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Billy Ray Bates (born May 31, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. Bates played shooting guard at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University .
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Jun 29, 2016 · Out of prison since 2008, former Trail Blazers guard Billy Ray Bates, also known as Black Superman, has struggled, unable to find a steady job.
Jun 23, 2022 · It has been nearly two years since Billy Ray Bates came out of the woods of Bangor, Maine and slam-dunked his way into the National Basketball Association. He was greeted in Portland like some welcomed extra-terrestrial being. He was so different than the other Trail Blazers.
Feb 24, 2024 · Now 39, the Billy Ray Bates of today is little different from the enigmatic phenom who took Portland by storm more than 15 years ago. Although he has to defend against a well- upholstered midsection, he looks extraordinarily fit.
Jun 15, 2010 · In the 1980s, Billy Ray Bates, dubbed "the Legend" by Brent Musberger, washed out of the NBA and onto the shores of the Philippines, where for a few wild years his legend grew, both on...
Nov 7, 2013 · 7 November 2013. The Farewell Tour of Billy Ray Bates. As we bid former PBA super-import Billy Ray Bates goodbye, we wrestle with a saddening thought. The Black Superman is helplessly...
Jul 1, 2016 · A cult hero in Portland and the Philippines, former Trail Blazer phenom Billy Ray Bates had his basketball career cut short by off-court issues.
Jun 30, 2016 · He recounts Bates' meteoric rise for the Blazers in 1980, as detailed by David Halberstam in The Breaks of the Game, and summarizes the former Blazer's time as THE superstar of the...
Billy Ray Bates. Position: Shooting Guard. Height: 6-4. Weight: 210 lbs. Born: May 31, 1956 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. High School: McAdams in Camden, Mississippi. College: Kentucky State University. Draft: Houston Rockets, 3rd round (3rd pick, 47th overall), 1978 NBA Draft. NBA Debut: February 23, 1980.
