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What Happened in Sports: December 30, 2021
See what happened in sports on December 30, 2021 ft. the NFL Hall of Fame finalists announced, Wendell Carter dunking on Giannis, and more!
Pro Football Hall of Fame
December 30th, 2021 was highlighted by the NFL announcing the Hall of Fame finalists for the class of 2022 with Devin Hester and DeMarcus Ware headlining the loaded list. Wendell Carter threw down a poster dunk on the reigning NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo while the Baltimore Ravens extended versatile OL Patrick Mekari on a 3y/$15.35M deal.
See what happened in sports on December 30th last year, headlined by Becky Hammon becoming the first female to act as an NBA head coach and LeBron setting a NBA record with 10+ points for the 1,000th straight game on his 36th birthday, as well as what happened in sports on December 30th, 2019 ft. the G-Men letting go of HC Pat Shurmur following a disappointing 4-12 season.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Wendell Carter Jr. oh my ? pic.twitter.com/7hs36brcs0
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 31, 2021
Devin Hester's NFL records:
– Career RET-TD (20) & PR-TD (14)
– PUNT YDS/RET (11.7) [min 300 PR]
– Top2 season RET-TD (6 x2)
– T-most season PR-TD (4) & RET-TD (2) in 1 GP
– 3rd most career PR-YDS (3,695) pic.twitter.com/x1gHrFLehq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 21, 2021
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7:00 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (18-16) vs. Brooklyn Nets (23-9)
7:00 PM: Cleveland Cavaliers (20-14) vs. Washington Wizards (17-17)
9:30 PM: Golden State Warriors (27-7) vs. Denver Nuggets (17-16)
NFL: QB Carson Wentz, Indianapolis Colts (turns 29)
MLB: SP Tyler Anderson, Free Agent (32)
NBA: SF Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers (37)
MLB: SP Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame (86)
2018: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes finished the season as the youngest (23) and 2nd player ever to record 5,000+ PASS YDS and 50+ PASS TD during a single season in NFL history, joining 2013 Peyton Manning
2012: Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson capped off the most recent non-QB NFL MVP season with a 199-yd game in Week 17 against Green Bay to clinch a playoff berth, but fell 8 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s season RUSH YDS (2,105) record
2008: Mike Shanahan was fired as HC of the Denver Broncos a decade after bringing their only 2 Super Bowl victories
2007: San Francisco 49ers LB Patrick Willis broke Jonathan Vilma‘s record for most combined TKL (173) during a season in NFL history with a 12 TKL performance during the final game of his rookie season to extend the record to 174 which is still the most today
1995: Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins combined for a playoff-record 1,038 yards in Buffalo’s 37-22 Wild Card victory
1990: Orlando Magic PG Scott Skiles recorded an NBA-record 30 assists in a win over the Nuggets. Skiles’ 30 assists still stands as the NBA single-game record
1971: With the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Seattle SuperSonics, they finished December 16-0 for the best calendar month in NBA history. Only the January, 2015 Hawks have recorded a better month (17-0)
1962: Green Bay Packers won their 8th NFL Championship (2nd straight), defeating the New York Giants
1961: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored 40+ points (42) in his 14th consecutive game, setting an NBA record that still stands today
1956: New York Giants stomped the Chicago Bears 47-7 for their 4th NFL Championship in the 1st title game that didn’t include the Cleveland Browns since 1949
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