Former Rainier Beach High product Jamal Crawford has played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks.

In 2007-08 with the Knicks, he enjoyed his best year in the league when he averaged 20.6 ppg and 5.0 apg.

During the 2009-10 campaign, Crawford helped the Hawks go 53-29, their first 50-win season since 1997-98. He also won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for his impressive play off the bench, averaging 18.0 ppg and 3.0 apg in 79 games.

He established the Jamal Crawford Foundation (http://www.jamalcrawford.org) in 2005 and one of its main programs is to provide ongoing support for athletic trainers at Seattle Public High Schools.

Crawford talked about his career in basketball, his future NBA plans and much more in a live chat Nov. 10 on seattletimes.com.