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.
November 1, 1946. Henry Biasatti of Italy, the first international player in the league, played in the very first game of the Basketball Association of America, the NBAs predecessor, for the Toronto Huskies, who lost to the New York Knicks 68-66.