The NBA is not only the biggest basketball league in the world but also one of the greatest sports leagues in general. Keeping that in mind, it is understandable that the league has a huge fan following around the globe.
Usually, fans can be classified into several categories such as those who watch the game casually, who only follow their favorite teams, and the most die-hard ones. So if you are a die-hard fan of the NBA, there is a chance that you are aware of some strange and unbelievable facts about the league.
If you aren’t then you have come to the right place. In this article, we will mention some of the most unbelievable NBA facts that are actually true. Thanks to Reddit user u/rahul_____raja for starting this discussion on Reddit. Following the redditor’s initial post, more and more NBA fans joined in and named some pretty amazing facts.
1) Dejaun Blair played his entire NBA career with no ACLs.
2) Michael Jordan wore 4 numbers in his career: 23- most of his career, 45- in 1995, 9- For Team USA, and 12- the night his jersey was stolen.
3) The Seattle Super Sonics have won a playoff series more recently than the Sacramento Kings. The Sonics have been defunct for over a dozen years.
4) Wilt Chamberlain didn’t lead the league in playoff scoring the year he averaged 50 points.
5) The Los Angeles Lakers began as the Detroit Gems. After a 4-40 season, they disbanded their roster but got the first overall pick in the Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA) dispersal draft. They picked George Mikan, moved to Minnesota and won a title that year.
6) The Indiana Pacers once scored more than the double of the Portland Trailblazers. The game ended with a 124-59 score.
7) A vote to change the name of the New Jersey Nets to the Swamp Dragons passed 26-1. The lone “No Vote” was from… the New Jersey Nets.
8) Mike Rice, the Portland Trailblazers announcer, is the only announcer to ever be ejected. Referee Steve Javie ejected him because he made a choke sign in his direction.
9) The Minneapolis Lakers have more playoff appearances(12) than the Minnesota Timberwolves(9) despite the Timberwolves playing for 20 more seasons.
10) Tom Brady is more likely to win a Super Bowl(.318) than Julius Randle(.308) or Russell Westbrook(.298) are to make a 3-pointer.
11) The modern Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets have never had 2 winning seasons in a row
These 11 facts were provided in the original post and here are the facts that NBA fans started adding after seeing it.
Doctorbigdick287: “Manute Bol has hit more 3s in a game than Steve Kerr ever did.”
hasselhoffman91: “Pacers have never had the #1 overall pick and have never had a former #1 overall pick play for them.”
FriendlyNBASpidaMan: “Utah’s last regular season triple double came during the Bush administration against the Seattle Supersonics.”
Bluestring35: “3 teams have won an NBA championship without having a player win an MVP before, during, or after that season 1989 Pistons, 1990 Pistons, 2004 Pistons. The 2019 Raptors will be on that list cus Kawhi will probably never win one due to his chronic knee issues.”
nowhathappenedwas: “Manute Bol blocked more than 10% of all 2-point shots attempted while he was on the floor.”
2ahwe: “I remember someone posted on here once before that Vince Carter’s career was so long, he played against both Charles Barkley and Zion Williamson and that absolutely blew my mind lol.”
Agnk1765342: “Some Jazz related ones. The Utah Jazz went over 2 decades without having a center average 10 ppg. If Chris Paul had the best 5 games of his career assist wise in a row, it still wouldn’t be as many as an actual 5 game stretch of Stocktons career where he averaged 20.2 assists per game.”
pineapple1120: “The 2004 Detroit Pistons, who had arguably one of the greatest defenses of all time, were not #1 in DRtg that season.”
Ok-Sell-3260: “Andre Drummond once shot 36 free throws in a game and ended with 17 points.”
Chopsticks487: “There have only been 4 times in league history that someone has averaged 40+ppg in a playoff series…Plus the 5 times MJ did it. There has only been 2 times someone won a scoring title and a ring. KAJ in 1971 and Shaq in 2000…Plus the 6 times MJ did it. There has only been 2 times in league history that someone won a scoring title and 1st team all defense…Plus the 9 times MJ did it.”
These were more crazy facts stated by the NBA fans. Unfortunately, we couldn’t add all the facts in our article.
But don’t worry, you can check the rest of the thread by heading over to the original post linked above.
