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1959

John Calipari is born in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

1975

Tina Thompson is born in Los Angeles, California. She would later be a high school (Morningside High) and collegiate (USC) teammate of fellow lifelong Angeleno Lisa Leslie.

1977

Al Attles has his jersey #16 retired by the Warriors. Starting with the franchise in Philadelphia, Attles spent his entire 11-year playing career with the Warriors, followed by 13 seasons as their coach, which included a championship in 1975. He became the first Warriors player to have their jersey retired, followed one year later by Nate Thurmond.

1984

Zaza Pachulia is born in Tblisi, Georgia (then Soviet Union).

Elvin Hayes takes the floor in a Rockets loss to the Celtics, breaking John Havlicek’s all-time NBA games played record with his 1,271st appearance. Hayes held the record for less than two years before it was broken by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

1985

Paul Millsap is born in Monroe, Louisiana.

Rookies Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon make their NBA All-Star debuts, while Olajuwon’s Rockets teammate Ralph Sampson was named MVP for leading the West to a 140-129 victory over the East in Indianapolis.

1989

Former Memphis State basketball coach Dana Kirk is sentenced to one year in federal prison on charges of tax evasion and obstructing justice, related to his role in the program’s recruiting scandal that happened under his watch between 1980 and 1984.

1995

Bobby Portis is born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

2011

Ray Allen surpasses Reggie Miller as the all-time record holder with his 2,561st career three-point field goal in a Celtics loss to the Lakers. Miller is able to congratulate Allen in person, as he’s in attendance broadcasting the game for TNT.

2016

Chauncey Billups has his jersey #1 retired by the Pistons. He was an All-Star four times in seven seasons with the franchise, and Finals MVP in 2004. A lifetime Denver native, Billups specifically requested that his jersey retirement happen during a game against the Nuggets.

2017

Draymond Green becomes the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double without 10 points, finishing with four points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals in a 122-107 Warriors win over the Grizzlies.

2022

The Nets end one brief “superteam” experiment and start another one by trading James Harden to the 76ers, along with Paul Millsap, in exchange for Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, Ben Simmons, and two first round picks. Simmons winds up never taking the court that season alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and the Nets are ultimately eliminated in a first round sweep at the hands of the Celtics.

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