2020: Utah Jazz PG Mike Conley beat Chicago Bulls G/F Zach LaVine in the 1st ever NBA H.O.R.S.E challenge during the NBA’s 2020 hiatus
2020: 2021 top NBA Draft prospect G/F Jalen Green chose to go to the G-League instead of the NCAA in a nearly unprecedented move for a top NBA prospect that paved the way for more players choosing that route and NIL deals being allowed by the NCAA
2008: Seattle Supersonics played their last game in franchise history where Kevin Durant had the 1st 40-pt game of his career before they moved to OKC to become the Oklahoma City Thunder
2003: Washington Wizards SG Michael Jordan played the very final game of his illustrious NBA career in Philadelphia, where he received a 3:00-long standing ovation
2000: New England Patriots drafted QB Tom Brady with the 199th overall pick in what became known as the greatest NFL draft choice of all-time
1996: Chicago Bulls broke the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers’ record of 69 wins during a season. They went on to win 72 games, a record that stood for 20 years until the Golden State Warriors won their 73rd game on April 13, 2016
1983: San Antonio Spurs recorded the highest FG% (70.7; 53/75) during a single game in NBA history as they beat Dallas 132-120 with both Gene Banks (21 PTS; 9-9 FG) and Artis Gilmore (24 PTS; 8-8 FG) going perfect from the field
1967: Philadelphia 76ers C Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA Finals record for REBs (26) in a half, grabbing 38 total, the most ever in a postseason triple-double during a Game 2 victory over the San Francisco Warriors — his former team; combining for 169 total REBs, the teams also tied an NBA Playoff record
1940: Cleveland Indians SP Bob Feller threw the 1st (and only) Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history, adding 8 strikeouts in 9 innings against the Chicago White Sox
1929: New York Yankees became the 1st MLB team to ever place numbers on their jerseys as they are commonly seen in sports today