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.
Two seasons later, the Lakers would exact revenge against those Knicks but Baylor would not be on the floor, having retired after playing just nine games earlier in the season. From Pistol Pete and George Gervin to Steve Nash and Karl Malone, here are 30 of the best players in NBA history never to win an NBA title. A few of the players included are veterans who are still active and have every intent of playing -- or watching, in Tracy McGrady's case -- their way off this list.