Untold Stories: 32 Lesser-Known Facts About NBA Icons

Former NBA player Andrew Bynum was once thrown out of a team practice session because he kept shooting the ball whenever he touched it, regardless of how far away he was from the basket.

27. In the 1997 NBA Finals, Karl Malone got fouled with 9.2 seconds left in a tied game and went to shoot 2 free throws. Before he got to the line Scottie Pippen told him “The Mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays”. Karl’s nickname was “The Mailman”. He missed both free throws and the Bulls won.

28. Basketball Hall of Famer "Pistol Pete" Maravich died of a heart condition where he was born without a left coronary artery, a vessel that supplies blood to the muscle fibers of the heart. His right coronary artery was grossly enlarged and had been compensating for the defect.

29. Wilt Chamberlain played his epic 100-point game on no sleep and on a hangover.

30. The Dream Team of 1992 received death threats in Barcelona. Charles Barkley walked around the city alone despite the threats, and when asked where his bodyguards were, he held up his fists and answered, "This is my security."

James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder grew his famous beard because he was too lazy to shave it in college.

32. Allen Iverson, besides his superstar spending habits, did not trust any bank and kept his money in plastic garbage bags in rooms in his house.