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What Happened in Sports: April 3, 2022
See what happened in sports on April 3, 2022 ft. Fred VanVleet's season 3PM record in Kyle Lowry's return, Sean Manaea to Padres, and more!
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April 3rd, 2022 was highlighted by the Raptors tribute to Kyle Lowry during his first game back in Toronto after two years where Fred VanVleet surpassed Lowry’s franchise season 3PM record, but K-Low led Miami to the close victory. RB legend Frank Gore officially retired, San Diego acquired SP Sean Manaea, and two less notable MLB acquisitions also occurred. The Kings’ set a record with their ongoing playoff drought while Tyrese Haliburton made NBA history in a good way. MVP candidates Jokic & Embiid both set records while KJ Martin caught a body.
See what happened in sports on April 3rd last year, headlined by current Magic PG Jalen Suggs‘ unbelievable half-court buzzer-beater in the Final Four of the 2021 NCAA tournament to lift undefeated Gonzaga to the Championship, the Jazz hitting an NBA record 18 3PM in the first half, and Yermin Mercedes‘ MLB record eight straight Hits to start a career or season, as well as what happened in sports on April 3rd, 2020 ft. Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant being announced as first-ballot HOFs that will go down as one of the greatest classes ever.
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1:00 PM: Dallas Mavericks (48-30) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (48-29)
1:00 PM: Washington Wizards (34-43) vs. Boston Celtics (48-30)
3:30 PM: Denver Nuggets (46-32) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (31-46)
6:00 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (47-30) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (43-35)
7:00 PM: Miami Heat (50-28) vs. Toronto Raptors (45-32)
9:30 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (34-43) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (38-40)
NBA: PF Jarred Vanderbilt, Minnesota Timberwolves (turns 23)
MLB: OF/1B Andrew Vaughn, Chicago White Sox (24)
NFL: RS Jamal Agnew, Jacksonville Jaguars (27)
NFL: RB Jamaal Williams, Detroit Lions (27)
NFL: RB Damien Williams, Atlanta Falcons (30)
MLB: C Tom Murphy, Seattle Mariners (31)
NFL: EDGE Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles (34)
NFL: S Kam Chancellor, Retired after 2017 (34)
NFL: DE Jared Allen, Retired after 2015 (40)
2021: PG Jalen Suggs drained an iconic half-court buzzer-beater in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament to lift undefeated Gonzaga past the Cindarella 11-seed UCLA and into the CBB Championship, cementing his status as a 2021 top-5 NBA Draft pick
2021: Chicago White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes set MLB records with 8 consecutive Hits to start a career or season to follow up a historic 5-for-5 MLB debut that gave him the most Hits (8) in a player’s 1st 2 career GP in MLB history
2020: Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan, and Minnesota Timberwolves/Boston Celtics hero Kevin Garnett were all named 1st-ballot HOF’s that cemented the class of 2020 as 1 of the greatest ever
2019: San Antonio Spurs HC Gregg Popovich was ejected from a game against the Denver Nuggets in record time, just 63 seconds into the game after a verbal altercation with an official
2005: Tampa Bay Devil Rays OF Alex Sanchez became the very 1st player to be suspended for steroid use under the new PED policy
2001: SG Jerry Stackhouse set a Detroit Pistons franchise record with 57 PTS in 1 game that still stands today
1989: Seattle Mariners OF and former No.1 overall pick OF Ken Griffey Jr. hit a double for his 1st career hit during his Major League debut
1989: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the 1st player to record 3,000 career BLK in NBA history. He now has the 3rd most BLK all-time with 3,189
1985: NBA officially allowed the Kansas City Kings to move to Sacramento, CA, but forced them to pay the Warriors a stipend for encroaching on their territory
1923: 2 former players involved in the “Black Sox” Scandal (SS Swede Risberg, OF Happy Felsh) sued the Chicago White sox, albeit unsuccessfully, in an attempt to recoup their lost earnings
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