Basketball has been labeled as a sport for tall people, but history has shown us that they do exist some short players who have surprised, replacing these physical shortcomings with great ability and intelligence to excel.
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this time We remember the shortest basketball players who managed to make a career in the NBA.
Muggsy Bogues
Height: 1.60 meters
averages: 7.7 points, 7.6 assists and 2.6 steals
Incredible what the man who was born in Baltimore, Maryland did. He came to the NBA after playing four years at Wake Forest University and passing through another professional league, was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 12th pick. In 14 seasons in the league he played with the Bullets, Hornets, Warriors and Raptors..
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Earl Boykins
Height: 1.65 meters
Average terms: 8.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 rebounds
Undrafted by any team in the 1998 Draft, he signed with the New Jersey Nets in 1999, where he played just five games, and was traded to the Cavaliers that same year, with whom he played 17 games. For the start of the 1999-2000 season he was with the Orlando Magic, a team in which he had almost no activity in a duel to return to Cleveland. He also spent the 13 seasons he was in the league Clippers, Warriors, Nuggets, Bucks, Bobcats, Wizards, Bucks and Rockets.
Spud Webb
Height: 1.68 meters
Average terms: 9.9 points, 5.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds
Selected by the Pistons with the 87th pick in the 1985 Draft, he signed as a free agent with the Hawks in September of that year. In Atlanta he played six seasons and also went through the Kings, Timberwolves and finished his career with the Magic in 1998. One of his best moments was when he won the Dunk Contest in 1986.
Here are the rest of the players:
Player
Height
Mel Hirsch
1.68
Greg Grant
1.70
Keith Jennings
1.70
Red Klotz
1.70
Mount Tower
1.70
Wataru Misaka
1.70
Charlie Criss
1.73
Dino Martin
1.73
Willie Somerset
1.73
Howie Carl
1.75
Charlie Hoffer
1.75
Lionel Malmed
1.75
ed melvin
1.75
Calvin Murphy*
1.75
angelo musi
1.75
Ralph O’Brien
1.75
Nathan Robinson
1.75
Gene Rock
1.75
Yuta Tabuse
1.75
Isaiah Thomas
1.75
Murray Wier
1.75
Kay Felder
1.75
*Unique Hall of Fame
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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