Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American basketball player now playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His professional career has spanned more than 17 years, during which he’s won five NBA championships together with the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s additionally served as president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).
Chosen by the Lakers with the 24th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, he spent his first eight seasons together with the franchise, winning three straight league championships (2000–2002) with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. As a result of his daughter’s well-being, he requested to be released from his contract in 2007. He rejoined the Lakers and won two more NBA titles.
Then he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rest of the season, playing for the 2012 NBA tournament in his eighth Finals appearance. After signing with the 201213 Dallas Mavericks he played just nine games before being injured and requesting to be released from his contract. He later rejoined the Oklahoma City Thunder for another late season push. He resigned with them in the off season and played in all 82 matches for the team in 2013-2014.
Fisher is the all time NBA record holder in play-off games played. As of the initial round of the 201314 playoffs, he’d played in 244 career matches over sixteen seasons.
Inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2011.
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(July 18) Agreed to a six-year, $37 million deal with the Golden State Warriors. [July 2004]
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Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft out of Arkansas-Little Rock.
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After he made the game winning shot in game 5 of the 2004 NBA Playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers went on to win game 6 of the playoffs, thus eliminating the Spurs from the playoffs and ending the teams quest for back-to-back title wins.
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On Thursday, May 20, 2004 he made a game winning shot against the Spurs with .4 seconds left on the game clock durring the NBA Playoffs. This was after Tim Duncan made a jumper for the Spurs that left .4 seconds on the clock. After a series of timeouts by both teams Gary Payton made the assist to Fisher and he made the "miracle shot". After Fisher made the basket, all the Lakers ran off the court just in case the refs reversed their decision!
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eve
2003
TV Series
Trevor
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014
TV Series
Himself - New York Knicks Head Coach
Access Sportsnet: Los Angeles
2014
TV Series
Himself
Jim Rome on Showtime
2012
TV Series
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2007-2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Alone with Rome / NBAPA President
Lopez Tonight
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Minute to Win It
2011
TV Series
Himself
Stand Up to Cancer
2010
TV Special
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-2010
TV Series
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2007-2010
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Brian McKnight Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Kobe Doin' Work
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly
2007
TV Series
Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2006
TV Series
Himself
In the Cutz
2006
TV Series
The 2004 NBA Finals
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself (Guard - LA Lakers)
ESPN SportsCentury
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPY Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself
Granted
2004
TV Movie
Himself
Season Pass
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPY Awards
2002
TV Special
Himself
1st Annual BET Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself
The Jamie Foxx Show
2000
TV Series
Himself
Moesha
2000
TV Series
Himself
The 2000 NBA Finals
2000
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Guard
In the House
1997
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - New York Knicks Head Coach / Himself - Former New York Knicks Head Coach / Himself - Oklahoma City Thunder
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015
TV Special documentary
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2007-2009
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Pardon the Interruption (2007-2010) as Himself
Kobe Doin' Work (2009) as Himself
Rome Is Burning (2007-2011) as Himself / Himself - Alone with Rome / NBAPA President