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1956

Jerome “Gerald” Henderson is born in Richmond, Virginia. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 for his contributions at Huguenot High School and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

1959

The third FIBA World Championship kicks off in sites across Chile. The games were delayed by several months due to issues with venue construction. On the first day of competition, the United States defeats Argentina 87-73, while the Soviet Union makes its FIBA World Championship debut with a 102-72 victory over Mexico.

1962

Wilt Chamberlain scores a record 42 points but Bob Pettit leads the Western Conference to a 150-130 victory over the East in the All-Star Game in St. Louis and is named MVP. Pettit becomes the first player to earn four All-Star MVP awards, a mark that has been matched since by only Kobe Bryant. Dolph Schayes makes his 12th and final All-Star appearance.

1963

In the first NBA All-Star Game to take place in Los Angeles, Boston’s Bill Russell is named MVP for the first and only time in his career after leading the Eastern Conference to a 115-108 victory over the West. The game also marked the 13th and final All-Star appearance of Russell’s Celtics teammate Bob Cousy, which was the record at the time.

1966

The NBA announces that Chicago has been awarded an expansion franchise named the Bulls.

1967

In a three-team trade, Rudy LaRusso is dealt from the Lakers to the Pistons, Ray Scott is sent from the Pistons to the Bullets, and Mel Counts is sent from the Bullets to the Lakers. LaRusso refuses to report to the Pistons, setting off a seven month stand-off that finally ends with the Pistons selling his rights to the Warriors. Due to LaRusso’s hold out, the Pistons also received a first round pick from the Lakers as compensation.

1970

Don MacLean is born in Palo Alto, California. He was an All-American at Simi Valley High School and then set the freshman scoring record at UCLA.

1973

Dan Hurley is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was a star player at St. Anthony High School, playing under his father Bob, Sr.

1975

Marc Jackson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He led Roman Catholic High School to the city’s Catholic League title in 1993.

1977

Jeff Foster is born in San Antonio, Texas. He played just one season of varsity basketball at James Madison High School, finally making the team in his senior year.

1987

Greivis Vasquez is born in Caracas, Venezuela. Just the second NBA player ever from Venezuela, he grew up in Caracas before moving to the U.S. to play high school ball at Montrose Christian School in Maryland.

1988

During a Bulls-Pistons regular season game, Rick Mahorn and Charles Oakley come to blows after Mahorn tackles Michael Jordan to the ground, escalating a rivalry that would peak over the next few seasons.

1990

Sidney Moncrief has his jersey #4 retired by the Bucks. The franchise legend was recently retired at the time but would soon after make a comeback by signing with the Hawks.

2016

Ben Wallace has his jersey #3 retired by the Pistons. A four-time Defensive Player of the Year, Wallace was the anchor of the ’03-’04 Pistons title team.

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