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July 12, 2005 issue

Earl Boykins

Boykins shoe

HE'S ARRIVED: Earl Boykins (top), a member of the
Denver Nuggets, now has a Nike shoe (above) named
after him. The shoe is known as the "Air Zoom
Huarache 2K5." Boykins photo courtesy of Garrett Ellwood/
NBAE/Getty Images.

Former Eastern Michigan University basketball star Earl Boykins, now a member of the Denver Nuggets, recently got his own shoe from Nike. Boykins' shoe (right) is known as "Air Zoom Huarache 2K5."

For the 2004-05 season, Boykins had career highs in points (12.4 per game) and assists (4.5 per game). He ranked second in the NBA in free-throw percentage and had a string of 57 straight free throws made at one point during the season. Boykins ranked 16th in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.07 to 1) and tied for 31st in assists (4.5 per game). He scored in double figures a career-high 58 games, including 12 games of 20 or more points and two of 30 or more. He led the Nuggets in scoring 10 times and in assists 22 times.

At this year's NBA All-Star game, Boykins was runner-up in the skills challenge to NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash, of the Phoenix Suns. Boykins finished third in voting for the league's Sixth Man Award.

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