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What Happened in Sports: June 8, 2021
What happened in sports on June 8, 2021 ft. Nikola Jokic winning NBA MVP, Donovan Mitchell and Joel Embiid going off in playoff wins, & more!
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June 8th, 2021 was highlighted by Nikola Jokic becoming the lowest draft pick to ever win the NBA MVP award as a former 41st overall pick, surpassing the previous record of 15th overall. Donovan Mitchell’s 45 points led the Utah Jazz to a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers while Joel Embiid’s playoff career-high 40 points led Philly to a Game 2 win over Atlanta to tie the series 1-1.
See what happened in sports on June 8th last year, headlined by Spurs PF LaMarcus Aldridge missing the rest of the 2019-20 season due to shoulder surgery, and the NFL issuing a memo for players to return to club facilities in the near future. 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 5 PLAYS from Tuesday’s #NBAPlayoffs action! pic.twitter.com/pdyZFntj3g
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
THE CLOSEOUT.
THE SECOND CONTEST.
THE GAME-SEALING BLOCK.
GOBERT THINGS 🤯
The @utahjazz‘ big man in the middle comes up big on defense to win a thrilling Game 1! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/3q3npSfghk
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
🔥 45 PTS for @spidadmitchell
🔥 32 in the 2nd half
Donovan Mitchell’s 4th 40+ point #NBAPlayoffs game ties him with Karl Malone for the most in franchise history and powers the @utahjazz in Game 1! #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/C3Qa3d7AsO
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
TAUCH THAT TAUCH, Giants fans. pic.twitter.com/ufqTHCE3Wp
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2021
😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/bEgpr2OG4Z
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) June 9, 2021
Maikel Franco made this play look easy https://t.co/ER5adWwsAM
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
travis shaw from his knees!! #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/9wWQcMBFu5
— megan BRAUNY FOREVER brown (@thatgirlondeck) June 9, 2021
Goodness, @Bzimmer5. 😯 pic.twitter.com/sQViWf2aKN
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2021
Gabe Speier 🤯🤯🤯
What a play by the @Royals pitcher for @OMAStormChasers. pic.twitter.com/OJGPVKDFC5
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 9, 2021
🔥 40 PTS FOR EMBIID 🔥@JoelEmbiid‘s #NBAPlayoffs career high powers the @sixers in Game 2.. Series tied 1-1 as it shifts to Atlanta, with Game 3 on Friday at 7:30pm/et on ESPN. #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/3SJxIU7AlW
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
SHAKE MILTON CHANGES GAME 2 🔌
After not playing for the first 33 minutes.. @SniperShake came off the bench and dropped 14 points in 14 minutes to spark the Philly crowd and a late @sixers run! #ThatsGame
Game 3 – Fri, 7:30pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/bbt29F8oIp
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
Congratulations to NBA MVP Nikola Jokic!
– 1st Denver #Nuggets player to ever win MVP
– Lowest drafted (41) MVP in NBA history
– 1st Center to be named MVP since Shaq in 2001
– 1 of 3 players to finish top-5 in total PTS/REB/ASThttps://t.co/7Cr56xhCfg
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
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Donovan Mitchell has now scored 40+ points in 4 #NBAPlayoffs games, tying Karl Malone’s @utahjazz record! #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/9FmSzRARMR
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
👀 the best of regular season matchups between the @LAClippers and @utahjazz!
Their Western Conference Semifinals series tips tonight in Game 1 at 10pm/et on TNT! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/OYB6SlEK8c
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2021
Kawhi and Donovan have thrown down some SERIOUS SLAMS this season! 💥
It’s the @LAClippers vs. @utahjazz tonight in Game 1 at 10pm/et on TNT. #ThatsGame #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/tyUR53VfI4
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2021
Watch the top plays from the @LAClippers and @utahjazz First Round series wins! #ThatsGame
Their Western Conference Semifinals series tips tonight in Game 1 at 10pm/et on TNT! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/yjEJmDEa20
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2021
Trae Young to John Collins has been a strong alley-oop connection since they entered the NBA! #ThatsGame
HAWKS (1-0) 76ERS Game 2 tonight at 7:30pm/et on TNT. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/wX7DCATNSu
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2021
June 8, 2010: Washington #Nationals 2009 1st Overall Pick RHP Stephen Strasburg made his MLB debut, recording 14 Ks over 7 IP in one of the most anticipated and greatest big league pitching debuts of all time
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2021
June 8, 2018: Golden State #Warriors completed a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their 3rd Championship in 4 seasons, playing against LeBron’s Cavs in the Finals for 4 consecutive years (3-1)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2021
June 8, 1986: Led by Finals MVP Larry Bird’s triple-double (29/12/11), the Boston #Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 to clinch their record 16th NBA Championship (now tied with Lakers at 17). This was Boston’s last Finals victory until 2008
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2021
“This one is headed for New Jersey!”
OTD in 2002, @BarryBonds hit a mammoth homer at Yankee Stadium. 😳 pic.twitter.com/r9TvMEDPFr
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) June 8, 2021
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[Highlights] #1 @JAZZ (-174; $13.00) d. #4 CLIPPERS (+154; $10.44) 112-109 [LAC +4 | o220.5] (UTA 1-0)
[Highlights] #1 @76ERS (-244; $11.26) d. #5 HAWKS (+208; $13.67) 118-102 [PHI -6 | u223.5] (TIED 1-1)
[Highlights] G Donovan Mitchell, UTA (W v.LAC): 45 PTS (16-30 FG | 6-15 3P), 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (W v.ATL): 40 PTS (13-25 FG | 2-5 3P), 2 AST, 13 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] SF Tobias Harris, PHI (W v.ATL): 22 PTS (11-19 FG | 0-1 3P), 4 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
NBA: SG Anfernee Simons, Portland Trail Blazers (turns 22)
NFL: LB Sione Takitaki, Cleveland Browns (26)
NFL: OT Mitchell Schwartz, Free Agent (32)
NFL: OT Kelvin Beachum, Arizona Cardinals (32)
NFL: DL Corey Peters, Free Agent (33)
2018: Golden State Warriors completed a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their 3rd Championship over the last 4 seasons, playing the Cavs in the Finals for 4 consecutive years (3-1)
2010: Washington Nationals 2009 1st Overall Pick RHP Stephen Strasburg made his MLB debut, striking out 14 batters in 7 innings in one of the greatest big-league pitching debuts of the decade
2001: Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal tied an NBA Finals record by blocking 8 shots in a Game 2 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers (Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing)
1999: Utah Jazz PF Karl Malone was named to a record 11th All-NBA 1st-Team which has since been tied by Kobe Bryant and surpassed by LeBron James (13)
1986: Led by Finals MVP Larry Bird’s triple-double (29/12/11), the Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 to clinch their record 16th NBA Championship (now tied with Lakers at 17). This was Boston’s last Finals victory until 2008
1979: New Orleans Jazz officially moved to Salt Lake City, becoming the Utah Jazz
1968: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Don Drysdale broke Walter Johnson’s record of 56 consecutive scoreless innings, reaching 58.2 before allowing a run in a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The record was later broken by Orel Hershiser
1966: The NFL & AFL agreed to merge for the 1970 season which effectively ended any of the 3 major sports league’s biggest competition since first getting established
1961: Milwaukee Braves set an MLB record by hitting 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, Frank Thomas) but the Cincinnati Reds would prevail 10-8. The rare feat has occurred 9 more times since then but the MLB has never seen 5 straight HRs
1921: Babe Ruth was arrested for speeding in New York and jailed until 4 PM; a uniform is brought to him to change into upon release, and he arrives to a 3-2 deficit but helps the New York Yankees rally to a 4-3 victory
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