Speedy Claxton
Basketball Player
Former NBA point guard who an NBA Championship as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 2003. He was a star player for the Hofstra Pride, winning the America East Conference Player of the Year award in 1998 and 2000.
He was born in Hempstead and attended Christ the King Regional High School.
He became a coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball team in 2013.
He married
He was traded from the Golden State Warriors to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Baron Davis in 2005.