Former NBA star makes powerful statement by rejecting his home state's athletic honor

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Syracuse University's Derrick Coleman (44) battles for the ball with Boston College's Tyrone Scott while Syracuse's Sherman Douglas looks on during fan NCAA college basketball game Jan. 13, 1987.  (AP Photo/Paul Benoit)

Derrick Coleman, the former NBA power forward and Syracuse Orangeman standout of the late 1980s, has become the first Alabama native to withdraw from a state recognition ceremony in response to the fallout from congressional redistricting.

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