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1964

Mark Price is born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. While starring for Enid High School, he tied his father’s Oklahoma state record for points in a single tournament game, scoring 42 in a first round game in 1982.

1982

Shameka Christon is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. After reaching the WNBA, she started her own youth basketball academy in her hometown.

1987

The Lakers become the first NBA team to field a roster with four #1 overall picks, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969), Magic Johnson (1979), James Worthy (1982), and the newly acquired Mychal Thompson (1978) all take the floor during a 106-103 victory over the Celtics.

1989

Mark Aguirre is traded from the Mavericks to the Pistons in exchange for Adrian Dantley. Aguirre would be a key component of the Pistons title teams in 1989 and 1990.

1991

The Celtics defeat the Lakers 98-85 in a regular season game, which serves as the final match-up between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Johnson later retired ahead of the ’91-’92 season, while Bird stepped down at the conclusion of it.

1994

Trailing 68-37 with 15:30 remaining in the game, Kentucky mounts a furious comeback to stun LSU, 99-95, in arguably the most impressive comeback in NCAA history and what Wildcats fans came to refer to as the “Mardi Gras Miracle.”

1997

Derrick Jones, Jr. is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball in 2015 while starring for Archbishop John Carroll High School.

2004

Shaquille O’Neal is named MVP in front of the home fans at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, in what would ultimately be his last appearance in a Lakers uniform. Despite coming off the bench behind Yao Ming, O’Neal has a game high 24 points in a 135-132 West victory over the Eastern Conference.

2009

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal share MVP honors at the All-Star Game, in an apparent denouement to their longtime, heated rivalry. Traded from the Heat to the Suns just nine days earlier, O’Neal put on a show for his new home fans, leading a 153-132 Western Conference victory in Phoenix in his 15th and final All-Star appearance.

2015

Russell Westbrook sets the NBA All-Star Game record for points in a half (27) and is named MVP in a 163-155 Western Conference victory over the East at Madison Square Garden in New York. Marc and Pau Gasol become the first brothers to both be named starters in the same All-Star Game and face off against each other in the opening tip-off. It’s also the 15th and final All-Star appearance for Tim Duncan.

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