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'''Rafer Jamel Alston''' (born July 24, 1976), also known asnicknamed "'''Skip to2 myMy Lou'''",{{efn|Also orstylised as "'''Skip 2to My Lou''',".}} is an American retired professional [[basketball]] player. Alston first gained basketball fame playing in the [[AND1#AND1 Mixtape Tour|AND1 Mixtape Tour]] in 1999 before joining the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. While in the NBA from 1999 to 2010, he played for six teams, including the [[2008–09 Orlando Magic season|2008–09 Orlando Magic]] team that made the NBA Finals.

== Streetball legend ==

Alston grew up in the [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]] neighborhood of [[Queens]], New York City, and was a standout [[streetball]] basketball player, known for his untraditional ballhandling moves that made him adept at outmaneuvering defenders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/nba/former-streetball-star-rafer-alston-has-stabilized-the-nba-playoff-bound/992972|title=Former streetball star Rafer Alston has stabilized the NBA playoff-bound Orlando Magic|first=Dave|last=Scheiber|date=April 17, 2009|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215142951/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/nba/former-streetball-star-rafer-alston-has-stabilized-the-nba-playoff-bound/992972|archive-date=2013-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the inspiration in many ways for the [[AND1#AND1 Mixtape Tour|AND1 Mixtape Tour]]—a low-quality, jerky 1999 videotape of Alston's extreme playground moves, featuring helter-skelter crossover and other fast dribble moves faking out defenders, attracted a great deal of attention among players and basketball fans.<ref name="streetballin.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.streetballin.net/features/and1-mixtape-tour-history/ |title=Teams, Leagues etc |website=Streetballin.net |access-date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830004715/http://www.streetballin.net/features/and1-mixtape-tour-history/ |archive-date=August 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slamonline.com/nba/introducing-slams-legends-rafer-alston/|title=Introducing The SLAM Legend of the Week: Rafer Alston|date=2018-05-27|work=SLAMonline|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> His trademark skipping dribble when bringing the ball down the court earned him the nickname, Skip to My Lou.<ref>{{Cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2009archives/la-xpm-2009-jun/-07/sports/-sp-streetballer7-story.html|title=From 'Skip' to Rafer – his ultimate crossover|last=Wharton|first=David|date=2009-06-07|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>

He also played under well-known high school coach Ron Naclerio at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens, New York. Naclerio is credited with circulating the Alston tape and getting it in the hands of AND1 staff.<ref name="streetballin.net"/>

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===Return to Miami (2010)===

On January 7, 2010, he cleared waivers and signed with the [[Miami Heat]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4806326|title=Heat sign Alston off waivers|date=January 7, 2010|work=ESPN.com|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> After starting 25 games for Heat, Miami replaced Alston with Carlos Arroyo as starting Pointpoint Guardguard. In a press release, Miami stated that Alston "made contact with the team via text message...has made himself otherwise unavailable to the team"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com.sg/nba/news/story?id=4972973 | title=Heat suspend disgruntled G Alston indefinitely | date=7 March 2010 }}</ref> and he was immediately suspended on March 6, 2010 for missing practice and a game. On March 13, 2010, Miami upgraded his suspension for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/fantasy/fantasy_playernews.jsp?date=03%2F13%2F10&type=news#rafer_alston |title=Archived copy |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=2019-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917233241/http://www.nba.com/fantasy/fantasy_playernews.jsp?date=03%2F13%2F10&type=news#rafer_alston |archive-date=2010-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thus, Alston's final NBA game was played on March 2, 2010, in a 110 - {{endash}}106 win over the Golden State Warriors. In Alston's final game, although he was the Heat's starting point guard, he only played for 7 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.

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==See also==

*[[List of National Basketball Association players with 9 or more steals in a game]]

==Notes==

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==References==