One of the highlights from the Timberwolves earliest era was when the Target Center served as host of the 1994 All-Star Game where Isaiah Rider won the Slam Dunk Contest with his between-the-leg "East Bay Funk Dunk".

Corliss Williamson has the distinction of being one of the few professional basketball players to win championships at three different levels, AAU, the NCAA with Arkansas, and the NBA with Detroit.

The 1953-54 Knicks were more than just a team of talented players--eight of them went on to coach pro or college teams, a tribute to head coach Joe Lapchick's mentorship.

On October 23, 2019, Charlotte power forward P.J. Washington made his debut in the NBA, starting in a 126-125 win over the Chicago Bulls with 27 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. He also made 7 three-pointers, the most ever in an NBA debut.

Bernard James was selected with the 33rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 NBA draft. He is the oldest player ever to be drafted in the NBA at 27 years and 148 days old.

Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson earned the nickname "Splash Brothers" in 2013-14 when they set the record for combined three-pointers in an NBA season with 484, a record they broke the following season (525), and again in 2015-16 (678).