Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:56 am
First player sidelined for playing too many video games
Lionel Simmons, Sacramento, 1990-91
First player suspended for biting another player
Wayne "Tree" Rollins, Atlanta, April 24, 1983
Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:01 am
Most pregame vomiting episodes, career
1,128: Bill Russell, 1956-57 to 1968-69
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Most bizarre excuse for missing a season opener
Burned corneas: Charles Barkley, Phoenix, November 1994
Barkley missed the opening game of the 1994-95 season with one of the most unbelievable ailments of all time. Apparently the stage lights at an Eric Clapton concert he attended were too bright, causing him to rub his eyes. A nasty chemical reaction occurred due to the hand lotion Barkley had been using, and he burned the first layer of his corneas.
Most exaggerated example of personal hardship
Buying a house: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota, October 2002
Are NBA stars out of touch with reality? Garnett, for one, would appear to be. In an 2002 GQ interview, the Timberwolves forward, who signed a six-year, $126-million contract in 1997, remarked: "The things I have been through since I came into the NBA, you would not believe how hard it has been." Asked to cite an example, Garnett replied, "Buying my first house. That was a hardship."
Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:24 pm
Only NBA player to kill a lion with a spear
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Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:46 pm
First player sidelined for playing too many video games
Lionel Simmons, Sacramento, 1990-91
Shortly after being named Player of the Week in 1990-91,"L-Train" missed two games due to tendonitis in his wrists from overexposure to his Game Boy. Simmons may have been the first Nintendo casualty, but he wasn't the last. The next season, Seattle's Derrick McKey went down for seven games with the same affliction.
Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:49 pm
Only player to credit LSD with improving his play
Phil Jackson, New York, 1973-74
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:47 pm
Kemp40 wrote:First player sidelined for playing too many video games
Lionel Simmons, Sacramento, 1990-91
Shortly after being named Player of the Week in 1990-91,"L-Train" missed two games due to tendonitis in his wrists from overexposure to his Game Boy. Simmons may have been the first Nintendo casualty, but he wasn't the last. The next season, Seattle's Derrick McKey went down for seven games with the same affliction.
Playing too much Game Boy.They must have played too much mario bros.
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:55 pm
Most preposterous use of a basketball card
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. He was charged with marijuana possession and driving without a license and no proof of insurance.
Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:12 am
Most exaggerated example of personal hardship
Buying a house: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota, October 2002
Are NBA stars out of touch with reality? Garnett, for one, would appear to be. In an 2002 GQ interview, the Timberwolves forward, who signed a six-year, $126-million contract in 1997, remarked: "The things I have been through since I came into the NBA, you would not believe how hard it has been." Asked to cite an example, Garnett replied, "Buying my first house. That was a hardship."
Jae wrote:I have a DVD with him blocking like 5 shots in a row, it was quite funny
Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:03 am
Null17 wrote:he looks freakishly weird. I mean his limbs looked like it was surgically extended or something. how was the guy offensively anyway? I only saw some quick videos on him.
Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:59 am
cyanide wrote:Jae wrote:I have a DVD with him blocking like 5 shots in a row, it was quite funny
What DVD is this from?
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CERVANTES wrote:This thread says basketball, not only NBA
Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:26 am
First player suspended for refusing to stand for the national anthem
Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:22 pm
Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:31 pm
CERVANTES wrote:A 15 years old guy dished 32 assists like two years ago. Guess who![]()