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1933

Johnny Green is born in Dayton, Ohio. He didn’t play basketball in high school, instead picking up the sport at age 20 during his tour of duty in the U.S. Marines.

1942

Bob Love is born in Bastrop, Louisiana. His “Butterbean” nickname came from his childhood love of the vegetable.

1961

Wilt Chamberlain sets the single game NBA scoring record with 78 points in a 151-147 Warriors loss to the Lakers in triple overtime. It breaks the record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, who led the Lakers to victory in this one with 63 points (along with 31 rebounds). Chamberlain’s 78 is still the third highest mark in league history, behind only his own 100 point game and Kobe Bryant’s 81 point performance in 2006.

1965

Teresa Weatherspoon is born in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles, was a minor league baseball player and Teresa played Little League (with the boys) as a youth in addition to basketball.

1985

Oleksiy Pecherov is born in Donetsk, Ukraine (then Soviet Union).

Dwight Howard is born in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother, Sheryl, was part of the inaugural women’s basketball team at Morris Brown College.

1989

Andrew Nicholson is born in Mississauga, Canada.

1998

With the lockout still ongoing, the NBA announces that the All-Star Weekend, scheduled for February 1999 in Philadelphia, has been cancelled. It marks the first time in league history that the exhibition was not played.

1999

Charles Barkley tears his quadriceps tendon during a Rockets loss to the 76ers, effectively ending his NBA career (he would return in April of 2000 for a brief appearance in one game).

2000

Shaquille O’Neal becomes the first NBA player ever to attempt and miss 11 free throws in a single game, breaking the record of 10 previously held by Wilt Chamberlain. O’Neal still manages to finish the game with 26 points, though the Lakers lose 103-95 to the SuperSonics.

2011

A 161-day lockout and work stoppage officially ends, as the NBA and the Players Association agree to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Commissioner David Stern vetoes a three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul from the Hornets to the Lakers, Lamar Odom from the Lakers to the Hornets, and Pau Gasol from the Lakers to the Rockets. Stern was able to veto the trade in his capacity as owner of the Hornets, as the league had taken custody of the franchise during the lockout while a new owner was being sought.

2024

Chris Paul picks up career assist number 12,092 during a 121-116 Spurs victory over the Pelicans, surpassing Jason Kidd for second on the all-time NBA assists leader board.

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