andre iguodala birthday (Photo: Marreese Speights Instagram account)
WARRIORS PRACTICE FACILITY, OAKLAND, CA — David Lee and Marreese Speights of the Golden State Warriors both posted similar pictures from a “surprise” birthday dinner for Andre Iguodala, who turned 30 yesterday.
Speights, who called Iguodala “big bro” on his Instagram post, spent three seasons with Iguodala on the Philadelphia 76ers from 2008 to 2011. The get-together last night was at Iguodala’s residence.
“I wouldn’t call it a suprise, I kinda knew about it,” Iguodala said, “The young guys don’t do a good job of keeping their mouths shut — it always gets back to you — but I knew the guys would come over.”
Little Andre, Iguodala’s six-year-old son, got a chance to compete against Stephen Curry.
“We had a video game battle going on downstairs and my son was talking about Steph all night,” Iguodala said, “They got a chance to play H-O-R-S-E in his room, so that was the highlight.”
Here are the pictures Speights and Lee posted:
A ten-year veteran of the NBA, Iguodala spoke about the various bonds he’s made during his tenure.
“You always have a bond with certain guys, but you always have a bond in general with the whole team. You gotta go out there and battle with those guys night in and night out,” Iguodala said, “Then with the families, the wives, and the girlfriends, those always last a little bit longer than your playing career so you never want to take that for granted, especially my son.
“He’s a big fan of Steph, so things like that kind of put everything in perspective.”
ThisDayInHoops also posted a birthday tribute to Iguodala:
The bios for Iguodala read as follows:
76ers post:
January 28, 1984 – Andre Iguodala is born in Springfield, Illinois. Happy 30th Birthday Andre Iguodala! After attending Lanphier High School in Springfield, Illinois, Iguodala enrolled at the University of Arizona. After completing two years, he left college for the 2004 NBA Draft, where he was drafted 9th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala played in Philadelphia until the summer of 2012, when he was traded to Denver in a four team trade involving Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum. He was acquired by Golden State in 2013. Iguodala has been named to the All-Star game and the NBA All-Defensive team, and was selected for the American men’s basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times. With his combination of athleticism, ball-handling, passing, defense, and rebounding, he has earned a reputation as one of the NBA’s best all-around players.
Warriors post:
January 28, 1984 – Andre Iguodala is born in Springfield, Illinois. Happy 30th Birthday Andre Iguodala! On July 5, 2013, Iguodala reportedly agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with the Golden State Warriors. Iguodala officially joined the team on July 10 as part of a three-team trade involving the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz. On November 14, Iguodala made the game-winning, buzzer-beating shot in the Warriors’ 116-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Getting the inbound pass from Klay Thompson, Iguodala turned and made the fade-away jump shot over the Thunder’s Thabo Sefolosha. Iguodala finished with 14 points and 9 assists. When playing against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 23, 2013 Iguodala strained his left hamstring late in the third quarter. Unfortunately, Iguodala went on to miss twelve consecutive games. However, on December 17, 2013 Andre Iguodala returned to action vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. On January 3, 2014, Iguodala hit a game-winning, 3-point buzzer-beater in the Warriors’ 101-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The win extended the Warriors’ Season-High winning streak to 8 games.
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