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What Happened in Sports: June 4, 2020
What happened in sports on June 4, 2020 ft. NBA's Board of Governors approving the plan to return, important dates released, and more!
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June 4th, 2020 was highlighted by the NBA’s Board of Governors approving the NBA return and announcement of the new schedule including the first games back (July 31st), NBA Draft lottery (August 25th), the Draft itself (October 15th), Free Agency period (starting October 18th) and plan to start next season (December 1st). The NFL permitted coaching staffs to use team facilities again and the state of Texas announced it is allowing pro teams to have fans up to 50% capacity.
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.
June 4, 2000: #Lakers come back from 13 down in the 4th to beat Portland in G7 of the WCF.
The Alley-Oop… pic.twitter.com/hsboGEMkKs
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NFL: WR Marquise Brown, Baltimore Ravens (turns 23)
NFL: P Jamie Gillan, Cleveland Browns (23)
MLB: RP Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers (24)
MLB: RP Cody Stashak, Minnesota Twins (26)
NFL: TE Jesse James, Detroit Lions (26)
MLB: SP Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies (27)
NFL: S Anthony Harris, Minnesota Vikings (29)
NBA: C Greg Monroe, Free Agent (30)
2017: Golden State Warriors set the new NBA record for the most consecutive wins in postseason history with their 14th straight win after a Game 2 victory over Cleveland in the NBA Finals which would get extended to 15, the record today. LeBron James and Steph Curry represented the 1st time multiple players recorded a triple-double in the same Finals game
2009: San Francisco Giants SP Randy Johnson recorded his 300th career win as the most recent pitcher to join the exclusive club
2000: Los Angeles Lakers staged a 15-pt comeback in the final 10:30 of the 4th Quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals that was capped off with an iconic alley-oop from Kobe to Shaq to defeat the Blazers and reach their 1st NBA Finals in a decade. It’s the largest 4th Qtr comeback victory in Game 7 history
1997: The NBA announced that the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets would play an upcoming regular season game in Mexico for the 1st time in the league’s history
1995: Led by C Shaquille O’Neal’s 25 points, the Orlando Magic defeated the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals in just their 6th year of existence. SF Dennis Scott set NBA playoff series records with 65 3PA & 28 3PM
1988: New York Yankees OF Rickey Henderson set a franchise record by stealing his 249th base with the club
1987: In a Game 2 victory over the Celtics, the Lakers set 2 NBA Finals records by shooting 61.5% as a team and combining for 44 total assists (led by Magic’s 20, 1 shy of his own Finals record). The 2 teams combined for the most points (263) in a non-OT game in NBA Finals history
1986: MLB’s all-time Home Run King Barry Bonds hit the 1st of his 762 career HR as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates
1976: Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 128-126 in 3OT, making Game 5 the longest NBA Finals game to date; Suns PF Gar Heard set a Finals record by playing 61 minutes
1974: The NFL officially granted a franchise to Seattle, Washington (Seahawks) that would begin play in 1976
1967: Cardinals OF Curt Flood’s NL record of 227 consecutive games without an error was snapped as he dropped a fly ball in a victory over the Cubs
1958: Giants OF Hank Sauer and C Bob Schmidt became the 1st teammates in NL history to pinch-hit consecutive HRs in a 10-9 victory over the Braves
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