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What Happened in Sports: June 9, 2021
What happened in sports on June 9, 2021 ft. CP3's flawless Game 2, Rudy Gobert DPOY, Jake Fraley robbed HR, Luke Williams walk-off, and more!
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June 9th, 2021 was highlighted by Chris Paul’s nearly flawless performance against the Nuggets in Game 2 to lead another Phoenix blowout win as they took a 2-0 series lead after protecting home court. Utah Jazz C Rudy Gobert joined an exclusive club with his third Defensive Player of the Year award as he’s claimed all three in the last four seasons.
A potential MLB play of the year took place as Seattle Mariners OF Jake Fraley robbed a walk-off HR and turned it into a double play before then collecting the game-winning RBI himself in the 11th. Phillies rookie Luke Williams had a fairy tale ending to his first career start with a walk-off HR to beat the Braves while Brock Holt’s walk-off RBI ruined Sammy Long’s sensational debut for San Francisco.
See what happened in sports on June 9th last year, headlined by RB Todd Gurley officially becoming an Atlanta Falcon and the MLB agreeing on a July 10 opening day for the 2020 season (with many other details still TBD). 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.
A HR robbery to start a double play 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1KWJhLPfsu
— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2021
Not only did @jfral_23 make the play of the day with a robbed walk-off HR but Jake Fraley also drove in the game-winning run in the 11th 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ie854vidnq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 10, 2021
👀 The TOP 5 PLAYS from Wednesday’s #NBAPlayoffs action! pic.twitter.com/Lm2CtlQZzb
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2021
In his first career MLB start, in front of his family, @lukewilliams012 hits a #walkoff home run.
What a moment. pic.twitter.com/aLAUW7bNSL
— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2021
Full extension from Ced 😳 pic.twitter.com/1ZtLvSzBq2
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2021
Joc breaks out the stutter step. 👀 pic.twitter.com/JvNwVs6Ipx
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2021
CP3 showing off the moves 😯 pic.twitter.com/dzToCY14FV
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 10, 2021
CP3 serving up no-look dimes 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sRaZBcVW25
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 10, 2021
🔥 17 PTS, 15 AST, 0 TOV for @CP3 🔥
Chris Paul becomes the first player in @NBAHistory to reach 15 assists with 0 turnovers three separate times in the #NBAPlayoffs! #ThatsGame @Suns seek 3-0 series lead on Friday at 10 PM ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/uixM2u9g5O
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2021
101 MPH off the bat.
Are you making the play like @tai_walker? pic.twitter.com/CqZlOvr0nK
— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2021
WOW WHAT A DOUBLE PLAY BY TORREYES!!#Phillies #RingtheBell pic.twitter.com/jAjJEiyZCS
— Brodes Media (@BrodesMedia) June 10, 2021
Party like a Brock star. #Walkoff https://t.co/phaOL8m7nN pic.twitter.com/2TjT8KvcPP
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2021
14 4th quarter PTS on a perfect 6-6 shooting in Game 1… @CP3 has come up clutch in the 4th all season! #ThatsGame @Suns seek a 2-0 lead vs. DEN in Game 2 tonight at 9:30pm/et on TNT. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/WAHvQOxkXF
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
No. 6 LeBron is back. 🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 9, 2021
Rudy Gobert joins Dikembe Mutombo (four), Ben Wallace (four) and Dwight Howard (three) as the only players to win the Defensive Player of the Year award at least 3 times! #NBAVault #KiaDPOY pic.twitter.com/FR7r5uH2pa
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) June 10, 2021
June 9, 1987: Los Angeles #Lakers PG Magic Johnson used teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s patented skyhook as time expired to defeat the Celtics 107-106 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead en route to his 4th (of 5) career Championship
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Josh Cribbs career resume:
– 3x Pro Bowl
– 2009 All-Pro 1st Team; 2007 2nd Team
– NFL All-2000s Team
– 2007 NFL KR YDS Leader (1,809)
– 2009 NFL KR TD Leader (3)
– T-most KR TD (8) of all-time
– 1 of 2 players w/ 2 KR TD of 100+ YDS in 1 GP
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Josh Cribbs’ #Browns franchise records include:
– Career KR YDS (10,015), KR TD (8), PR YDS (2154), RET YDS (10,015), RET TD (11) & All-Purpose YDS (14,065)
– Most KR TD in 1 season (3 in 2009)
– Top 6 single season KR YDS records
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Most career KR YDS in Cleveland #Browns history:
1. Josh Cribbs (10,015)
2. Dino Hall (3,185)
3. Eric Metcalf (2,806)
4. Glen Young (2,079)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Most KR YDS in a #Browns season ever:
1. 2007 Josh Cribbs (1,809)
2. 2009 Josh Cribbs (1,542)
3. 2006 Josh Cribbs (1,494)
4. 2012 Josh Cribbs (1,178)
5. 2008 Josh Cribbs (1,110)
6. 2005 Josh Cribbs (1,094)
7. 2002 Andre Davis (1,068)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Most career KR-TD in NFL history:
T1. Josh Cribbs, Cordarrelle Patterson, Leon Washington (8)
T4. Mel Gray, Dante Hall, Ollie Matson, Gale Sayers, Travis Williams (7)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 28, 2021
June 9, 1985: As the #Lakers defeated the Celtics in 6 games to win their 9th NBA Championship, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever be named Finals MVP at 38 years old and the 1st to win the award on 2 different teams (1971 w/ Milwaukee)pic.twitter.com/kEAnKDYFNs
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
#Reds OF Ken Griffey Jr. blasted his 600th career HR on June 9, 2008 pic.twitter.com/hNb1Dgh7A8
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 10, 2021
June 9, 2009: New Jersey HS OF Mike Trout was drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles #Angels during a 1st round that included Stephen Strasburg going #1 to Washington. Trout quickly made his MLB debut in 2011 and has been a perennial MVP candidate since
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
Happy Zack Greinke Day (6/9) @PitchingNinja pic.twitter.com/CSnicrSpg5
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
The greatest block of @KingJames’ Miami #Heat career happened on June 9, 2013 during NBA Finals Game 2 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lio8CJPx5w
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
June 9, 2000: Los Angeles #Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal shattered an NBA Playoff record by going to the free-throw line 38 times in their Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers, yet only made 18 of those attempts
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 9, 2021
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[Highlights] #2 @SUNS (-202; $14.78) d. #3 NUGGETS (+175; $10.80) 123-98 [PHX -5 | u224.5]
[Highlights] PG Chris Paul, PHX (W v.DEN): 17 PTS (6-10 FG | 2-2 3P), 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 0 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (L @PHX): 24 PTS (9-17 FG | 1-3 3P), 6 AST, 13 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] SG Devin Booker, PHX (W v.DEN): 18 PTS (6-14 FG | 3-7 3P), 2 AST, 10 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
NFL: DE Dean Lowry, Green Bay Packers (turns 27)
MLB: RP Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Dodgers (33)
MLB: 1B Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros (37)
NFL: RS/WR Josh Cribbs, Retired after 2014 (38)
NBA: PF Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat (41)
NFL: LB Tedy Bruschi, Retired after 2008 (48)
2013: LeBron James’ most famous block with the Miami Heat came when he denied Tiago Splitter of an easy dunk in Game 2 of the NBA Finals that ended up going 7 games
2009: Millvile, NJ High School OF Mike Trout was drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles Angels during a 1st round that included Stephen Strasburg going #1 to Washington. Trout quickly made his MLB debut in 2011 and has been a perennial MVP candidate since
2008: Seattle Mariners Ken Griffey Jr. became the 6th player in MLB history to join the 600-HR club
2000: Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal shattered an NBA Playoff record by going to the free-throw line 38 times in their Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers, yet only made 18 of those attempts
1990: Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Eddie Murray hit a HR from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career, tying Mickey Mantle’s all-time record
1987: Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson used teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s patented skyhook as time expired to defeat the Celtics 107-106 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead en route to his 4th (of 5) career Championship
1985: As the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in 6 games to win their 9th NBA Championship, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever be named Finals MVP at 38 years old and the 1st to win the award on 2 different teams (1971 w/ Milwaukee)
1980: Boston Celtics GM Red Auerbach completed a notorious trade with the Golden State Warriors in which Boston received C Robert Parish and a 1980 1st round pick (which would be used on PF Kevin McHale) for a pair of 1st-rounders in 1980 (Joe Barry Carroll, Rickey Brown). Parish & McHale both became Hall of Famers for Boston.
1966: Minnesota Twins became the 1st team in AL history to hit 5 home runs in a single inning as Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versailles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew all homered in the 7th inning
1914: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Honus Wagner became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits (Cap Anson)
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