A. C. Green Jr.; Iron Man

A.C. Green is a retired American basketball player by profession. With one of the most legendary nicknames, Iron Man, he has played the most regular-season consecutive games(1192). Green played for the Miami Heats, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He was most successful with the Lakers, where he also won three championships with the team in 1987,88 and 2000.

Well, how well do you know about A.C. Green? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about A.C. Green’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about A.C. Green to date.

Biography and early life-

A.C. Green was born and brought up in Portland, Oregon. His initials A.C was given to him by his father, who himself had initials A.C. which stood for A – his beloved mother Amanda and C – for his father, Chester. In the town of Hermiston, Oregon, Green converted his religion to Christianity. During this, he was still in high school. He has a record of never missing any class in his entire educational career.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is A.C. Green in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, A.C. Green’s age is 57 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 4 October 1963. Though, he is 6’ 9’’ in feet and inches and 206 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 220 lbs in Pound and 100kg in Kilograms.

Education-

A.C. Green went to Benson polytechnic school, a high school in Portland, then for college, he went to the Oregon state university. He there reached some milestones. Representing college with basketball and getting into the limelight for his talent is one of them.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Green belongs to a very religious family. He is a devout Catholic. He is also known to start and end his career as a professional basketball player, virgin. Well, he is far from drinking alcohol and smoking.

After winning the NBA finals, he even refused to spray champagne just for a celebration picture. When he was a rookie, one of his teammates sent a lady to tempt her so that he would break his commitment, but he didn’t. He established AC Green Youth Foundation in the year 1989, where he promoted abstinence till marriage in the youth camps.

Green had a chronic hiccup disease known as singultus during his career. Those wouldn’t stop until he’s running or working out. The green’s humanitarian efforts led him to carve his name in the world sports humanitarian hall of fame. Green got married in 2002 to his wife, Veronique.

Is A.C. Green Gay ?

A.C. Green is married to Veronique in the year 2002. He never had any rumors of being in a relationship with anyone. He instead practiced abstinence. Green’s sexual orientation is straight.

Professional career-

The Los Angeles Lakers picked A.C Green in 1985 in the first round itself as 23rd overall. Sharing the court with other legends like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, etc., he led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years as a Laker.

From 1985 to 1993. In his second and third year with the squad, they won the championship back to back. They also reached the finals in 1989 and 1991. With an FG % of more than .50, he also averaged 11.1 points and 8.2 rebounds. He was also in the NBA all-defensive second team in 1988-89.

The Phoenix Suns had just reached the finals in 1993 when Green left the Lakers to join them as a free agent. Green further went to the Dallas Mavericks for a couple of years from 1997-99. He rebuilt the Mavs along with rebounding. Again Green returned to Los Angeles Lakers in the 1999-00 season and won his 3rd and last championship. Green played his final season with the Miami Heats in 2000-01. He’s known as an Iron Man for his streak of 1192 games.

Awards-

• He is a three-time NBA champion, all with the Los Angeles Lakers in the years 1987,88 and 2000
• He is an NBA all-star in the year 1990.
• He was included in the NBA all-defensive second team in the year 1989.
• He has been in the all American AP-UPI third team. 1985.
• He’s a PAC ten players of 1984.

Net worth, salary, and earnings of A.C Greene in August 2021–

Green has had an awe-inspiring basketball career in teams like Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, etc.; along with all the endorsements and investments; he has a net worth of a whopping $20 million as of 2021.

Some interesting facts-

• Green practiced abstinence throughout his professional career till he married.
• He never touched alcohol or smoked. He even refused to spray champagne just as a winning gesture.
• Green never slept for more than 2 hours at a time due to his chronic hiccup conditions. It used to stop only when he worked out.

1. Green Jr. is a very successful and renowned basketball player with the nickname Iron Man who played for several teams like Los Angeles Lakers, Pheonix Suns, Miami Heat, etc. He also won a record in NBA for playing in the most number of consecutive regular-season games at 1192, and he also holds the title of NBA all-Star.