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Person Place Thing

Sportscaster, lawyer and former National Basketball Association player Len Elmore

By Tina Renick

Published April 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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Courtesy of Col. Univ. School of Professional Studies

Len Elmore was on the Knicks during the playoffs: “We’re playing the Celtics, and I get this letter, and I was accepted.” To Harvard Law. Elmore also talks about College Park, Md. and more basketball.

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