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What Happened in Sports: June 29, 2020
What happened in sports on June 29, 2020 ft. various players opting out of the 2020 MLB season, DeAndre Jordan doing the same, and more!
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June 29th, 2020 was highlighted by multiple players opting out of the MLB season, Brooklyn Nets C DeAndre Jordan opting not to return to the NBA after testing positive for COVID-19, and J.R. Smith signing with the Los Angeles Lakers to replace Avery Bradley during the restart in Orlando. Check out everything that happened on this day 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.
JR Smith’s best games in China🔥
60 PTS (14-18 3PT) off the bench
52 PTS, 22 REB, 11 3PT, 7 STLpic.twitter.com/l0MYOgs6Eh
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 29, 2020
Happy 29th birthday, Kawhi Leonard!
◾️ 2 x NBA Champion
◾️ 2 x Finals MVP
◾️ 2 x DPOY
◾️ 3 x All-NBA
◾️ 5 x All-Defense
◾️ Comedian
◾️ Bleeds antifreeze
◾️ Future (?) pic.twitter.com/sMWUjRhfn8
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 29, 2020
“Is this the dagger… OHHH! GAME! SERIES! TORONTO HAS WON!!”
Kawhi Leonard bounces in the first Game 7 #TissotBuzzerBeater in NBA Playoffs history to win it for the @Raptors! #ThisIsYourTime #NBATogetherLive pic.twitter.com/gYhmSmEjjq
— NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2020
The Klaw takes it away!
👀 some of Kawhi Leonard’s best steals from the past five seasons! pic.twitter.com/tc85q2yNKV
— NBA (@NBA) May 6, 2020
June 29, 1990: Fernando Valenzuela tosses a no-hitter against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. Vin Scully on the call. pic.twitter.com/UWDuyyC7tU
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) June 29, 2020
So much talent!
HBD Michael Porter Jr @MPJr pic.twitter.com/v8yXc2eR6H
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 29, 2020
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NBA: PF Michael Porter Jr., Denver Nuggets (turns 22)
NFL: CB Gareon Conley, Houston Texans (25)
NFL: EDGE Sam Hubbard, Cincinnati Bengals (25)
NFL: EDGE Carl Lawson, Cincinnati Bengals (25)
MLB: OF Nick Senzel, Cincinnati Reds (26)
MLB: 2B Yolmer Sanchez, San Francisco Giants (28)
NBA: SF Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers (29)
NFL: K Stephen Hauschka, Buffalo Bills (35)
NBA: SF Joe Johnson, Free Agent (39)
MLB: 1B Harmon Killebrew, Hall of Fame (84)
2019: New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox became the 1st 2 teams to play a regular season game in Europe (London) in MLB history
2016: The Indianapolis Colts made Andrew Luck the highest-paid QB in the NFL with a 5y/$122M extension that included $87M in guarantees. He ended up retiring just 3 years later before the 2019 season at 29 years old
2004: The Magic and Rockets completed a 7-player trade that sent SG Tracy McGrady, SF Juwan Howard, and PG Tyronn Lue to Houston, and PG Steve Francis and SG Cuttino Mobley to Orlando, among others
2004: Randy Johnson became the 4th pitcher in MLB history to record 4,000 career strikeouts
1994: After Purdue SF Glenn Robinson Jr. went #1 overall to the Milwaukee Bucks, future Hall-of-Famers Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were selected by the Mavericks and Pistons, respectively
1990: Oakland Athletics SP Dave Stewart (vs Toronto) and Los Angeles Dodgers SP Fernando Valenzuela (vs St. Louis) both threw no-hitters within hours of each other representing only day with multiple no-hitters in MLB history
1984: Expos 1B Pete Rose surpassed Carl Yastrzemski as the all-time leader in total games played (3,309)
1982: Future Hall-of-Famers James Worthy (1st) and Dominique Wilkins (3rd) were both drafted within the top-3 picks
1941: In the 1st game of a doubleheader against the Senators, Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio tied George Sisler’s AL record of 41 consecutive games with a hit; he breaks the record in the 7th inning of the 2nd game
1916: The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds played an entire 9-inning game with just 1 single ball
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