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Article: Salley's castle in the city; pro-basketball player makes his home in 62-room mansion. (Detroit Pistons' John Salley)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- April 1, 1990
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Salley's Castle
YOU might say that at 7 feet tall, Detroit Piston John Salley surveys the world from a vantage point. But even height, a God-given gift, does not fully explain why those large, roving eyes prefer to focus on the big picture.
ATt 25, in his fourth season of professional basketball with the holders of the world NBA championship, Salley could limit his obsessions to looking good on the court and luring beautiful women to some bachelor's crib in the suburbs. But he hasn't. The Brooklyn-born forward is more inclined to spend an off day searching for African-American art for his 62-room mansion, located within city limits. The castle-like ...