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3 unusual facts about Walt Hazzard


DJ Khalil

He is also the third born son of former UCLA player and coach and NBA player Walt Hazzard.

Walt Hazzard

Hazzard and his wife, Jaleesa, had four children: Yakub, Jalal, Rasheed, and Khalil, the last being a record producer, well known in hip-hop circles by the stage name DJ Khalil.

During his professional basketball career, Hazzard converted to Islam and changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman.


1964 NBA draft

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (then known as Walt Hazzard) and George Wilson were selected before the draft as Los Angeles Lakers' and Cincinnati Royals' territorial picks respectively.


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