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What Happened in Sports: March 7, 2021
What happened in sports on March 7, 2021 ft. the 2021 NBA All-Star game, dunk contest, 3pt contest, Blake Griffin to Nets, and more!
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March 7th, 2021 was highlighted by the 2021 NBA All-Star game as Team LeBron dominated Team Durant (who didn’t play as he was injured). Giannis won ASG MVP after a perfect night from the floor, Steph and Dame took turns lighting it up from long distance, and CP3 passed Magic Johnson for the most assists in All-Star Game history.
For the first time ever, the Slam Dunk Contest, Skills Challenge, and the wildly stacked 3-Point Contest all took place on the same day as the ASG with Anfernee Simons, Domantas Sabonis, and Steph Curry winning each of those, respectively. Blake Griffin agreed to sign with the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Astros’ top prospect Forrest Whitley is headed for Tommy John surgery.
See what happened in sports on March 7th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Ja Morant‘s big performance against Ice Trae‘s Hawks, GSW vs. PHI coming down to the wire, and Jamal Murray‘s half-time buzzer-beater from deep.
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.
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The TOP PLAYS from the 2021 #NBAAllStar Game! pic.twitter.com/UYd1Dai0Iy
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
DAME FROM DEEP TO WIN IT ⌚️#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/v3o8Zq1VS3
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 8, 2021
💦 STEPH: 8-16 from 3 after winning #MtnDew3PT earlier in the night.
⌚️ DAME: 8-16 from 3, #NBAAllStar game-winning shot from halfcourt.
Another shooting DISPLAY from @StephenCurry30 and @Dame_Lillard! pic.twitter.com/BbayM7VZL0
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
STEPH CAN’T BE STOPPED 😱#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/QGqm5hLmZi
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 8, 2021
Steph is having fun 🎯😅#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/YHrHvvAyr1
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 8, 2021
🔥 35 PTS for @Giannis_An34
🔥 16-16 FGM (#NBAAllStar Game record)
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads #TeamLeBron to victory, winning the 2021 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award! #KiaAllStarMVP pic.twitter.com/QjaUgBYY9R
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
👀 @CP3 of #TeamLeBron drops 16 DIMES to move past Magic Johnson for the MOST ASSISTS in #NBAAllStar Game history! pic.twitter.com/UTI8eRHGMZ
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
SIMONS GETTING WAYYY UP.. WATCH #NBAALLSTAR ON TNT!
All 3 dunks from 2021 #ATTSlamDunk champion Anfernee Simons. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/JhSTv7DLj0
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Brooklyn Nets teammates @KyrieIrving (24 PTS, 12 AST) & @JHarden13 (21 PTS, 7 3PM) combine for 45 for #TeamDurant. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/PCuEoRtgOS
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Friends and St. Louis natives Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum pace #TeamDurant in their first game as teammates. #NBAAllStar @RealDealBeal23: 26 PTS, 6 3PM@jaytatum0: 21 PTS, 7 AST pic.twitter.com/tLZWE2hFJm
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Obi showing out. 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/LU8Wy6Esd3
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) March 8, 2021
Sit back and enjoy @AllenRobinson‘s most insane catches of 2020.
You won’t regret it. pic.twitter.com/xZp1a9bW6F
— NFL (@NFL) March 7, 2021
The @Bengals TOP 10 plays of 2020! 🐅 pic.twitter.com/2QqP7pXbsD
— NFL (@NFL) March 7, 2021
“Tell me you had a dominant season without telling me you had a dominant season.”@buddabaker32: 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/HXaeD1KJoC
— NFL (@NFL) March 7, 2021
Seven-straight Pro Bowl selections.@Bwagz is still one of the best LBs in the game. pic.twitter.com/L0qAnC6vz8
— NFL (@NFL) March 7, 2021
Laviska Shenault Jr. in the open field: 😤😤😤@Viska2live | @Jaguars pic.twitter.com/W67NjkJAVA
— NFL (@NFL) March 8, 2021
We got a preview of #SBLV back in Week 12.@tonyromo predicted we’d see this matchup again. 👀 pic.twitter.com/PSxQOmWaPz
— NFL (@NFL) March 7, 2021
.@JoseIglesias_SS has been making plays like this since 2013. 👀 pic.twitter.com/fHUvn6N099
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) March 8, 2021
Throw looks familiar 😱 https://t.co/M2i4ubyYib pic.twitter.com/Xt0VeOobbG
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) March 7, 2021
Russell Westbrook tied the franchise record for most points (58) in a game last night pic.twitter.com/2q2R3UiOjI
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 8, 2017
#OTD in 2010, Kobe didn’t flinch 🐍 pic.twitter.com/7M2FJfze6M
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 7, 2021
Happy 52nd birthday, Jeff Kent!
Kent has the most HR (377) by a 2B in @MLB history. pic.twitter.com/hXTQsn3Ch9
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) March 7, 2020
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[Highlights] F Giannis Antetokounmpo, LBJ (v. KD): 35 PTS (16-16 FG | 3-3 3PT), 3 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, LBJ (v. KD): 32 PTS (11-20 FG | 8-16 3PT), 1 AST, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, LBJ (v. KD): 28 PTS (10-19 FG | 8-16 3PT), 4 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO
NFL: RB Marlon Mack, Free Agent (turns 25)
MLB: SP Pablo Lopez, Miami Marlins (25)
NBA: SF Jake Layman, Minnesota Timberwolves (27)
MLB: 2B Jeff Kent, Retired after 2008 (53)
NFL: WR Lynn Swann, Hall of Fame (69)
2017: Dallas Mavericks C Dirk Nowitzki became just the 6th player to reach 30,000 career points in NBA history
2017: Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook scored a career-high 58 points in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
2016: Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning announced his retirement from the NFL after winning his 2nd Super Bowl as the league’s all-time leader in PASS YDS & PASS TDs
2016: Golden State Warriors won their 45th consecutive home game, the most of all-time, surpassing the 44-game NBA record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls while PG Steph Curry became the 1st player to record 300 3PM during a single-season with 20 games remaining
2012: Indianapolis Colts released future HOF QB Peyton Manning following a missed 2011 season (neck surgery) that led to them landing the No.1 pick after going 2-14 to select QB Andrew Luck out of Stanford University. Manning would join the Denver Broncos and become the 1st starting QB to win a Super Bowl with multiple teams
1996: Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson became just the 2nd player in NBA history to record 10,000 career assists (John Stockton). Magic’s 11.2 career APG over 13 seasons is the highest in NBA history
1995: Boston Celtics SF Dominique Wilkins became the 9th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points
1974: New Orleans Jazz were officially announced as the NBA’s 18th franchise
1969: Wilt Chamberlain grabbed a Lakers franchise-record 42 REB in a single game. Wilt holds the single-game REB record for all 3 teams (Warriors, 76ers, Lakers) he’s played for
1903: Very 1st interleague trade after the AL-NL peace agreement — New York Giants send 2B Heinie Smith to the Detroit Tigers for 2B Kid Gleason, who is promptly flipped to the Philadelphia Phillies
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