Alaa Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, but it was New Jersey where he found basketball, the start of a nearly 40-year path through the sport from his time as a Blue Devil to playing in the pros with the Trail Blazers and now as a color commentator for the Philadelphia 76ers. What was it like playing alongside a young Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill? And how did he take getting blown out by UNLV in his final collegiate game?

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