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What Happened in Sports: March 25, 2021
What happened in sports on March 25, 2021 ft. the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline with Orlando's fire sale, Miami landing Victor Oladipo, and more!
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March 25th, 2021 was remembered for a significant 2021 NBA Trade Deadline which featured the Orlando Magic’s fire sale, trading away Nikola Vucevic to Chicago, Aaron Gordon to Denver, and Evan Fournier to Boston. Victor Oladipo was sent to South Beach for an underwhelming package as Pat Riley made an impressive deal with Houston’s rookie GM.
The Portland Trail Blazers upgraded from Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood with Norman Powell from Toronto. J.J. Redick is leaving New Orleans for Dallas as a shooter alongside Luka Doncic while No.1 seeded Philadelphia is adding G George Hill to solidify their depth in the backcourt. LA Clippers are swapping Lou Will for Rajon Rondo with Atlanta
Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum‘s Blazers came out of South Beach with a close victory against the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat after Dame drained the three game-winning FTs in a tightly contested battle. Two of the most dominant teams in the NBA had a scrappy battle as well with the Joel Embiid-less 76ers beating the Lakers in the absence of LeBron and AD thanks to Danny Green‘s game-sealing 3PM on the night he received his 2020 championship ring from LAL.
Significant signings were made in NFL free agency as the Cardinals added Super Bowl hero CB Malcolm Butler and the team he became a hero against, Seattle re-upped their prominent pass-rusher Carlos Dunlap on a 2y/$16.6M deal. Two significant MLB injuries also took place as 2020 Silver Slugger OF Eloy Jimenez will likely miss the season and Rays CP Nick Anderson is out until at least the All-Star break.
See what happened in sports on March 25th last year headlined by Tampa Bay bringing back DL Ndamukong Suh on a one-year deal, the Cowboys agreeing to a two-year deal with DL Dontari Poe, and the Saints extending CB Janoris Jenkins for two additional years. 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.
CJ to DJJ headlines Thursday’s TOP 5 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/hg01lY41Tj
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2021
Tyrese Haliburton put the moves on ’em 😮 pic.twitter.com/mYRnx5CvjS
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 26, 2021
DANNY GREEN. CLUTCH. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/rQxsKKe4Bh
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 26, 2021
👌 8 threes for Danny Green! 👌@DGreen_14 puts up 28 PTS at Staples Center, pacing the @sixers‘ 4th straight W! #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/Adk354SowX
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2021
Russ dropped the HAMMER 🔨 pic.twitter.com/SJIv7Et2Qs
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 26, 2021
DWIGHT SAID NO (via @NBAonTNT) pic.twitter.com/EAW2gDgLT9
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) March 26, 2021
Bam snatched this 😤 pic.twitter.com/Zf6LbzTOgY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 25, 2021
Julius Randle was CLUTCH in the Knicks comeback win. 🥶❄️ pic.twitter.com/8AbWUKAzEU
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) March 26, 2021
Tyler Herro is feeling it from deep 👀 pic.twitter.com/dotjSeYuwa
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 26, 2021
JTA does a windmill 😯 pic.twitter.com/M7hnA7VuWP
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) March 26, 2021
🦊 Career-high 44 PTS (16-22 FGM)
🦊 2nd straight game with 35+
🦊 Kings win 3rd consecutive game@swipathefox x @SacramentoKings pic.twitter.com/tYtgFdkvfP
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2021
RJ tough and-1.
Quickley clutch triple.
Julius game-sealing jumper.
👀 the BEST of the @nyknicks 17-point comeback W! #NewYorkForever pic.twitter.com/9KfGA66wMG
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2021
👏 @CJMcCollum tallies 35 PTS, 8 AST in the @trailblazers road win! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/EdXw4qqodr
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2021
Welcome to the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon! pic.twitter.com/z9NOYw6nEl
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 25, 2021
UNDERRATED HIGHLIGHTS: Gary Harris
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 25, 2021
Every team’s BEST play made by a WR! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/m2YvwClkGz
— NFL (@NFL) March 25, 2021
The @Lions TOP plays from 2020! 🦁 pic.twitter.com/1yePmA2HgF
— NFL (@NFL) March 25, 2021
Malcolm Butler knows a thing or two about big plays in Arizona. (via @nflthrowback)@Mac_BZ | @AZCardinals pic.twitter.com/0sXGQxqRsm
— NFL (@NFL) March 25, 2021
.@saquon took over right out of @PennStateFball!
Cue his rookie highlights 📽
📺: Pro Day coverage continues all month long on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/cIr2gwAJlA
— NFL (@NFL) March 25, 2021
JaVale McGee’s Nastiest Highlights With The Nuggets #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/gsuVvZ78H8
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 25, 2021
It’s been awhile, so here’s a refresher on what nasty pitches look like. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/M03dMaVZmR
— MLB (@MLB) June 26, 2020
Happy birthday to a clutch legend @Klow7 pic.twitter.com/aMWje5gJ8A
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 25, 2021
Epic 4OT game on March 25th, 2012 pic.twitter.com/ICGmglWcYp
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 25, 2021
Tom Glavine’s HOF resume:
– 2x Cy Young Winner
– 10x All-Star
– 4x Silver Slugger
– 1995 World Series MVP
– 5x NL Wins Leader
– 300 Wins club
– Most career GS (682) without a single relief appearancepic.twitter.com/4Pu9mvfb1r
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 25, 2021
To be a Hall of Fame pitcher you’ve got to be the best of the best. To be a Hall of Fame pitcher who can hit a stand-up, bases-clearing triple in Game 7 of the NLCS? You could only be Tom Glavine. Happy birthday to the @braves star who could do it all! pic.twitter.com/bS4m5C0Tal
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) March 25, 2020
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7:30 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (25-18) vs. Miami Heat (22-22)
8:30 PM: Los Angeles Clippers (29-16) vs. San Antonio Spurs (22-19)
10:00 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (31-13) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (28-16)
[Highlights] PG De’Aaron Fox, SAC (W v.GSW): 44 PTS (16-22 FG | 3-7 3PT), 7 AST, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] G C.J. McCollum, POR (W @MIA): 35 PTS (14-25 FG | 6-14 3PT), 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] C/F Bam Adebayo, MIA (L v.POR): 29 PTS (13-16 FG | 0-0 3PT), 7 AST, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] G Tyler Herro, MIA (L v.POR): 29 PTS (9-19 FG | 5-9 3PT), 8 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] SG Danny Green, PHI (W @LAL): 28 PTS (9-14 FG | 8-12 3PT), 0 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
NFL: OL Braden Smith, Indianapolis Colts (turns 25)
NFL: CB Emmanuel Moseley, San Francisco 49ers (25)
MLB: RP Phil Maton, Cleveland Indians (28)
NBA: PG TJ McConnell, Indiana Pacers (29)
MLB: C Mike Zunino, Tampa Bay Rays (30)
NFL: DL Allen Bailey, Free Agent (32)
MLB: SP Hyun-Jin Ryu, Toronto Blue Jays (34)
NFL: DL Al Woods, Jacksonville Jaguars (34)
MLB: RP Kirby Yates, Toronto Blue Jays (34)
NBA: PG Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors (35)
MLB: SP Tom Glavine, Hall of Fame (55)
2012: Atlanta Hawks defeated the Utah Jazz in the very 1st 4OT game since Phoenix-Portland in 1997
2008: MLB regular season got underway with a series between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics in Tokyo, Japan
1997: After facing off in the World Series, the Cleveland Indians traded OF Kenny Lofton and RP Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for OFs David Justice and Marquis Grissom
1978: Defeating the Buffalo Braves to wrap up the season, the Phoenix Suns set a single-season NBA record for steals (1,059)
1975: Golden State Warriors set a then-NBA record with 25 steals in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
1973: Finishing their season with a loss to the Detroit Pistons, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers became the 1st and only team to win less than 10 games (9-73) over an 82-game season in NBA history
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