Ben Okafor was just 12 years old when it began and told the BBC's Witness programme what happened.

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Years later, she made Gordon and fellow UConn standout Emeka Okafor run the steps of the football stadium while carrying her.

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Most of the scouts that came to inspect Texas players such as safety Kenny Vacarro and defensive end Alex Okafor, stayed to watch Young throw.

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Another doctor at the surgery, Dr Obiako Okafor, was suspended by the General Medical Council last November, pending the outcome of a fitness to practice investigation.

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"I can estimate that over 20% of our top line is lost to the activities of these guys, " says Nnamdi Okafor, the managing director May and Baker Nigeria PLC.

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It left the Knicks, already missing veteran big men Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, undersized against the Wizards' front line that includes Nene and Emeka Okafor.

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The Wizards pushed the lead to 23 in the third quarter when Emeka Okafor made a fadeaway jumper just as the shot clock was expiring, then hit a dry spell of their own.

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Hudy has a compassionate side that makes her not unlike a team mom, said Gordon, who still trades text messages with her eight years after he and Okafor were picked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the NBA draft.

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