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The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one play in one game for the Kentucky Colonels as a publicity stunt in 1969. (The shortest signed ABA players were Jerry Dover and Monte Towe, both 5 feet 7 inches or 170 centimetres.)
He is a currently a member of the Houston Rockets' Space City Home Network broadcast team. Standing at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and to play in an NBA All-Star Game (the latter since tied by Isaiah Thomas in 2016).
In a hilarious coincidence, the point guard famously played along side the tallest player in NBA history (tied 1st) in his rookie season. Bogues has held the title ever since.
Webb was the shortest person to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, winning the event in 1986 at Dallas' Reunion Arena. His participation surprised the media; including his teammate and defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins , who had "never seen me dunk before", Webb said.
The shortest player ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season career in the NBA. Although best known for his ten seasons with the Charlotte Hornets , he also played for the Washington Bullets , Golden State Warriors , and Toronto Raptors .
He was subbed into a game on January 24, playing just 3.9 seconds. This was the only time Curry would ever play in an NBA game, [39] and is the shortest NBA career in terms of time played. [40] He was released by the Clippers on January 26, when the team acquired Bobby Brown. [41]
They became the first father and son in NBA history to play in the same game. On Bronny’s 20th birthday, no less. "It's definitely a moment that I'll never forget,'' LeBron said.
Star NBA big man of the late 1950s and early 1960s, NBA Most Valuable Player, led 1958 Hawks to NBA title. The first NBA player to net 20,000 career points. [31] 1972: Paul Endacott: F: Helms Athletic Foundation Championship with Kansas, 1923 Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year, 1923 All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team, 1922, 1923