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1922

Fred Scolari is born in San Francisco, California. He was a star basketball player at the prep, college, and NBA levels despite being born blind in one eye and deaf in one ear.

1952

Brian Winters is born in Rockaway, New York. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

1970

Yolanda Griffith is born in Chicago, Illinois. She was named an All-American in softball, in addition to basketball, while starring at George Washington Carver High School.

Will Robinson is hired as head coach at Illinois State University, becoming the first Black head coach in NCAA Division I basketball history. During his previous 27 years coaching high school teams in Detroit, Robinson’s players had included future pro legends Spencer Haywood and Mel Daniels.

1973

Mayce “Chris” Webber is born in Detroit, Michigan. He led Detroit Country Day School to three Michigan state titles, was named Mr. Basketball Michigan as a senior, and was considered the most sought after prep prospect in the state since Magic Johnson.

1977

Lou Hudson has his jersey #23 retired by the Hawks. He was just the second player to have their jersey retired by the franchise, and the first to be honored as such with an Atlanta jersey as opposed to St. Louis.

1978

John Drew commits 14 turnovers for the Hawks in a 97-95 loss to the Nets, setting the single game NBA record which still stands (it was eventually tied in 2000 by Jason Kidd).

1980

In the championship game of the first ever Big East Tournament, Georgetown defeats Syracuse 87-81 in Providence.

1986

Earl Monroe has his jersey #15 retired by the Knicks in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden. He was the fifth and final member of the starting five of the 1973 champion Knicks to be honored as such, joining Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, and Bill Bradley.

1996

Lenny Wilkens becomes the first NBA head coach to reach 1,000 wins, when his Hawks defeat the Cavaliers 74-68. Wilkens would eventually finish his career with 1,332 wins, which is still third all-time.

Mark Eaton has his jersey #53 retired by the Jazz. Eaton spent his entire 11-year career with the Jazz, becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in blocked shots.

1997

Brad Daugherty has his jersey #43 retired by the Cavaliers. The #1 overall pick of Cleveland in 1986, Daugherty played just eight seasons due to various injuries but retired as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

2007

The Lakers levy Vladimir Radmanovic with one of the biggest financial player penalties in NBA history, fining him $500,00 for violating his contract by snowboarding during the All-Star break. While snowboarding, Radmanovic separated his shoulder, causing him to miss nearly two months of games.

2014

Allen Iverson has his jersey #3 retired by the 76ers during a halftime ceremony.

2019

In the fourth highest scoring game in NBA history, the Bulls defeat the Hawks 168-161 in four overtimes. Trae Young is the game’s leading scorer with 49 points while Zach LaVine leads the Bulls with 47 points.

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