May 2nd, 2022 was highlighted by the Phoenix Suns’ efficient team effort that led to a Game 1 win over Dallas despite Luka Doncic’s 45-point performance. Tyler Herro became the first player in Heat history to record 25+ PTS & 5+ AST off the bench in a playoff game to lead Miami past the Embiid-less 76ers. 3x Pro Bowl S Tyrann Mathieu signed a 3y/$33M deal with the Saints and Cardinals’ star WR Deandre Hopkins was suspended for the first six games of 2022 due to a PED violation. Michael A. Taylor & Giancarlo Stanton also both made great plays.
See what happened in sports on May 2nd last year, headlined by Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins‘ game-tying 9th inning HR getting controversially overturned on Sunday Night Baseball against the Mets and an MVP-level duel between Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo that foreshadowed their epic Playoff series a month later, as well as what happened in sports on May 2nd, 2020 ft. the Bears declining QB Mitch Trubisky‘s fifth-year option and Andy Dalton signing with the Cowboys to back up Dak Prescott where he ended up starting most the season.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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7:30 PM: #4 Philadelphia 76ers vs. #1 Miami Heat [Game 1]
10:00 PM: #4 Dallas Mavericks vs. #1 Phoenix Suns [Game 1]
NFL: RB AJ Dillon, Green Bay Packers (turns 24)
MLB: SP Ian Anderson, Atlanta Braves (24)
NFL: LB Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo Bills (24)
NFL: RB Elijah Mitchell, San Francisco 49ers (24)
NFL: C Andre James, Las Vegas Raiders (25)
NFL: OT Orlando Brown, Kansas City Chiefs (26)
MLB: SS Jonathan Villar, Chicago Cubs (31)
NFL: DE Kerry Hyder, San Francisco 49ers (31)
NBA: SF Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers (32)
MLB: RP Erasmo Ramirez, Washington Nationals (32)
NFL: P Pat McAfee, Retired after 2016 (35)
MLB: 2B Eddie Collins, Hall of Fame (135)
2017: Boston Celtics PG Isaiah Thomas scored 53 points in a Game 2 OT victory over the Washington Wizards during his sister’s birthday who recently passed away. It was the 2nd-highest playoff scoring output in franchise history (John Havlicek — 54)
2015: Los Angeles Clippers defeated the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Conference 1st Round after Chris Paul drained the GW-layup with 1 second left
2014: Portland Trail Blazers PG Damian Lillard drained the buzzer-beating GW-3PM in Game 6 of the Western Conference 1st Round series to defeat the Houston Rockets. Only Dame & Michael Jordan have recorded multiple career series-ending buzzer beaters
1999: Denver Broncos QB John Elway announced his retirement from the NFL after winning consecutive Super Bowls — the 1st of his career
1983: Denver Broncos acquired QB John Elway just 6 days after the Indianapolis Colts drafted him 1st overall
1968: Bill Russell won his 1st of 2 NBA Championships as player-coach of the Boston Celtics, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 6 games
1954: St. Louis Cardinals OF Stan Musial set a single-day MLB record by hitting 5 HRs in a doubleheader against the New York Giants
1939: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig voluntarily benched himself “for the good of the team”, ending his record streak of 2,130 consecutive games played before ultimately retiring and passing away with ALS (often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease)
1920: National Negro Baseball League held their 1st game in Indianapolis, IN as the Indianapolis ABC’s defeated the American Giants
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