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» Athletic Greatness: Michael Jordan was the Chicago Bulls' all-time leading scorer with 29,277 points; his career scoring average of 31.5 is the highest of any player in NBA/ABA history. Jordan was selected in 1996 as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history; he was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as NBA Most Valuable Player in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998.
» About 30 percent of NBA players sport tattoos, compared with about 4 percent of the nation's population.
» According to manufacturer Spalding, the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces.
» Basketball got its name from the half-bushel peach baskets used as targets by the originator, James A. Naismith, in 1891.
» Basketball is the most popular sport among college women, followed by volleyball and tennis.
» Basketball's Nate Archibald, Larry Bird, Tony Kukoc, David Robinson, Bill Russell, Nick Van Exel, Bill Walton, and Lenny Wilkens are left-handed.
» Basketball's three-point field goal distance, established by the NBA, is 22 feet. Internationally, it's set at 20 feet, 6.1 inches.
» During the 1992-93 season, former Phoenix Suns coach Paul Westphal won more basketball games (62) than any rookie coach in NBA history.
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