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Jerome `` Pooh '' Richardson -LRB- born May 14 , 1966 -RRB- is an American former National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- player .. National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. he was selected in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves , the first draft pick in franchise history .. Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota Timberwolves. 1989 NBA draft. 1989 NBA draft. He would also play for the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers during his 10-year NBA career from 1989 to 1999 .. Indiana Pacers. Indiana Pacers. Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles Clippers. Richardson played college basketball for the University of California , Los Angeles -LRB- UCLA -RRB- from 1985 to 1989 .. UCLA. UCLA Bruins men's basketball. college basketball. college basketball. He set school career records for assists and three-point field goal percentage .. assists. assist ( basketball ). three-point field goal percentage. three-point field goal percentage. His nickname came from his grandmother , who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh .. Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh