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Stephen John Nash, (born February 7, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a Canadian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Phoenix Suns. He is the present and two-time consecutive recipient of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Born in South Africa, Steve Nash's parents relocated to Canada, settling in Victoria, British Columbia before he was two years old. They did not want to raise their children in an environment of apartheid. As his mother Jean later said, "I didn't want our son to grow up in a place where one group of people was second-class citizens." Nash comes from an athletic family. His father John Nash was a minor league professional soccer player in South Africa, while his mother Jean was a member of the English national netball team. more
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