By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Feb 19, 2021

February 19th, 2021 was highlighted by Jamal Murray and Joel Embiid each dropping 50 points in career-high nights. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George returned to end Utah’s winning streak before it hit double-digits. Anthony Edwards also threw down a dunk of the year candidate, Nikola Vucevic’s monster triple-double carried Orlando over Golden State, while Eagles WR DeSean Jackson publicized the end of his second run in the city of Philadelphia.

See what happened in sports on February 19th last year headlined by DC picking up the 2020 option on AP, Houston extending Brandon Dunn for three more years, and Kyrie Irving‘s shoulder injury. This daily sports article 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, top performances of the day, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.

Edwards with a Dunk of the Year

NBA Friday’s top 10 plays

Jamal dominated CLE with 50

Embiid drops career-high 50

Morant is getting creative

Chemistry level: 100

Vucevic yams it on Draymond

Fun Freddie with the circus dime

CP3 lifts Suns w/ 19 dimes

Half-court dime from Harris

Kawhi drops 29 in return vs. Jazz

Greek Freak’s clean rejection

Greek Freak gets Bucks back

Best rookie jams over 5 years

Ant-Man’s best jams of the year

2021 NBA All-Star King James

5 fastest players in the game

10 best DC plays of 2020

Best NFL trick plays of 2020

James Robinson record-season

CLE-DAL Week 4 was wild

Happy Bday to Dwight Freeney

Joker is NBA’s best passing C

KD & Russ in OKC OTD in 2012

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NBA Friday

[Highlights] PG Jamal Murray, DEN (W @CLE): 50 PTS (21-25 FG | 8-10 3PT), 2 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (W v.CHI): 50 PTS (17-26 FG | 1-2 3PT), 5 AST, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO

[Highlights] C Nikola Vucevic, ORL (W v.GS): 30 PTS (13-23 FG | 2-8 3PT), 10 AST, 16 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO

[Highlights] PF Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (W v.OKC): 29 PTS (10-20 FG | 1-5 3PT), 8 AST, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO

[Highlights] PG Trae Young, ATL (L @BOS): 31 PTS (10-16 FG | 3-7 3PT), 11 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 6 TO

NBA TOP PERFORMERS

NBA: C Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (turns 26)

MLB: 1B Josh Fuentes, Colorado Rockies (28)

NFL: RB Mike Davis, Carolina Panthers (28)

NFL: K Cody Parkey, Cleveland Browns (29)

MLB: OF Josh Reddick, Houston Astros (34)

NFL: DE Dwight Freeney, Retired after 2017 (41)

2017: New Orleans Pelicans C Anthony Davis was named All-Star Game MVP in his home arena (Smoothie King Center) as the West defeated the East, 192-182

2008: Dallas Mavericks acquired PG Jason Kidd from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for PG Devin Harris, C DeSagana Diop, SF Keith Van Horn, SG Trenton Hassell, and SG Maurice Ager

2006: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James won his very 1st ASG MVP while leading the East over the West, 122-120 in Houston, TX

1982: Atlanta Hawks defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in 4OT, tying an NBA record for the longest game ever

1970: Detroit Tigers SP Denny McLain, a former AL Cy Young Award winner, was suspended from MLB for 1 year due to connections with bookmakers

1953: MLB HOF Ted Williams was hit by enemy fire while flying a jet in Korea, but fortunately survived

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