National Basketball Association History (Part 6)

Basketball Leagues: NCAA - WNBA

Related Topics: NBA All-Star Game - NBA Championship

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 501 - 600 of 648

  • 1973-12-13 Shandon Anderson, American NBA forward (Utah Jazz), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1973-12-30 Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)
  • 1974-01-06 Paul Grant, NBA center (Minn Timberwolves), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1974-01-28 Tony Delk, American basketball guard (NCAA C'ship, Final Four MVP 1996 Kentucky; Greek C'ship, Greek Cup, EuroLeague C'ship 2007 Panathinaikos), born in Covington, Tennessee
  • 1974-01-31 Othella Harrington, American basketball forward (Houston Rockets), born in Jackson, Mississippi

Steve Nash (50 years old)

1974-02-07 Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA MVP 2005, 06; 8 × NBA All-Star; Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers) and coach (Brooklyn Nets), born in Johannesburg, South Africa

  • 1974-03-22 Marcus Camby, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1974-03-23 Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
  • 1974-05-24 Ace Custis, American NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Eastville, Virginia
  • 1974-06-12 Kerry Kittles, American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1974-06-23 Dontonio Wingfield, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)
  • 1974-06-23 Mark Hendrickson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
  • 1974-07-14 Erick Dampier, American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Jackson, Mississippi
  • 1974-08-09 Derek Fisher, American NBA guard (LA Lakers) and manager (LS Sparks), born in Little Rock Arkansas
  • 1974-08-26 Kelvin Cato, American NBA center (Portland Trailblazers), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1974-09-02 Jason Lawson, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
  • 1974-09-07 Antonio McDyess, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons), born in Quitman, Mississippi
  • 1974-09-10 Ben Wallace, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2004; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2002-03, 2005-06; NBA All-Star 2003–06; Detroit Pistons), born in White Hall, Alabama
  • 1974-09-17 Rasheed Wallace, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2004; NBA All-Star 2000, 01, 06, 08; Portland Trailblazers, Detroit Pistons), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1974-09-22 Gary Trent, American NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1974-09-24 Kiwane Garris, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1974-09-26 Martin Muursepp, Estonian NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Tallinn, Estonia
  • 1974-10-09 Keith Booth, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1974-10-20 Jerald Honeycutt, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1974-11-03 Tariq Abdul Wahad [Olivier Saint-Jean], French basketball forward, 1997-2003 (1st French player in NBA; Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, and 2 other teams), born in Paris, France
  • 1974-11-05 Jerry Stackhouse, American NBA guard and forward (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Kinston, North Carolina
  • 1974-11-23 Malik Rose, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1975-02-11 Jacque Vaughn, American basketball guard (Utah Jazz) and coach (Orlando Magic), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1975-02-22 Charles O'Bannon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Bellflower, California
  • 1975-02-23 Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1975-03-09 Adonal Foyle, Vincentian-American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 1975-03-19 Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
  • 1975-03-21 Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
  • 1975-04-03 Thomas Hamilton, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1975-04-24 Michael Stewart, American basketball NBA center (Sacramento Kings), born in Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
  • 1975-05-01 Austin Croshere, American basketball forward (Indiana Pacers) and broadcaster (Fox Sports Indiana Pacers analyst), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1975-06-02 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
  • 1975-06-05 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian American NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1975-06-07 Allen Iverson, American Basketball HOF guard (NBA Rookie of the Year Award 1997; 11 x NBA All-Star; All-Star game MVP 2001, 05; NBA MVP 2001; 3 × All-NBA First Team; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Hampton, Virginia
  • 1975-06-19 Anthony Parker, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Final 4 MVP 2004, EuroLeague MVP 2005, 06; Maccabi Tel Aviv; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Naperville, Illinois
  • 1975-07-20 Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California
  • 1975-07-26 Joe Smith, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors), born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1975-08-22 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1975-08-26 Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1975-09-08 John Thomas, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1975-09-27 Ed Gray, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
  • 1975-10-23 Keith Van Horn, American NBA forward, 1997-2006 (New Jersey Nets, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
  • 1975-11-08 Brevin Knight, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Livingston, New Jersey
  • 1975-11-18 Jason Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2006, Miami Heat; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1999), born in Belle, West Virginia
  • 1975-12-14 James Cotton, American NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1976-01-28 Mark Madsen, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2001, 02 LA Lakers) and coach (Uni of California Berkeley), born in Walnut Creek, California
  • 1976-02-11 Tony Battie, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1976-02-25 Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
  • 1976-04-03 Keith Closs, American basketball center (LA Clippers), born in Hartford, Connecticut

Tim Duncan (48 years old)

1976-04-25 American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • 1976-04-29 God Shammgod, American NBA guard (Wash Wizards), born in New York City
  • 1976-05-19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
  • 1976-08-12 Antoine Walker, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1976-09-25 Chauncey Billups, American NBA guard, played for 17 seasons for 7 teams (5x All-Star; Finals MVP, 2004 - Detroit), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1976-12-11 Shareef Abdur-Rahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Marietta, Georgia
  • 1977-01-13 James Posey, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2006 Miami Heat, 2008 Boston Celtics, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers [assistant coach]), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1977-01-26 Vince Carter, American basketball forward (8 x NBA All Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1999, Toronto Raptors; Olympic gold 2000), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • 1977-02-20 Stephon Marbury, American NBA basketball guard, 1996-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and 3 other teams), Chinese Basketball Association player, 2010-18, and coach, 2019-present, born in Coney Island, NYC
  • 1977-02-26 Tim Thomas, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 1977-03-05 Wally Szczerbiak, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves and 3 other teams), and broadcaster (New York Knicks), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1977-05-07 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
  • 1977-07-08 Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball center (China's first NBA player; Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Miami Heat; CBA MVP 2000 Bayi Rockets), born in Beijing, China
  • 1978-06-19 Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball power forward (NBA Finals MVP 2011; NBA MVP 2007; 14 × NBA All-Star; Dallas Mavericks), born in Würzburg, Germany

Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)

1978-08-23 American basketball guard (NBA champion 2000–02, 09-10; NBA MVP 2008; 18 x NBA All Star; LA Lakers; Olympic gold 2008,12), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1978-10-13 Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball forward (6 × NBA All-Star 2002–07; NBA Most Improved Player 2002 Indiana Pacers; Portland Trailblazers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 1978-12-02 Jarron Collins, American NBA basketball center, 2001-11 (Utah Jazz and 3 other teams); assistant coach (Golden State Warriors NBA C'ships 2015, 17-18; New Orleans Pelicans), born in Northridge, California
  • 1978-12-02 Jason Collins, American NBA basketball center, 2001-14 (first openly gay athlete to play in any major North American pro sports league; New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and 5 other teams), born in Northridge, California
  • 1979-03-11 Elton Brand, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2016 (Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), and general manager (76ers, 2018-present), born in Cortlandt Manor, New York
  • 1979-04-13 Baron Davis, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2002, 04; NBA steals leader 2004, 07; Charlotte Hornets; NO Hornets, GS Warriors, LA Clippers), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1979-05-24 Tracy McGrady, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 2001–07; NBA scoring champion 2003, 04; Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets), born in Bartow, Florida
  • 1979-08-08 Rashard Lewis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2005, 09; NBA C'ship 2013; Miami Heat), born in Pineville, Louisiana
  • 1980-03-13 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
  • 1980-03-28 Luke Walton, American basketball head coach (Sacramento Kings 2019; LA Lakers 2016-18; NBA C'ships 2009-10, LA Lakers), born in San Diego, California
  • 1980-07-06 Pau Gasol, Spanish Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 2009, 10 LA Lakers; 6 × NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 2002 Memphis Grizzlies), born in Barcelona, Spain
  • 1981-02-18 Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2004, NBA blocks leader 2005 Utah Jazz; EuroBasket MVP 2007; EuroLeague MVP 2012), and executive (president Russian Basketball Federation), born in Izhevsk, Russia
  • 1981-04-01 Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball power forward and captain (Ilysiakos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid; NBA: Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Maroussi, Greece
  • 1981-09-28 José Calderón, Spanish basketball point guard (captain Spain gold FIBA World C'ship 2006; Olympic silver 08, 12; NBA: Toronto, Detroit, Dallas, NY Knicks; Cleveland), born in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
  • 1981-11-20 Carlos Boozer, American basketball forward (2-time NBA All Star), born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
  • 1982-05-17 Tony Parker, French basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2003, 05, 07, 14; NBA Finals MVP 2007; 6 × NBA All-Star; San Antonio Spurs), born in Bruges, Belgium
  • 1982-10-02 Tyson Chandler, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2012 NY Knicks; Olympics gold 2012), born in Hanford, California
  • 1982-12-19 Mo Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2016, NBA All-Star 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers) and coach (Alabama State), born in Jackson, Mississippi
  • 1983-02-27 Devin Harris, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2009 NJ Nets; Dallas Mavericks), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

David Lee (41 years old)

1983-04-29 American basketball forward, center (NBA All-Star 2010, 13; NBA C'ship 2015 Golden State Warriors; married to Caroline Wozniacki), born in St Louis, Missouri

  • 1983-12-16 Kelenna Azubuike, Nigerian-American NBA basketball player, 2017-12 (Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks), born in London, England
  • 1984-01-28 Andre Iguodala, American NBA basketball player, 2004-present (Philadelphia 76ers, golden State Warriors, and 2 other teams), born in Springfield, Illinois
  • 1984-05-29 Carmelo Anthony, American basketball forward (10-time NBA All Star), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1984-07-23 Brandon Roy, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2008, 09, 10; NBA Rookie of the Year 2007; Portland Trail Blazers), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1984-12-07 Aaron Gray, American NBA basketball player, 2007-14 (Chicago Bulls and 3 other teams), born in Tarzana, California

LeBron James (39 years old)

1984-12-30 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio

  • 1985-01-01 Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball forward and coach (NBA C'ship 2014, San Antonio Spurs; All-EuroLeague Team selection 2008-10), born in Blumenau, Brazil
  • 1985-01-29 Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball center (NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; NBA All-Star 2012, 15, 17; All-NBA First Team 2015; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2013), born in Barcelona, Spain
  • 1985-05-06 Chris Paul, American basketball point guard (9-time NBA All Star), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1987-10-11 Mike Conley Jr., American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2021; Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • 1988-04-01 Brook Lopez, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2021 Milwaukee Bucks; NBA All-Star 2013 NJ / Brooklyn Nets; Los Angeles Lakers), born in North Hollywood, California
  • 1988-07-21 DeAndre Jordan, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in Houston, Texas

Weddings in Sport


Divorces in Sport


Deaths in Sport