In 1996, measuring 6 feet 6 inches, "Sir" Charles Barkley was the shortest basketball player ever to lead the NBA in rebounding.
» Kareem Abdul-Jabbar racked up the greatest number of personal fouls in his professional career – 4,657 of them.
» On January 15, 1892, the first basketball rule book was published.
» On June 24, 1989, Sharunas Marchulenis became the first Soviet basketball player to join the NBA, as Golden State signed the 6-foot, 5-inch guard to a three-year contract.
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