Prior to 1923, basketball teams could choose which player would shoot a free throw after a foul

NBA players run the equivalent of four miles during a game

For nine years following 1966, slam dunks were illegal

The initial rules for basketball did not include dribbling. The ball could only be advanced down the court by passing

Tiger Woods' nickname is in honor of his father's army friend Colonel Vuong Dang Phong, who also went by the name Tiger