Basketball Facts - Page 3

Manute Bol, the second tallest player in NBA history, once played on the same team as 5'3" Muggsy Bogues - the shortest NBA player ever.

In 2011, Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace. First name Metta. Last name World Peace. Later, it was reported that he was changing his name again, this time to "The Panda's Friend" – although there is no record of this ever becoming official. In 2020 he changed his name yet again. He now goes by Metta Sandiford-Artest, which combines his original last name with that of his wife, Maya Sandiford.

In 1981, NBA player Lloyd Bernard Free changed his name to World Bernard Free, or World B. Free for short.

In December 2000, Shaquille O'Neal set a record for futility when he missed all 11 of his free throw attempts.

In Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals, the Houston Rockets missed 27 consecutive three point attempts. The odds of missing so many in a row is just 1 in 118,757. Worse, they only lost by 9 points.