1990
NBA Inside Stuff makes it broadcast debut on NBC. Hosted by Ahmad Rashad and Julie Moran, the show provided highlights and behind-the-scenes footage of NBA games and players. It aired on NBC for 12 years, followed by four additional years on ABC when the NBA broadcasting rights changed hands.
1957
The Royals begin play in Cincinnati, having re-located in the offseason from Rochester. In their first game at the Cincinnati Gardens, Jack Twyman scores 32 points in a 110-100 victory over the Syracuse Nationals.
1959
Two-time NBA champion Rick Carlisle is born in Ogdenville, New York.
1975
Predrag Drobnjak is born in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro (then Yugoslavia). He was part of the legendary Yugoslavian teams that won gold medals at the 1998 and 2002 FIBA World Cups.
1984
Yi Jianlian is born in Heshan, China. His actual birth year is a subject of scrutiny, as it was often listed as 1987, possibly maliciously to allow him to participate in youth tournaments.
Hakeem Olajuwon makes his NBA debut, finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds in a 121-111 Rockets win over the Mavericks.
1986
Two-time WNBA All-Star Crystal Langhorne is born in Queens, New York.
NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner Lou Williams is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1987
Andrew Bynum is born in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. He attended three high schools, failing to make the varsity basketball team at the first two before becoming a star player in his junior year at St. Joseph.
1988
Evan Turner is born in Chicago, Illinois. In early childhood, he overcame numerous health issues, including measles, asthma, tonsillitis, and a concussion suffered at age three as the result of a car accident.
1992
The Rockets and Mavericks face off in the first ever NBA game in Latin America, a pre-season game in Mexico City that’s attended by over 19,000 fans but also plagued by technical issues with the arena.
1997
Lonzo Ball is born in Anaheim, California. Alongside his younger brothers and teammates LaMelo and LiAngelo, he led Chino Hills High School to a California state title and #1 national ranking in 2016.
Charles Barkley is arrested in Orlando for aggravated battery after throwing a bar patron through a plate glass window. When asked by the judge during the ensuing criminal trial whether he had any regrets, Barkley responded “I regret we weren’t on a higher floor.”
