What Happened in Sports: May 22, 2020

2017: Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs to complete a full 3-round sweep of the Western Conference en route to their 3rd consecutive NBA Finals appearance

2009: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James hit the 1st Playoff buzzer beater of his career in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic; he would go on to drain a NBA record 5 career Playoff buzzer-beaters

1994: NBA’s newest expansion franchise in Toronto unveiled their unique “Raptors” nickname and logo

1991: NFL owners officially agreed to plan for 2 expansion franchises to begin play in 1994 (Carolina Panthers & Jacksonville Jaguars)

1990: Chicago Cubs OF Andre Dawson was intentionally walked 5 times in a 16-inning, 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to establish a new MLB record

1988: Boston Celtics PF Larry Bird and Atlanta Hawks PF Dominique Wilkins went blow-for-blow, dropping 34 and 47 PTS each (20 and 16 in Q4) as the Celtics prevailed in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals

1985: Cincinnati Reds 1B Pete Rose recorded his 2,108th career run, passing Hank Aaron as the NL’s all-time scoring leader

1983: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Cliff Johnson hit his 18th career pinch-hit HR, tying Jerry Lynch for the most in MLB history

1977: Milwaukee Brewers (5) and Boston Red Sox (6) combined to tie an MLB record with 11 total HRs in Boston’s 14-10 victory at Fenway Park

1976: St. Louis Cardinals OF Reggie Smith hit drove in 5 runs with 3 HRs (2 right-handed, 1 left-handed), including the go-ahead shot with 2 outs in the 9th to break a 6-6 tie

1963: Following the Warriors’ move to San Francisco, the NBA approved the Syracuse Nationals’ move to Philadelphia, where they would become the “76ers”