TR
Years ago

ESPN Article

Great article with some info on crazy NBA stats:

Some topic include:
- Most stupendous dunk in a game(Hello Mr Weis!!!)

- First NBA player to break a backboard

- First player to sue a rival team for inflicting an injury

- First player sued because of a dog bite

- First player suspended for biting another player

- First player sidelined for playing too many video games

- Most preposterous use of a basketball card.

In March 2002, Qyntel Woods was stopped by police for speeding. As he rolled down the window of his Cadillac Escalade, marijuana fumes poured out.

The police searched the vehicle and found a small amount of grass. When the Trail Blazers rookie was asked for his driver's license and proof of insurance, he had neither. Instead, he handed the officers his basketball card as identification.

I just had to post the snippet about basketball card part......

Link is:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2147522

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Moses Guthrie  
Years ago

Thanks for that, TR. Sensational article.

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52-cans  
Years ago

[b]Only NBA player to kill a lion with a spear[/b]
Manute Bol, 1985-86 to 1994-95
One thing is beyond dispute: Manute Bol is the greatest 7-foot-7 center from Sudan to play in the NBA. At 15, the Dinka herdsman killed a marauding lion with his spear while it lay sleeping -- a feat his agent noted during his contract negotiations.


Bol was first handed a basketball at age 19 and told to try to dunk it. On his initial attempt he smashed several of his teeth on the rim. But he persevered and soon became much sought after by American colleges despite being, like everyone in his tribe, illiterate. In his first NBA season, Bol blocked 397 shots, the second-highest total of all time.

LOL

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