8 Things About Nba That Will Shock You

8 Things About Nba That Will Shock You

Maybe, this year is the craziest season of all Nba history. We lost Kobe Bryant in the early times of the year. Then a worldwide pandemic hit all of us; therefore, we did not even know whether the season will keep ongoing or this was just the end of the season. Fortunately, the season has kept ongoing. We had great Finals. Los Angeles Lakers took the ring with 4-2 series against Miami Heat. LeBron James became the first man in the history of the Nba to take three rings with three different teams. Lakers honored this ring to the memory of Kobe Bryant.

 Nowadays -that you all know- the Nba Finals mood in the air. Now, we are going to share with you eight exhilarating things about Nba that will shock you right away.

1. Shaquille O’Neal Only Made 1 Three-Point Shot Ever

1: Shaquille O’neal and Kobe Bryant won a championship with Lakers.

Shaq is one of the most known and beloved player in all Nba history. He sure is really a pure talent; he made over 11,196 buckets but only one of them is a three-pointer. He attempted 22 three-point attempts, on a magical night in Orlando on February 16th, 1996 he made it through with one of the ugliest shot you have ever seen. He has broken more boards then making a three-pointer.

2. Manute Bol Paid 80 Cows For His Wife

2: Manute Bol, his wife and their child.

Manute Bol was born in Sudan. He is the tallest player in Nba history. Bol is considered among the best shot-blockers in the history of the sport and is the only NBA player to retire with more career blocked shots than points scored. Bol’s father, a Dinka tribal elder, gave him the name Manute, which means “special blessing”. Here is more shocking than Manute’s story; his grandfather had 40 wives and 80 children. 

3. “I know it’s you, Reggie.”

3: Reggie Harding

Reggie Harding entered the 1962 NBA draft without playing college basketball due to eligibility issues. Harding was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the first player drafted into the Nba without having played in college. Harding was arrested 11 times, often struggled with drug addictions, and was rumored to carry a pistol in his gym bag. He attempted to rob a Detroit gas station with a mask, the attendant said “I know it’s you, Reggie.”, to which he replied, “No, man, it ain’t me”. Nice.

4. King of the Geeks in Basketball: Tim Duncan

4: Tim Duncan in Merlin costume

There may be no better defining “geek” activity than the notoriously nerdy fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Not all geeks play D&D, but everyone who plays D&D is a geek. Duncan is an avid gamer and enthusiastic hobbyist in general. Aside from D&D, he loves playing video games, paintball, collecting swords and knives, and attending Renaissance fairs. If you aren’t convinced, all you need to see is Duncan’s ridiculously geeky tattoo: Merlin the Magician.

5. Is Lebron Left-handed In Real Life?

5. LeBron James wins another ring for the Lakers.

LeBron being dominant with his right hand yet, eating and writing with his left hand, is pretty much as ambidextrous as it can get. LeBron shoots with his right hand, which is a good thing for his defenders because if LeBron shot with his left hand, it is quite possible that LeBron would be even more deadly. Left-handed players are rare, so they have a distinct advantage against defenders who are more accustomed to guarding right-handed players.

LeBron James

6. Shadow Side of the Nba

6: Dennis Rodman had lost over 27 million $ and became broke after retirement.

It seems a bit ironic that millionaires can become broke so quickly, but it happens more often than you would think. Sixty percent of NBA players are broke after 5 years of retirement. But when you think about the big houses, nice cars, and the growing entourage surrounding these players, it is easy to understand how the money can disappear so quickly. No wonder Latrell Sprewell was worried about feeding his family.

7. Paul Pierce Was Stabbed 11 Times And Still Played Every Game In 2000-2001

Paul Pierce, Deandre Jordan (NBA)

It was a late night in Boston on September 25, 2000, at the Buzz Club, which is a night club in the theater district of Boston. Unfortunately, for Paul Pierce, he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Pierce was trying to stop a fight and was stabbed 11 times while trying to separate it. Luckily for Pierce, his former teammate, Tony Battie was able to rush Pierce to the nearest hospital.

8. Shaq Challenged Hakeem To One-On-One

8. Shaq’s letter to Hakeem Olajuwon

In 1995, after the Houston Rockets swept the Orlando Magic, Shaquille O’Neal challenged Hakeem Olajuwon to a game of one-on-one with a typed out note. The Dream shook Shaq to death with his dream shakes and up and unders. He even held Shaq below his regular-season average. But Shaq still felt like he was the better individual player on a worse team.

Author: Musa Bozdogan

References:

TheSportster. (October 03, 2014). Top 25 Weird Facts About Your Favorite NBA Players.

https://www.thesportster.com/basketball/top-25-weird-facts-about-your-favorite-nba-players/

BleacherReport. (August 10, 2012). The Biggest Geeks in Sports

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1291553-the-biggest-geeks-in-sports#slide20

Wikipedia. (October 12, 2020). Manute Bol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manute_Bol