Earl Watson

Basketball Player

Male

Born Jun 12, 1979

Age 33

Hometown Kansas City, Kansas

College UCLA

Draft Year 2001

Nationality United States

Earl Joseph Watson, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. In his senior year of high school he… Read More

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Jennifer Freeman
Married 2009 - 2010

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Nba Napping Serves Vital Role In Players' Performance
Huffington Post Sports - Mar 06, 2013

It is 3:00 p.m. on a chilly February afternoon in Minneapolis and the Utah Jazz are trying to hang on to the final playoff seed in the Western Conference during a hectic stretch of eight games in 13 days. The Jazz endured a late flight from Salt Lake City following a win over the Thunder. Tip-off with the T-Wolves is just five hours away. It's nap time. "I think almost everyone does it," Jazz veteran point guard Earl Watson told The Huffing...
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Nuggets' Kenneth Faried Might Be Nba's Best Kept Secret
Huffington Post - Feb 13, 2013

NBA veteran point guard Earl Watson used a few choice words two years ago to describe Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried after playing with him in the vaunted UCLA summer run: "He's a beast, an absolute monster." But the kid from the streets of Newark, N.J., and little-known Newark Technology High School had a tough start. He wasn't a McDonald's All-American or an All-State selection, and recruiting services like Rivals and ESPN.com did...
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Kobe's 'Closed Door Meeting'
Huffington Post - Jan 26, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- Airing things out among themselves had the desired effect for the Los Angeles Lakers. Metta World Peace hit five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 points and the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 102-84 on Friday night, snapping a four-game skid. Coming off an 0-3 road trip during which players confronted each other last Wednesday in Memphis, the Lakers got balanced scoring and better team defense that helped them beat the J...
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Sweet 16
Huffington Post - Dec 29, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY — The Los Angeles Clippers already have a December to remember. Sunday they can close it out in perfect fashion against a familiar foe – the same Utah team they rallied to beat 116-114 Friday night to earn their 16th straight win. If they extend their streak by beating the Jazz at home Sunday, they will join the 1995-96 Spurs and 1971-72 Lakers as the only teams in NBA history to complete a 16-0 month. If they fight the way they did Friday, it should b...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1979 Birth Born on June 12, 1979.

TWENTIES

2001 22 Years Old 1 More Event

He was named All-Pac-10 First Team his senior year in 2001.

2007 28 Years Old In the 2007–08 NBA season, Watson averaged 10.7 points and 6.8 assists with the Sonics.

2008 29 Years Old On February 6, 2008, Watson recorded his first-ever triple-double in a game against the Sacramento Kings. … Read More

THIRTIES

2009 30 Years Old 3 More Events

Watson married actress Jennifer Freeman, star of My Wife and Kids, on May 19, 2009.

2010 31 Years Old 1 More Event

Watson filed for divorce on August 2, 2010, but the couple reconciled ten days later.

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