Military personnel in uniform are required to salute when they meet and recognize persons entitled (by grade) to a salute except when it is inappropriate or impractical (in public conveyances such as planes and buses, in public places such as inside theaters, or when driving a vehicle).
One notable player, Shawn Kemp, enrolled in college but never played any games due to personal problems. In 1989, a year after his high school graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played 14 seasons in the NBA and was selected to 6 All-Star Games and 3 All-NBA Teams.
Youngest: In 2005, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted a high school senior named Andrew Bynum. He skipped college ball and entered the NBA less than a week after his 18th birthday. Oldest: Only 21 NBA players have ever hit the court after their 40th birthdays. Nat Hickey was the oldest.Playing for the Providence Steamrollers in the early years of the NBA, he played his final game in January 1948, three days shy of his 46th birthday.he heaviest player in NBA history: Oliver Miller, who played for five teams in the 1990s and weighed 375 pounds. Smallest: At 5â7ââa full foot under league average, and two full feet shorter than Gheorghe MuresanâSpud Webb is tied for fourth place on the list of shortest-ever NBA players.