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What Happened in Sports: May 8, 2020
What happened in sports on May 8th, 2021 ft. Adam Silver's outlook on the NBA's future, testing for asymptomatic players/staff began, and more
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May 8th, 2020 was highlighted by many noteworthy updates regarding the season suspension with a few NBA teams re-opening their practice facilities, some teams authorized to test asymptomatic players (a huge step to get back to playing), and Adam Silver’s future outlook of the NBA. The MLB decided the draft would only be five rounds this year and the Saints released 3x Pro Bowl OG Larry Warford.
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. More content will be uploaded throughout the day.
Still in awe of @JackieBradleyJr's game-saving catch a year later. 😱 pic.twitter.com/ZDvMrnSMKX
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2020
Let's run it back with the last two MVPs in Week 3. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Bfvcw7Pl2E
— NFL (@NFL) May 8, 2020
OTD in 2001, Randy Johnson struck out 20. Absolutely filthy.
(MLB x @budweiserusa) pic.twitter.com/v3Y8fDAWYG
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2020
🚨 "FIRES AWAY… BANG!! IT'S OVER!" 🚨@drose buries the #TissotBuzzerBeater to win Game 3 for the @chicagobulls❗️❕❗️#NBATogetherLive #ThisIsYourTime pic.twitter.com/0D4BcEQ8pn
— NBA (@NBA) April 29, 2020
Celebrate @KembaWalker‘s 30th birthday with his TOP 30 PLAYS! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/PScBMlhusg
— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2020
Crafty passes from @KembaWalker 🏀
Check out his best behind-the-back assists from the past five seasons! pic.twitter.com/9Y3SXcbuIz
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2020
See ya 👋@KembaWalker‘s crossovers for the finish at the rim! pic.twitter.com/tIM7R1qXYw
— NBA (@NBA) May 18, 2020
Two years ago, @James_Paxton became the first Canadian-born pitcher to toss a no-no in Canada. It was also the 3rd no-hitter of 2018 and each was thrown in a different country (United States and Mexico). pic.twitter.com/MKw8qmpTbK
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) May 8, 2020
.@RonnieLottHOF took the league by storm as a rookie.
Happy 61st birthday to the 4x Super Bowl champ! @49ers (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/jC3fOzCFe8
— NFL (@NFL) May 8, 2020
"4 seconds, 3, 2, 1… we have a new NBA champion!"
The @nyknicks win Game 7. #NBATogetherLive pic.twitter.com/3gxqYzUdFJ
— NBA (@NBA) May 9, 2020
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NFL: DL Austin Johnson, New York Giants (turns 26)
NBA: PG Kemba Walker, Boston Celtics (30)
NFL: OT Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (30)
NBA: SF Garrett Temple, Brooklyn Nets (34)
MLB: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Retired after 2018 (38)
NFL: DB Ronnie Lott, Hall of Fame (61)
2018: Mariners SP James Paxton threw a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays
2015: Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose banked in the GW-3PM to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers at the buzzer in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take a 3-1 lead during LeBron’s 1st year back in Cleveland
2006: Detroit Pistons C Ben Wallace became the 1st (and only) player to win 4 Defensive Player of the Year awards in NBA history
2001: Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson became the 1st left-hander to strike out 20 batters over 9 innings, tying the MLB single-game record, but the game was not finished in regulation (11 innings)
2000: Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hit his 544th career HR, passing Jimmie Foxx for 9th on the all-time list
2000: Athletics 1B Jason and OF Jeremy Giambi became just the 10th pair of brothers in MLB history to hit HRs in the same game
1999: Jazz PF Karl Malone passed Magic Johnson for 6th place on the all-time Playoff scoring list
1988: Michael Jordan scored 226 total points in the Bulls’ 1st round series win over the Cavaliers, breaking Bernard King’s record of 213
1988: The Utah Jazz scored just 8 points in the 1st quarter of their Game 1 loss to the Lakers, setting an NBA Playoff record-low
1973: Cubs legend Ernie Banks, an assistant coach after his retirement, technically became the 1st African-American manager in MLB history by filling in after Whitey Lockman’s ejection
1970: The New York Knicks defeated the Lakers in Game 7 to win their very 1st NBA Championship (1st of 2)
1968: Athletics SP Jim “Catfish” Hunter pitched the 9th perfect game in MLB history in a 4-0 victory over the Twins
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