NBA trivia?

Only player in NBA history to record more blocks than points in his career?

(obviously since the block has been a recorded stat)

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Huummmm, Manute Bol? Though after Don Nelson unleashed him as a 3 point shooter it may not be him.

Bob the first thoughts are usually the best ones!

Bol had 2086 blocks in the career and 1599 pts.

Only had 1 sesaon that he played more than a handful of games that he managed to score more than he blocked 1992-93 with the sixers 126 pts- 119 blocks.

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Besides being a shot blocker and 3 point gunner, wasn't he quite the humanitarian?

Believe he gave most of his money to his native land to help in the building of schools. Also believe he killed a lion (bare hands or with a knife?)

Think he passed away a short while ago too.

Have to look this stuff up to be sure.

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As a boy, Bol had tended his family’s cattle. According to a tale he was often asked to repeat in interviews, he once killed a lion with a spear while he was working as a cowherd.

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

didn't realize he had so much trouble with his own government.

I think he could dunk without jumping too! Imagine that!

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Manute Bol was an exceptional person and an exceptional humanitarian. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-0620-manute-bol-20100620,0,3334174.story

One of his best friends from basketball was Spud Webb (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999442,00.html).

Outside wrote:Manute Bol was an exceptional person and an exceptional humanitarian. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-0620-manute-bol-20100620,0,3334174.story

One of his best friends from basketball was Spud Webb (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999442,00.html).

Well I guess the photo answers the question if he could dunk without jumping, just raise up on his toes a bit if that.
Spud had a pretty good vertical too!

Nice photo

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Outside what a great picture... Did you get that off the web?

LACELTFAN wrote:Outside what a great picture... Did you get that off the web?

Yep. Do an image search on Manute Bol and Spud Webb and it comes up about a thousand times. I specifically searched for that picture because I saw it in an appreciation of Bol when he died last year.

Here's another fun one with Muggsy Bogues (5'3), who was even shorter than Spud Webb (5'7).