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The stalky power forward, a son of a professional Congolese boxer, tried to match every American haymaker with a punch of his own.

Over the edge of the deck, past the sandy dunes with feathery, stalky plants, Cat could see for miles.

Lately, Pelicans fans have been rising to their feet in the Smoothie King Center each time Williamson launches his stalky, muscle-bound, 6-foot-6 frame toward the rim, either with the ball in his hands or on its way to him via a lob.

Wearing white spandex emblazoned with his nickname, “The Natural,” he stared at his stalky 4-foot-3 body in a mirror, his light brown hair perfectly jelled, a scab on his left knee leftover from a recent staph infection.

They were out of baby’s breath, but on the floor around them were buckets of thousands of donated blooms — fragrant lilies, roses and carnations, blue delphinium, stalky allium and green bells of Ireland.