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Gift Ngoepe becomes the first African to play in a Major League Baseball game

Officially, the NBA career of Juan “Pepe” Sanchez included him playing in 38 games. The reality is that he played only 187 minutes – less than four full games and just 4.9 minutes per game – during his time with the Sixers, Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons.

The Temple University graduate and Big Five Hall of Fame member had 20 points, 21 rebounds, 49 assists, 16 steals and 24 fouls as a NBA player.

Sanchez’s NBA career was as unremarkable as they come, but it is highlighted by something extremely rare for NBA players.

On Nov.