Golden State power forward, Nigerian Ekpe Udoh, 24 years old signed a one year contract with the Israelite club Bnei Hasharon, just as the period of NBA lockout.
Nicknamed the “nightmare”, Ekpe Udoh (2.08 and 109 kg) was trained by Baylor Bears in Oklahoma before being called by the Golden State Warriors.
In the 2010 NBA Draft, Udoh was the 6th overall pick by the Golden State Warriors. Because of a wrist injury, Udoh did not play[10] in a NBA game until December 11, 2010 when he made his debut against Miami Heat in the final 3 minutes of the game, scoring 2 points.


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