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Six Degrees of Pistons Basketball
Mehmet Okur is teammates with Rasheed Wallace.Rasheed Wallace was in Juwanna Man (2002) with Kevin Pollak. Kevin Pollak was in Casino (1995) with Joe Pesci. Joe Pesci was in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) in which The Donald has an uncredited cameo as a hotel passerby. Rob English - Fraser, MI *Only five degrees |
Mehmet Okur played with David Rivers for Tofas of the EuroLeague during the 1999-2000 season.David Rivers was teammates with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Los Angeles Lakers 1988-89 team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar starred in Airplane (1980) alongside Leslie Nielson. Nielson played Colonel Chi in the movie Surf Ninjas (1993), which also featured Rob Schneider. Rob Schneider played Cedrick the Bell Man in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) in which Donald Trump had a cameo. Matt Newman |
Mehmet Okur played with Hidayet Turkoglu on the Turkey National Team.Turkoglu and Tom Cavanagh led the Sacramento Kings to a win in the inaugural Hoop-it-Up tournament during the 2002 NBA All-Star Weekend. Tom Cavanagh stars on the NBC show "Ed" created by Rob Burnett. Rob Burnett produces Late Night with David Letterman, where Jimmy Fallon was guest host. Fallon made his regular appearance on "Saturday Night Live” with guest host Donald Trump on April 3, 2004. Hannah Newton |
Photos provided by: Allen Einstein/NBAE/Getty Images (Wallace); Sam Forencich/NBAE/Getty Images (Turkoglu); Stephen Dunn /Allsport (Abdul-Jabbar)
