MCGEE Javale

General
NBA VETERAN
He was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round, 18th overall pick, in the 2008 NBA Draft. He has spent 13 consecutive seasons playing in the NBA, representing eight sides, and has won the NBA championship on three separate occasions. (basketball-reference.com, 18 Jul 2021; mwwire.com, 11 Oct 2020)

GOING VEGAN
After the 2015/16 season he became vegan as he thought it might help him lose weight. He believes this lifestyle change has given him more energy on and off the court. "Sometimes I scare myself with how much energy I have, to where I play a whole game, play a lot of minutes in the game and then I won't be tired after the game. I can't get sleep. I'm like what's going on? I'm supposed to be tired. I don't know what it is, but eating clean is just so energising. Sometimes you have to look at yourself like am I doing too much, or why aren't I tired? It's weird." (forbes.com, 11 Feb 2021)

MUSIC PRODUCTION
He produces music under the name 'Pierre' and helped his friends make mix tapes in college. He was a producer for the song 'Available' on Justin Bieber's album 'Changes' which was nominated for a Grammy award. "I was just trying to make music and we were just vibing in the studio. I had no idea where this track was going, who it was going to." (forbes.com, 11 Feb 2021; eu.rgj.com, 01 Jan 2021)