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.
The 20 Greatest Basketball Players to Never Play in the NBA. 3. Earl The Goat Manigault. Accolades: Set the NYC Junior High School record by scoring 57 points in a game. The Goat had the skills to become an Hall of Famer but his drug addiction led to prison stints and death at a relatively early age. Standing at 6'1, Manigault was dunking on legends like Connie Hawkins and Kareem on a regular basis at the Rucker. Kareem said himself that Earl was the best player he ever played against. His story was immortalized in the HBO movie, Rebound starring Don Cheadle as The Goat. He used his 52 vertical leap to grab money off the tops of backboards and reverse dunked 36 times to win a $60 bet.