Did you know that Tim Duncan would have never played basketball if it wasnt for his hometown pool being demolished in a storm? He was originally a swimmer, and then he picked up basketball after that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Jan 1 2007, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Did you know that Tim Duncan would have never played basketball if it wasnt for his hometown pool being demolished in a storm? He was originally a swimmer, and then he picked up basketball after that.</div>Yeah that's actually really amazing that he made the NBA and became arguabely a legend even though he started in high school.Did you know that Antawn Jamison's name is Antawn not Antwan because it was misspelled in his birth certificate and his family decided to keep Antawn.
noDid you know that Penny Hardaway got his nickname by his grandma/friends. His grandmother always thought he would be a model cause she always said he was pretty as a child. She called him "Pretty", but with such a country accent, his friends thought she was saying "Penny", so they began to call him Penny.
Did you know that Steve Nash was born in South Africa (I'm sure some/most did know, but still)?Did you know that Dennis Rodman played for the Mavs?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Jan 1 2007, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Did you know that Tim Duncan would have never played basketball if it wasnt for his hometown pool being demolished in a storm? He was originally a swimmer, and then he picked up basketball after that.</div>You cant really say that. At his height, I bet he would have picked up basketball anyway.
Why not keep this going: Did you know that Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair are cousins? No, I never knew that. Thanks for telling me though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jan 1 2007, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm sure you meant South Africa.</div>That is what I said! Stop quoting my posts and changing what I say!
guys keep this running..Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain scored 60 or more in 32 games? The closest is Michael Jordan with 5, and all the NBA Players COMBINED could not reach that feat.
Nope, I did not know that.The only time Washington has ever won a championship was against Seattle.The only time Seattle has won a championship it was against Washington.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Did you know that basketball rules used to not allow players to move with the ball in hand, so some players began dribbling the ball, which technically meant that they were not moving with the ball in their hands?Also, did you know that on January 19, 2006, the LA Lakers faced the Sacramento Kings in a game in which Kobe Bryant scored 50 points, Mike Bibby had 40 and Kenny Thomas had a triple-double? What's amazing about this? Well, it's only the 2nd time that's ever happened.Did you fellas know that Shaquille O' Neal is the second oldest player to ever outscore his own age? On March 6, 2006, Shaq dropped 35 points at the age of 34. The oldest player to do this was Alex English, who dropped 37 at the age of 35 in 1989.Last but not least, did you know that Reggie Evans is the first player since Dennis Rodman in 1997 to grab 20 rebounds in a game without scoring? He did this on March 10, the same night Jason Richardson opened a game 4-for-4 from the arc but 0-for-4 from the foul line.</span>
Did you know that Raptors rookier Charlie Villeneuva cashed in 48 points last year in a LOSS to his future team (the Bucks) thats the 2nd highest since Iverson scored a whopping 50 points in 1997?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Jan 2 2007, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Did you fellas know that Shaquille O' Neal is the second oldest player to ever outscore his own age? On March 6, 2006, Shaq dropped 35 points at the age of 34. The oldest player to do this was Alex English, who dropped 37 at the age of 35 in 1989.</span></div>What about Jordan when Jordan scored 50 at age 39?
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Did you know MJ was cut from his high school basketball team because the coach thought MJ couldn't play defense?</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lakaboy42 @ Jan 2 2007, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What about Jordan when Jordan scored 50 at age 39?</div><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Hmm... True. I'm not the one who made up the record, though.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Jan 2 2007, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Did you know that basketball rules used to not allow players to move with the ball in hand, so some players began dribbling the ball, which technically meant that they were not moving with the ball in their hands?</span></div>I think I kinda have heard about this. I think they may still play netball like this (it's a sucky version of basketball, look it up on wikipedia). Very interesting, good one.
