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1922

William “Butch” van Breda Kolff is born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. His father, Jan, was a member of the Netherlands national soccer team and played in the 1912 Olympics.

1937

Lenny Wilkens is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1959

Randy Wittman is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1968

Andres Guibert is born in Havana, Cuba. He defected to Puerto Rico after participating in the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and in 1994 became the first Cuban player in NBA history after signing as a free agent with the Timberwolves.

1979

In just the eighth game of his NBA career, Magic Johnson records his first triple-double, with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 97-90 Lakers victory over the Warriors. At 20 years and 75 days, Johnson becomes the first player in NBA history to log a triple-double before their 21st birthday. He would hold the record for youngest player with an NBA triple-double for 20 years until Lamar Odom breaks it.

1983

Jarrett Jack is born in Fort Washington, Maryland.

Brian Winters has his jersey #32 retired by the Bucks. Traded from Los Angeles to Milwaukee in 1975 as part of the package in return for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Winters spent his final eight seasons with the Bucks, making two All-Star teams.

1998

Due to the ongoing lockout, the NBA officially postpones the ’98-’99 regular season indefinitely. It’s the first time in NBA history that regular season games are postponed by a labor dispute.

2006

Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Red Auerbach passes away at age 89, ending a run of 56 years with the Celtics franchise, first as coach and later as a front office executive, that included 16 championships.

2008

After missing the entire ’07-’08 season due to knee surgery, #1 overall pick Greg Oden finally makes his NBA debut, going scoreless in 12 minutes of a 96-76 Trail Blazers loss to the Lakers. Oden injures his foot during the game and is out for the next two weeks, a further harbinger of his disappointing, injury-laden pro career.

2009

Tim Hardaway has his jersey #10 retired by the Heat. Acquired via trade in 1996, Hardaway played five-and-a-half seasons for Miami, making two All-Star teams and retiring as the franchise’s all-time assists leader.

Stephen Curry makes his NBA debut, scoring 14 points but surprisingly not making a single three-point field goal in a 108-107 Warriors loss to the Rockets.

2015

Nikola Jokic makes a quiet NBA debut, finishing with two points in just under four minutes of play in a 105-85 Nuggets victory over the Rockets. Jokic had been drafted in 2014 but opted to spend the ’14-’15 season in the Adriatic League, playing for Mega Basket in his native Serbia.

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