that the league replaced Rose, a Floyd Mayweather, Jr. die-hard, with Morrow, a Manny Pacquiao devotee. "I’ve seen Pacquiao fight. He has quick hands," Morrow, who often watches PPV boxing bouts with his teammates, said. "He’s really aggressive." If Pacquiao blasted into the boxing scene like a left hook out of nowhere, Morrow barged into the NBA like a surprising three-point shot from the last guy on the bench. Each time Morrow scored, I can imagine opponents say, "Hey, who was that guy?" Undrafted in 2008, Morrow shocked the league when he fired 37 points against the Clippers in November 2008 to score the most points in a game by an undrafted rookie. Morrow startled the league even more by becoming the first-ever rookie to lead the NBA in 3-point accuracy (47%). Morrow, after all, a classic NBA underdog, draws inspiration from little fighters with big punches. He believes Pacquiao, among little guys, is the biggest puncher of them all. "It amazes me how those guys are so little," the 6-foot5 Morrow exclaimed. "But they’re in great shape."

It’s hard to believe that Morrow was a late replacement for Derrick Rose on the NBA Sophomores team. It’s nice to know, however, that the league replaced Rose, a Floyd Mayweather, Jr. die-hard, with Morrow, a Manny Pacquiao devotee.

Morrow looked forward to the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout. Like many of us, he was disappointed to learn that the fight between Floyd and Morrow’s favorite "little" fighter was off. "I would love to see that fight," Morrow said. "Those are two great boxers, two great fighters. Floyd and Pacquiao are two of the most electrifying fighters right now." In the meantime, Morrow plans to watch Pacquiao-Clottey on March 13 with teammates while he tries to sustain a shooting spree beyond reason. Aside from scoring 27 points per game, he’s also tallying 44 minutes, four three-pointers, seven rebounds and four assists in his last four assignments. If he miraculously keeps this up, he might end up in the 2011 All-Star Game in Los Angeles and shock the world just like his favorite power-punching little man Manny Pacquiao. - GMANews.TV
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