3. Gheorghe Muresan: A face that wouldn’t quit.
That’s a lot of face. Gheorghe is a large man, but even he doesn’t need that much face. Muresan played in the NBA for a few years in the late 90s. He was listed as 7’7”. That’s not a typo. When you’re that tall, you’ll eventually be forced to play in the NBA. It might be a law.
It was said that pigeons would have roosted on his forehead if they didn’t have such high standards. Muresan singlehandedly put an end to Ladies Night at the Capital Centre. Babies cried, urban legends were created.
After some promising seasons with the Bullets and a couple of forgettable ones with the Nets, Muresan hung up the pontoons he liked to call his shoes. Gheorghe is reportedly a nice fellow even if he wasn’t a great basketball player. But that face…
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