2011

Jerry Sloan makes a surprise announcement that he is stepping down mid-season as head coach of the Jazz, ending a tenure that included 1,127 career wins and two NBA Finals appearances over 23 years. He is replaced by his former player Tyrone Corbin. Both Sloan and star point guard Deron Williams deny rumors that the coach’s departure was due to conflicts between the two. Sloan returned to the organization two years later as a consultant.

1949

James Silas is born in Tallulah, Louisiana.

1975

Jacque Vaughn is born in Los Angeles, California.

1976

Tony Battie is born in Dallas, Texas.

1990

Magic Johnson is named MVP of the All-Star Game in Miami but Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley lead the Eastern Conference to a 130-113 victory over the West. Larry Bird makes his 10th and final All-Star appearance (he would be voted in by fans in 1991 and 1992 but not appear due to injury), while rookie David Robinson makes his debut.

1991

Nikola Mirotic is born in Podgorica, Montenegro.

1994

The NBA and province of Ontario come to an agreement on a sports gambling dispute that had jeopardized the formation of the Raptors franchise. The NBA had awarded the Raptors to Toronto with a condition that the Ontario lottery could no longer allow betting on basketball. Ontario initially refused, forcing the NBA and Raptors ownership to negotiate a settlement.

2007

While appearing on the ESPN show Outside the Lines to promote his upcoming book, John Amaechi becomes the first former NBA player to publicly come out as gay.

2018

Paul Pierce has his jersey #34 retired by the Celtics. He becomes the 23rd player with a jersey retired by the Celtics, and was joined a few years later by his 2008 championship teammate Kevin Garnett.