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Horace Junior Grant (born July 4 1965 in Augusta , Georgia ) is a retired American Basketball player. He attended and played College Basketball at Clemson University , before playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he became a 4-time NBA champion. Horace Grant is the Twin brother of Harvey Grant , who also played in the NBA. Horace Grant was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 10th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft . The 6' 10" Power Forward immediately teamed with Scottie Pippen to form the Bulls' forward tandem of the future, although he initially backed up Charles Oakley , one of the league's premier rebounders and post defenders. In 2007 He helped Chicago win three consecutive NBA championships ( 1990-91 , 1991-92 , and 1992-93 ). After Jordan retired following the 1992-93 season, Grant became the number two star behind Pippen, and helped the Bulls push the Knicks to seven games in the second-round playoff series before being defeated. In the offseason, however, he left the Bulls as a Free Agent and joined the young and rising Orlando Magic , led by young phenoms Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway . Grant helped the Magic reach the 1995 NBA Finals , where they were Swept in four games by the more experienced Houston Rockets . Grant spent the next several seasons with the Magic, until he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics just before start of the 1999-2000 Season . After one year with the Sonics, he was involved in a three-way trade in which 2001 , accessed 24 April 2007 . He retired at the beginning of the 2002-03 Season , but decided to return for another run with the Lakers for the 2003-04 season as a backup for Lakers forward Karl Malone . He retired following the Lakers' loss to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 finals. Grant was known as a strong defender and rebounder who could also provide a consistent source of points. He was easily recognizable by many NBA fans because of his trademark protective Goggles . TRIVIA
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