Awards, records and milestones

In the 2006-2007 season, Varejao ranked 8th in the NBA in personal fouls (269) and 8th in defensive rating (98.0).
On November 7, 2008, Varejao played his 5,000th minute of his Cavaliers (and entire) career. He is the 46th Cavalier to log 5,000 minutes.
On November 18, 2008, Varejao pulled down his 1,500th rebound of his Cavaliers career. He is the 25th Cavalier to get 1,500 rebounds.
On December 5, 2008, Varejao played in his 250th game as a Cavalier. He is the 35th Cavalier to reach that milestone.

2006 FIBA World Championship incident

On August 23, 2006, Varejão, playing for the Brazilian national basketball team, committed a controversial foul[16][17][18] during a preliminary game of the 2006 FIBA World Championship against Greece. The foul involved Varejão's left elbow hitting Greek point guard Nikos Zisis' cheekbone. The incident resulted in a triple fracture of Zisis' face which required reconstructive surgery. Because of the injury, Zisis was unable to play with the Greek team for the remainder of the tournament.
Varejão, however, has dismissed Zisis' allegations that the foul was malicious. He stated to the press that Zisis was unlucky and that he "should have known basketball is a contact sport."[19] Varejão also mentioned that there were three referees and that all of them saw the foul as unintentional. "When I saw how severe the injury was, I tried to apologize to him, but he turned his back on me," he said.