2000
In a blockbuster, four-team trade, Patrick Ewing ends his 15 years with the Knicks by getting dealt to the SuperSonics. The Knicks receive Glen Rice, Luc Longley, Vernon Maxwell, Travis Knight, and two first round picks in return. Meanwhile, the Lakers received Horace Grant and the Suns received a first round pick. Ewing, who had just turned 38, had requested a trade earlier in the summer when the Knicks had declined offering him a contract extension.
1917
Red Auerbach is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1950
Dave Twardzik is born in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
1957
Vladimir Tkachenko is born in Sochi, Russia (then Soviet Union).
1983
Sancho Lyttle is born in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
1988
The United States men’s survives an early challenge in group stage play at the Seoul Olympics, defeating Canada 76-70. Hersey Hawkins leads the U.S. with 13 points, while Canada, who led the game 42-40 at halftime, gets 25 points from Alan Kristmanson and 15 from future Raptors coach Jay Triano.
1993
Kyle Anderson is born in New York, New York.
2005
The Sacramento Monarchs defeat the Connecticut Sun 62-59 in game four of the WNBA Finals, clinching their first championship. Yolanda Griffith finishes with 14 points and 10 rebounds and is named Finals MVP. The series is also notable as the first time the WNBA Finals expanded to a best-of-five format.
2009
Spain wins its first ever EuroBasket title with an 85-63 victory over Serbia in the Final in Katowice, Poland. Pau Gasol leads the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds and is named tournament MVP. Greece defeats Slovenia 57-56 in the third place game.
2015
Pau Gasol finishes with 25 points and 12 rebounds as Spain defeats Lithuania 80-63 in the EuroBasket Final in Lille, France. Gasol was named tournament MVP for the second time, and finishes as the tournament’s leading scorer for the third time. France defeats Serbia 81-68 in the third place game.
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