What Happened in Sports: April 27, 2022

2017: Kansas City Chiefs acquired the 10th overall pick from the Buffalo Bills to select Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes. The Houston Texans landed the 12th overall pick from the Cleveland Browns to draft Clemson QB Deshaun Watson while Texas A&M EDGE Myles Garrett was the Browns No.1 overall pick

2003: Boston Celtics SF Paul Pierce & Indiana Pacers PF Al Harrington were jarring at each other before the Truth drained a shot right in his face before time expired during an iconic NBA Playoffs moment

1997: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan recorded his 5th career postseason GP of 55+ PTS while no other player has more than 1 such GP in NBA history 

1994: NBA Board of Governors officially granted a franchise to Vancouver, Canada (Grizzlies)

1984: Detroit Pistons PG Isiah Thomas and New York Knicks SF Bernard King engaged in a legendary shootout as King scored 12 of his 44 in the final 5:12 while Thomas scored 14 in the final 1:34 to send the game to OT, where they’d have 4 PTS each. New York won 127-123

1983: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan passed Walter Johnson (3,509) as the MLB’s all-time Strikeouts leader. Ryan finished with 5,714 career Ks which is almost 1,000 more than any other player in history

1961: Canton, OH was chosen by the NFL to be the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

1950: Boston Celtics hired 32-year-old Arnold “Red” Auerbach as HC after his 4 seasons with the Capitol Bullets and Tri-State Blackhawks. Auerbach cemented himself as 1 of the greatest Coaches ever as he would go on to win 9 Championships in 16 seasons

1918: Entering the game on 9-0 and 0-9 starts to the season, respectively, the New York Giants’ streak was snapped by the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose winless start had set an MLB record