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1939

Four-time NBA All-Star Walt Bellamy is born in New Bern, North Carolina.

1958

NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll is born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

1963

Karl Malone is born in Summerfield, Louisiana. He grew up on a farm, the youngest of nine children raised by a single mother, Shirley.

1969

Rick Fox is born in Toronto, Canada to a Bahamian father and a Canadian mother, Dianne Gerace, who competed in the high jump and pentathlon at the 1964 Olympics.

1976

Rafer Alston is born in New York, New York. He became a street ball legend in Queens, especially for his trademark “Skip to My Lou” crossover dribble.

The United States closes out group stage play undefeated at the Olympics in Montreal, with a surprisingly difficult 81-76 victory over Czechoslovakia. Mitch Kupchak is the Americans’ top scorer with 14 points, while Scott May finishes with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Host Canada also clinches a spot in the knockout round with a 92-84 victory over Mexico.

1995

NBA champion Kyle Kuzma is born in Flint, Michigan.

1996

Charles Barkley leads the way with 16 points as the United States men’s team defeats Lithuania 104-82 in Olympics group stage play in Atlanta, improving their record to 3-0.

2015

A Pan American Games semifinals match-up between the United States and Canada in Toronto is an overtime thriller, with the host Canadians coming away with a 111-108 victory. Andrew Nicholson leads the Canadians with 31 points while an 18-year-old Jamal Murray finishes with 22 and make numerous big plays down the stretch.

2022

Australia defeats Lebanon 75-73 in the FIBA Asia Cup final in Jakarta. New Zealand earns its first Asia Cup medal with an 83-75 victory over Jordan in the bronze medal game. Lebanon’s Wael Arakji is named tournament MVP. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in 2021 but was delayed due to conflicting schedules with the Paris Olympics, which had been delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2024

The NBA announces a new television broadcasting rights deal with NBC, ESPN, and Amazon Prime, effective starting with the ’25-’26 season. The contract is signed for 11 years for a reported $76 billion. It officially marks the end of the NBA’s relationship with Turner Sports (owner of TNT and TBS), which had been continuously active since 1989.

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