Prince once rented — and then redecorated — NBA player Carlos Boozer's house

Prince once rented a house from Carlos Boozer.
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Legendary musician Prince was known for being himself, always. And in remembering the late superstar, who died at his home Thursday morning at age 57, perhaps no anecdote best captures his insistence on individuality than the time he rented a house from former NBA player Carlos Boozer.

In 2011, ESPN's Nick Friedell recapped the story of Prince's time as Boozer's tenant in the baller's Beverly Hills, California, home, as told by Boozer's former teammate Jay Williams on an ESPN radio show:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.