What Happened in Sports: April 5, 2022

2019: Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook became the very 1st player to average a triple-double during 3 consecutive seasons in NBA history after already being the 1st player to average a triple-double in multiple seasons

2012: Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians played the longest Opening Day Game in MLB history that lasted 16 innings until a 3-run GW-HR from Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia gave Toronto a 7-4 victory

2010: Chicago White Sox SP Mark Buehrle made an incredible defensive gem on the first base line where he flipped the ball with his glove through the legs to get the out at 1B

2010: Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward made his MLB debut on Opening Day as the No.1 prospect in the MLB entering the season, where he blasted a 3-run HR on his 1st career swing to make it 6-3 in the 1st inning

2009: Dallas Mavericks PG Jason Kidd set franchise records for assists (16) in a half and in a regulation game (20), while he also passed Magic Johnson for 3rd place on the all-time assists list (10,141)

2001: Dallas Mavericks C Wang Zhizhi became the very 1st Chinese-born player to play a NBA game in history

1993: The Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies both played the 1st inaugural games in franchise history as expansion teams

1984: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the NBA’s all-time leader in points as he used his patented sky hook to pass former Laker great Wilt Chamberlain (31,419). Formerly known as Lew Alcindor, he still remains the leading scorer with 38,387 PTS

1981: Philadelphia 76ers set a NBA Playoff record with 20 blocks in a Game 1 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that still stands today, shattering the previous record of 15 at the time

1967: Philadelphia 76ers C Wilt Chamberlain set a NBA postseason record with 41 rebounds during 1 game, which still stands today