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What Happened in Sports: July 30, 2020
What happened in sports on July 30, 2020 ft. the NBA returning to action, LAL beating LAC, the Jazz edging out NOLA, and more!
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July 30th, 2020 was highlighted by the NBA returning after almost a 5-month hiatus. LeBron James and the Lakers beat the Clippers while Rudy Gobert got redemption in the Utah Jazz’s win against Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans. Check out everything that happened in sports on July 30th last year.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
If @ShaneBieber19 keeps pitching like this, Justin is going to be “the other Bieber.” 😳 pic.twitter.com/sip1px0B9c
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
👑🔒 LeBron guards Kawhi & Paul George in the final seconds of the Lakers win! pic.twitter.com/coe6LbmpJ3
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 31, 2020
Victor Robles is The Best Defensive CF in @MLB™.
We’re 7 games in and he’s already made the catch of the year.@Victor__Robles // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/T3HRHHTHvm
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 30, 2020
Aaron Judge: CLUTCH. pic.twitter.com/tvTnOxVFcO
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
Classic @KoleCalhoun. pic.twitter.com/yMixqzJ6RJ
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
👌 The BEST 3-pointers from opening night of the NBA Restart in Orlando! #MtnDew3PT pic.twitter.com/0KELCVy9dx
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2020
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 31, 2020
Anthony Davis vs Clippers
34 PTS
8-19 FG
2-5 3PT
16-17 FT
8 REB
4 AST
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 31, 2020
Ottavino throwing frisbees. 🤮 pic.twitter.com/3PyWlbZ2kq
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
TOMMY. PHAM.@Padres take the lead in the 10th! pic.twitter.com/OciXCHlBBi
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 31, 2020
The backcourt of @spidadmitchell (20 PTS, 5 AST) & @MCONLEY10 (20 PTS, 4 AST) fuel the @utahjazz win in Orlando! #TakeNote #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/P9WsXY3yCa
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2020
Brandon Ingram’s filthy 1st half highlights 👀 pic.twitter.com/nrmNC5x5uH
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 30, 2020
JJ RONDO! pic.twitter.com/MvHSq9wpMc
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 30, 2020
Rudy Gobert swats Zion’s shot out of bounds! pic.twitter.com/w0ViVbpiqz
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 31, 2020
Two tonight and 480 career homers for Miggy. 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/F7Vb5YGiYE
— MLB (@MLB) July 31, 2020
Droppin’ DIMES 👀
Watch the BEST ASSISTS from Orlando Scrimmages ahead of NBA Restart Thursday (7/30) at 6:30pm/et on TNT! #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/9MIbaOj8Ma
— NBA (@NBA) July 30, 2020
HBD lefty legend Chris Mullin!
◾️ New York “Mr. Basketball”
◾️ NCAA Great
◾️ 5 x NBA All-Star
◾️ 4 x All-NBA
◾️ 2 x Olympic Gold
◾️ Dream Team Member
◾️ Hall of Famer
◾️ The C in RUN TMC
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 30, 2020
3 years ago today, Adrián Beltré joined the 3,000 hit club. He is 1 of 3 3B to reach the mark, and has the most hits (3,166) among them. pic.twitter.com/AJVuMe3D2x
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) July 30, 2020
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[Highlights] PF Anthony Davis, LAL (v.LAC): 34 PTS (8-19 FG), 4 AST, 8 REB, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TO
[Highlights] SF Paul George, LAC (@LAL): 30 PTS (11-17 FG), 3 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL, 0 BLK, 5 TO
[Highlights] PG LeBron James, LAL (v.LAC): 16 PTS (6-19 FG), 7 AST, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 5 TO, Game-Winning Shot
[Highlights] SP Shane Bieber, CLE (@MIN): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 13 K, 0 BB, W [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SP Max Fried, ATL (v. TB): 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB, W
[Highlights] SP Marco Gonzalez, SEA (@LAA): 6.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 1 BB, W
[Highlights] C Christian Vazquez, BOS (@NYM): 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB
[Highlights] OF Teoscar Hernandez, TOR (@WAS): 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB
NFL: S Darnell Savage Jr, Green Bay Packers (turns 23)
NFL: LB Cole Holcomb, Washington Football (24)
NFL: LB AJ Klein, Buffalo Bills (29)
NBA: SF Chris Mullin, Hall of Fame (57)
2019: Cincinnati Reds acquired SP Trevor Bauer, Cleveland Indians acquired OFs Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes, and the San Diego Padres acquired OF prospect Taylor Trammell in a 3-team deal [PSO Evaluation]
2019: Portland Trail Blazers agreed to extend SF CJ McCollum on a 3y/$100M contract
2015: The Toronto Blue Jays acquired SP David Price from the Detroit Tigers for 3 players including SPs Daniel Norris and Matthew Boyd
2015: The Milwaukee Brewers traded SP Mike Fiers and OF Carlos Gomez to the Houston Astros for 4 players including RP Josh Hader and OF Domingo Santana
2013: The Tigers, White Sox, and Red Sox completed a 7-player trade that involved SP Jake Peavy, OF Avisail Garcia, and 2B Jose Iglesias
2005: The NBA officially decided to end direct high school entrance, forcing NBA prospects to spend at least one year in college (or elsewhere) before entering the draft, giving rise to the one-and-done era
1990: MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent officially ordered George Steinbrenner to resign as a principal partner of the New York Yankees
1978: In a 19-0 demolition of the Braves, the Expos collected 28 hits, tied an NL record with 8 HRs, and broke an 85-year-old MLB record with 58 total bases
1960: The American Football League played its inaugural preseason exhibition game as the Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 28-7
1959: In his MLB debut, future HOF 1B Willie McCovey recorded 4 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 triples in a 7-2 victory over the Phillies
1874: The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics became the very 1st baseball teams to play outside of the US, traveling to the British Isles to play a few exhibition games
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