John Sidney Battle is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft

1985 NBA Draft

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held...

 by the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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. He spent 10 seasons (1985–1995) in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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, playing mainly as a reserve for the Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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, while suffering from type B hepatitis

Hepatitis

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. He ended his career with 5,338 points. Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle

Regina Belle

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