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Joe Hammond (also known as "The Destroyer") was an American streetball basketball player based in Harlem New York. He attended Taft High School in the Bronx,[1] but he dropped out of school in the 9th grade and thus never played college basketball.[2] He did play in the Eastern Basketball Association with the Allentown Jets.[3]

Joe Hammond

Personal information
Born	Harlem, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
NBA draft	1971 / Round: Hardship / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Guard
Career history
Allentown Jets

Career

A streetball player, Hammond once scored 50 points in a half against Julius Erving at Rucker Park.[4] In the 1971 NBA hardship draft, he was selected with the fifth pick of the 1971 Early Entry draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[2][5] He also turned down a three-year contract to play in the American Basketball Association.[1]

He was arrested for dealing drugs and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.[1][6] In 1990, he was described as being the best streetball player ever by The New York Times.[7] He later sued Nike and Foot Locker for $5 million for using his image without his permission.[6]

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