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What Happened in Sports: June 6, 2021
What happened in sports on June 6, 2021 ft. Julio Jones to the Titans, Clippers beating Mavs in Game 7, Hawks taking Game 1 in Philly, & more!
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June 6th, 2021 was remembered for the Tennessee Titans acquiring 7x Pro Bowl WR Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons without giving up a first round pick. The Los Angeles Clippers won Game 7 against the Dallas Mavericks despite Luka Doncic’s historic game as Marcus Morris’ Game 7 record-tying seven 3PM helped lift the Clips past Dallas and into the second round. Atlanta stole Game 1 in Philly even though Joel Embiid was healthy and productive as Trae Young exploded for 25 1st half points and Bogdan Bogdanovic drained a clutch dagger 3PM.
See what happened in sports on June 6th last year, headlined by the NBA deciding to use winning percentage to determine standings for the final playoff seeds as opposed to number of wins. 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.
👀 The TOP 10 PLAYS from Sunday’s #NBAPlayoffs action! pic.twitter.com/WFcvDOt4eT
— NBA (@NBA) June 7, 2021
Kawhi drops the hammer 🔨 pic.twitter.com/oCxREgofHW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
Marcus Morris hits a dagger from deep! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/QFecyikpW6
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
Kawhi’s all-around GAME 7 sends the @LAClippers to the West Semis! #NBAPlayoffs #ThatsGame
28 PTS
10 REB
9 AST
4 STL
10-15 FGM
LAC/UTA Game 1 ⤵️
Tuesday, 10:00pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/Po04YYtdTl
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
🔥 7 3s in GAME 7 for @MookMorris2 🔥
He ties Steph Curry’s Game 7 record for made threes as the @LAClippers advance to the Western Conference Semifinals! They’ll face Utah on Tuesday. #ThatsGame #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/vxwHknrVuk
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Jose Iglesias made a ridiculous glove flip and deserves at least 1 Gold Glove in his career after all these years pic.twitter.com/ne5wZq1YMz
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2021
First game back ➡️ HR robbery pic.twitter.com/QXeN17eHev
— MLB (@MLB) June 6, 2021
Verdugo’s doing it all tonight. 😤 pic.twitter.com/V7sMu66vJE
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2021
GLEYBER TIES IT IN THE 9TH! pic.twitter.com/mzhmbuk1jr
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2021
Bogaerts puts the @RedSox back on top in the 10th. pic.twitter.com/TbtU6joLpv
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2021
TRAE FROM DEEEEP.. HE’S GOT 25 AT HALFTIME ON ABC 🤯#ThatsGame #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/EZoaxEqwGK
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Gallinari got UP for the slam 💥 pic.twitter.com/6hsFownWvv
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
Bogdanovic with a CLUTCH triple 🥶 pic.twitter.com/5iZDpnbu3a
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
TRAE TO COLLINS TO CAP THE @ATLHawks W❗️
Game 2 – Tuesday, 7:30pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/vhn1beGwmG
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
🧊 @TheTraeYoung in Game 1:
35 PTS 🧊 10 AST
Game 2 – Tue, 7:30pm/et, TNT#TrueToAtlanta #NBAPlayoffs #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/oPUfmhoUfD
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Just a good ol’ fashioned 3-6-4 triple play. pic.twitter.com/21eclGbJgJ
— MLB (@MLB) June 6, 2021
🔥 @JoelEmbiid dropped an #NBAPlayoffs career-high 39 PTS today. #ThatsGame @sixers will look to even the series Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET on TNT. pic.twitter.com/7AcnbexbUH
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
29 for Luka.. the MOST Game 7 first-half points over the last 25 seasons! #ThatsGame
WIN or GO HOME GAME 7 on ABC pic.twitter.com/YYQ6ZM5CJH
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
These moves by Luka 😮 pic.twitter.com/1tMdTqdMWK
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
LUKA STEP-BACK OVER KAWHI 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xFGxsLPPN9
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
Luka closes out his season in magical fashion. 💫
46 PTS (#NBAPlayoffs career high)
14 AST
That’s the 3rd highest-scoring Game 7 in @NBAhistory. #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/mGO7A3GUvV
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Julio Jones’ Atlanta #Falcons records include:
– Career REC YDS (12,896)
– Career REC (848)
– Season REC YDS (1,871 in ‘15)
– Season REC (136 in ‘15)
– Career GP (55) with 100+ REC YDS
– Seasons (7) with 1,000+ REC YDS
– REC YDS (300) in 1 GP pic.twitter.com/aPG2NMtzkH
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 7, 2021
Most REC YDS during 1 season in Atlanta #Falcons history:
1. 2015 Julio Jones (1,871)
2. 2018 Julio Jones (1,677)
3. 2014 Julio Jones (1,593)
4. 2017 Julio Jones (1,444)
5. 2016 Julio Jones (1,409)
6. 2019 Julio Jones (1,394)
7. 2010 Roddy White (1,389) pic.twitter.com/LDsjYiQ8JA
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 7, 2021
94 Ks and 1.97 ERA this season for @Burnes16. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2AHFielR0n
— MLB (@MLB) June 6, 2021
Julio
Henry
A.J.
Watch out for the @Titans new trio. 😳 pic.twitter.com/605DZN72ZH
— NFL (@NFL) June 7, 2021
The BEST CLUTCH PLAYS from the first round of the #NBAPlayoffs! #CloroxClutch pic.twitter.com/d8TLOlOHMj
— NBA (@NBA) June 7, 2021
Name the best young DB in the game today. ✍️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/e2m1xGpg17
— NFL (@NFL) June 6, 2021
Look back at the best plays from the @ATLHawks and @sixers First Round series wins! #NBAPlayoffs
ATL and PHI match up in the East Semis with Game 1 today at 1pm/et on ABC. #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/tiaHZAxPei
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
👀 the TOP CAREER ASSISTS from Trae Young and Ben Simmons!@ATLHawks and @sixers match up in the East Semis with Game 1 today at 1pm/et on ABC. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/rhzGmCloGR
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Best yard-per-catch average in the league last year?
That’d be @MVS__11! 🙌 (h/t @PFF) pic.twitter.com/juozPvqmXu
— NFL (@NFL) June 7, 2021
June 6, 2001: For the 1st time in NBA Finals history, 2 opponents reached 40+ PTS — #76ers PG Allen Iverson (48) and Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal (44). AI’s crossover and stepping over Tyronn Lue became iconic during the Lakers only postseason loss of 2001
pic.twitter.com/vTd2XEsLuI
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 6, 2021
AI’s most legendary performance was one for the books on June 6, 2001 pic.twitter.com/5nL4mOwnRc
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 6, 2021
June 6, 1984: Boston #Celtics F Larry Bird hit the GW-FG over Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to tie the series 2-2 before eventually winning the series in 7 games
pic.twitter.com/HBVirMbtwu
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 6, 2021
#OTD in 2013, Tony Parker drained this outrageous bucket to seal the win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals 😳 pic.twitter.com/bDrGhHkMiG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2021
DeAndre Hopkins ranks in #Texans history:
– 1st/2nd/3rd most REC TD (13 & 11 2x) in a season
– 1st & 4th REC (115 & 111) in a season
– 2nd in career REC YDS (8,602), REC (632), and REC TD (54)
– 3rd & 5th REC YDS (1,572 & 1,521) in a season
pic.twitter.com/E1fPd630cI
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 21, 2021
DeAndre Hopkins put together another All-Pro season after joining the #Cardinals pic.twitter.com/P1BFGBY6cv
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 21, 2021
This catch. Still incredible.
Happy birthday, @DeAndreHopkins! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/38uevNMRNw
— NFL (@NFL) June 6, 2021
Anthony Rendon became the 1st player to ever hit a HR in 3 straight elimination games during 1 MLB postseason to help lead the #Nationals to their only Championship in DC history
pic.twitter.com/aGi6d0txTP
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 22, 2021
Scooter Gennett had 1 of the best performances of all-time June 6, 2017
pic.twitter.com/aaxV4emKgw
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 6, 2021
[SEE MORE]
[Highlights] #5 HAWKS (+146; $13.67) d. #1 @76ERS (-165; $11.26) 128-124 [ATL +3.5 | o220.5] (ATL 1-0)
[Highlights] #4 @CLIPPERS (-267; $10.44) d. #5 MAVERICKS (+226; $10.00) 126-111 [LAC -6.5 | o210] (LAC 4-3)
[Highlights] G Luka Doncic, DAL (L @LAC): 46 PTS (17-30 FG | 5-11 3P), 14 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 6 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SF Kawhi Leonard, LAC (W v.DAL): 28 PTS (10-15 FG | 1-3 3P), 9 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK, 4 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (L v.ATL): 39 PTS (12-21 FG | 1-3 3P), 4 AST, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] PG Trae Young, ATL (W @PHI): 35 PTS (11-23 FG | 4-11 3P), 10 AST, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] PG Ben Simmons, PHI (L v.ATL): 17 PTS (7-7 FG | 0-0 3P), 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK, 4 STL, 5 TO
MLB: SP Joey Lucchesi, New York Mets (turns 28)
NFL: WR DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona Cardinals (29)
MLB: 3B Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels (31)
NFL: CB Prince Amukamara, Las Vegas Raiders (32)
NFL: OL Rodger Saffold, Tennessee Titans (33)
2018: With 33 points in a Game 3 loss to the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James broke Michael Jordan’s all-time record with his 109th career playoff game scoring 30+ points
2017: Cincinnati Reds 2B Scooter Gennett became the 17th player in MLB history to hit 4 HRs in a game in a 13-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals
2013: San Antonio Spurs PG Tony Parker hit a dagger floater off the glass over LeBron James after dribbling the ball down on 1 knee in the closing seconds to seal the Spurs Game 1 win over Miami Heat that turned into an epic 7-game series
2001: For the very 1st time in NBA Finals history, 2 opposing players managed to reach 40 points — Philadelphia 76ers PG Allen Iverson (48) and Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal (44); Iverson left a lasting impression by using his iconic crossover to hit a fadeaway over Tyronn Lue, stepping over him as the shot went in
1992: New York Mets 1B Eddie Murray became the all-time leader in RBI by a switch-hitter, passing Mickey Mantle (1,510). Murray finished his career with 1,917 RBI which still stands as the switch-hitting record
1989: The Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals to snap the Lakers’ record streak of 11 consecutive wins in a postseason
1984: Boston Celtics F Larry Bird hit the game-winning shot over Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to tie the series 2-2 before eventually winning the series in 7 games
1971: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays hit a walk-off HR in the 12th inning to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, his 22nd extra-inning HR, setting a new MLB record which still stands today
1946: The Basketball Association of America (NBA) was officially founded in New York City with Maurice Podoloff being named the league’s 1st president (commissioner)
1944: As the nation focused its attention on the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day), all baseball games across the country were canceled
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