Today in NBA History
Basketball Leagues Topics: NCAA - WNBA
Events in Sport
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1944-03-28 - NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry
1949-08-04 - NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association
1950-04-25 - Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA
1950-11-01 - 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft Wayne Ind
1950-11-22 - 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18
1951-01-06 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
1951-01-09 - Washington Capitals NBA club folds
1951-03-02 - 1st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-94 at Boston
1953-01-02 - NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak
1953-03-21 - NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)
1953-09-15 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
1954-03-14 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak
1954-04-22 - NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule
1954-12-02 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws
1956-03-19 - Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
1956-11-22 - Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games
1956-12-27 - Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games
1957-03-25 - NBA modifies the free-throw rule
1957-11-16 - Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Phila 111-89
1958-01-12 - Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1958-03-09 - George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season
1959-02-27 - Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers
1959-04-09 - Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot
1960-01-12 - Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points
1960-01-22 - 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia
1960-02-08 - Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)
1960-03-14 - Wilt Chamberlain (Phila) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points
1960-11-15 - Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks
1960-11-24 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1961-11-22 - St Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws
1961-12-08 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec)
1961-12-08 - Wilt Chamberlain scores the 2nd highest total in the NBA - 78
1961-12-09 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs NY
1961-12-18 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 78 points vs LA
1962-01-13 - Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago
1962-02-17 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis
1962-02-22 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts
1962-02-26 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs NY
1962-03-02 - Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game
1962-03-15 - Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 pts in an NBA season
1962-11-03 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 72 points vs LA Lakers
1962-11-16 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY Knicks
1962-12-22 - 1,000,000th NBA point scored
1963-01-17 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA
1963-03-10 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
1963-03-14 - SF Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists
1963-03-17 - Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game
1964-01-14 - 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston
1964-11-13 - Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points
1966-01-12 - Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics
1966-02-14 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points
1966-04-18 - Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)
1966-11-29 - 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
1966-12-20 - NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season
1967-02-28 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal
1967-04-05 - '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds
1967-12-01 - Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses
1967-12-16 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
1967-12-31 - 1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, LA Lakers beat Houston 147-118
1968-01-22 - NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee & Phoenix
1968-02-23 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBAer to score 25,000 points
1968-04-14 - 1st NBA game at Madison Sq Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers
1968-11-23 - Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
1969-02-04 - 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
1969-08-12 - Boston Celtics sold for an NBA record $6 million
1970-01-20 - 20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia
1970-02-06 - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
1970-10-28 - NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
1970-11-12 - Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103
1970-12-06 - Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106
1971-03-08 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record)
1972-01-07 - LA Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
1972-01-22 - 22nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 112-110 at LA
1972-02-16 - 1st NBA to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games)
1972-03-01 - Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points
1972-03-22 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
1972-03-26 - LA Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13)
1973-01-23 - 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago
1973-02-11 - Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row
1973-03-29 - Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP
1973-09-21 - Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA KC Kings for $450,000
1973-10-28 - Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)
1974-01-15 - 24th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 134-123 at Seattle
1974-09-03 - NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires
1974-10-17 - NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
1974-10-18 - 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121
1974-10-18 - Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks
1974-10-26 - Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers & MISL's Crunch
1974-11-16 - Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record)
1975-02-07 - NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak
1975-10-28 - Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1975-11-18 - Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1976-01-28 - NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
1976-02-03 - 26th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia
1976-03-31 - Cleve Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth
1976-04-10 - Cleve Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
1976-04-13 - 1st NBA playoff game for Cleve Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash
1976-06-17 - ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into NBA
1976-10-22 - Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
1976-11-16 - Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
Birthdays in Sport
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1883-08-09 - George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)
1916-06-16 - Hank Luisetti, NBA forward (1st to use a one-handed shot)
1917-09-20 - Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic)
1920-08-10 - William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach (NY Knickerbockers, 754 wins)
1920-09-14 - Bud Palmer, Hollywood Calif, NBAer (NY Knicks)/sportscaster
1924-06-18 - George Mikan, NBA center (6-time all-pro)
1925-02-21 - Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
1926-03-10 - Marques Haynes, NBA hall of famer (Harlem Globetrotters)
1926-10-03 - Marques Haynes, NBA player (World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters)
1928-03-22 - Ed Macauley, NBAer (Boston Celtics)
1928-08-09 - Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)
1930-11-10 - Gene Conley, MLB player/NBA player
1931-09-03 - Dick Motta, NBA coach (856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings)
1932-12-12 - Robert Pettit, NBA star (St Louis Bombers/1959 MVP)
1933-01-13 - Tom B Gola, NBA Hall-of-Famer
1934-02-12 - Bill Russell, Monroe La, NBAer (Boston Celtics, Oly-gold-56)
1934-09-16 - Elgin Baylor, NBA star (1958-59 Rookie of Year-Lakers)
1934-10-07 - Willie Naulls, NBA star (NY Knicks)
1936-08-21 - Wilt Chamberlain, NBA great center (LA Laker, 5 time MVP)
1937-08-26 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)
1937-10-28 - Lenny Wilkins, NBA player/coach (Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta)
1938-05-28 - Jerry West, W Virginia, NBA superstar (LA Lakers, Olympic-gold-1960)
1938-11-23 - Oscar Robertson, NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960)
1938-11-24 - Oscar Robertson, Charlotte Tenn, NBAer (Oly-gold-60)
1939-07-24 - Walter Bellamy, New Bern NC, NBA center (Knicks/Olympic-gold-1960)
1940-02-22 - Chet Walker, NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls)
1940-03-28 - Kevin Loughery, NBA star/coach (Balt, Phila)
1940-03-30 - Jerry Lucas, Middletown OH, NBA center (Oly-gold-60, NY Knicks)
1940-04-08 - John Havlicek, Martin's Ferry Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer (Boston Celtics)
1940-09-14 - Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach (NY Knicks)
1940-10-16 - Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward (NY Knick)/last ABA commissioner
1941-05-05 - Howie Komives, NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves)
1941-07-25 - Nate Thurmond, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1942-05-31 - Happy Hairston, NBA star (Cin, Detroit, LA)
1942-06-25 - Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach (NY Knicks)
1942-07-17 - Connie Hawkins, Harlem Globetrotter/NBA (Phoenix Suns, ABA MVP 1968)
1942-07-21 - Fred Hetzel, NBA star (SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks)
1942-09-22 - David J Stern, NBA commissioner (1984- )
1943-02-22 - Dick Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns)
1943-02-22 - Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil)
1943-03-23 - Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
1943-06-03 - Billy Cunningham, NBA/ABA (Phila 76ers, Carolina Cougers)
1943-07-12 - Paul Silas, NBAer (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic)
1943-07-28 - Bill Bradley, Crystal Ms, NBA forward (Knicks, Oly-gold-64/Sen-D-NJ)
1944-03-14 - Clyde Lee, NBAer
1944-03-28 - Rick Barry, ABA/NBA forward (NY Nets, Golden State Warriors)
1944-11-21 - Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets)
1945-03-20 - Pat Riley, Schenectady NY, NBA coach (Lakers, Knicks, Heat)
1945-03-29 - Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
1945-04-25 - Walt Wesley, NBA star (Cleve Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Lakers)
1945-09-17 - Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star (Knicks)/coach (Bulls)
1945-11-17 - Elvin Hayes, NBA star (San Diego, Houston, Baltimore)
1946-02-26 - Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1946-03-14 - Wes Unseld, NBA all-star (Baltimore Bullets, MVP 1969)
1946-03-22 - Don Chaney, NBA player (Houston Rockets)/coach (Detroit Pistons)
1947-04-16 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [Lew Alcindor], NBA center (Mil Bucks, LA Lakers)
1947-09-16 - Lucius Allen, NBA star (Milwaukee Bucks)
1947-10-18 - John Johnson, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
1948-02-22 - Dennis Awtrey, NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns)
1948-03-10 - Austin Carr, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1948-04-18 - "Tiny" Nate Archibald, NBA guard (Cincinnati)
1948-06-22 - "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star (Atlanta Hawks)
1948-07-07 - Fred Brown, NBAer (Seattle SuperSonic)
1948-09-10 - Bob Lanier, NBA center (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks)
1948-10-25 - Dan Issel, NBA coach/player (27,482 points, Denver Nuggets)
1948-10-25 - Dave Cowens, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks)
1949-01-28 - Gregg Popovich, NBA Basketball Coach
1949-04-22 - Spencer Haywood, Silver City Ms, NBAer (Oly-gold-1968, Knicks)
1950-02-22 - Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward (Virg Squirers, NY Nets, Phila 76ers)
1950-10-30 - Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets)
1950-11-30 - Paul Westphal, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns)
1951-03-24 - Earl Williams, NBAer
1951-07-21 - Slick Watts, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
1951-09-25 - Bob McAdoo, NBA forward/center (Buffalo Braves, LA Lakers)
1952-11-05 - Bill Walton, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers, Boston Celtics)
1953-05-02 - "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975)
1953-08-30 - Robert Parish, NBA center (Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets)
1953-10-10 - Gus Williams, NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle, Washington)
1953-10-31 - John Lucas, Durham NC, NBA guard (Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee)
1953-12-09 - World B Free, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors)
1954-03-23 - Moses Malone, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Milw Bucks, Phila '76ers)
1954-07-13 - David Thompson, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics)
1955-02-06 - Eric Money, NBAer
1955-02-28 - Adrian Dantley, Wash DC, NBA forward (Olympic-gold-1976, Utah Jazz)
1955-06-15 - Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)
1955-10-19 - Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics)
1955-11-14 - Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks)
1955-11-22 - James Edwards, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
1955-12-11 - Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90)
1956-04-15 - Michael Cooper, NBA star (LA Lakers)
1956-09-08 - Maurice Cheeks, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Phila '76ers)
1957-01-11 - Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets)
1957-04-03 - Charles Jones, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
1957-05-19 - Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons)
1957-12-19 - Kevin McHale, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1958-01-18 - Larry Smith, NBA player
1958-02-16 - Herb Williams, NBA center (Toronto Raptors, NY Knicks)
1958-02-25 - Kurt Rambis, NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-a-like
1958-09-21 - Rick Mahorn, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
1958-10-01 - Alton Lister, NBA forward/center (Portland Trailblazers, Celtics)
Deaths in Sport
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1988-01-05 - "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40
1992-05-25 - Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83
1992-11-10 - Chuck Connors, US NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics), dies at 71
1993-06-07 - Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (NJ Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28
1993-07-23 - James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl SC
1993-07-27 - Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27
