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.
October 31, 2010|By Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel. Earl Lloyd politely objects when people call him the Jackie Robinson of basketball.. But Lloyd shattered a color barrier. On Oct. 31, 1950 â exactly 60 years ago today â Lloyd became the first black person to play in a regular-season NBA game. Lloyd played forward for the Washington Capitols against the Rochester Royals in Rochester, N.Y.