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What Happened in Sports: May 26, 2021
What happened in sports on May 26, 2021 ft. Ja Morant's franchise-record 47 points, NYK beating ATL in G2, Adam Vinatieri retiring, and more!
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May 26th, 2021 was highlighted by Ja Morant’s franchise-record 47 points while setting a playoff record for the most points by a player 21 or younger yet Memphis still fell to Utah in Game 2 during Donovan Mitchell’s long-awaited return. Madison Square Garden was rocking for Game 2 as the Knicks won their first postseason game in eight years despite Trae Young’s best efforts and the 76ers-Wizards blowout will likely be remembered for the fan that poured popcorn onto Westbrook as he left with an injury. The greatest Kicker ever Adam Vinatieri announced his retirement while Adolis Garcia capped off one of the best months in Rangers history.
See what happened in sports on May 26th last year, headlined by New Jersey allowing pro sports to resume activities, NBA making final plans to return, and John Wall declaring he’s “110% healthy.”. 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.
Rudy with a HUGE rejection ❌ pic.twitter.com/KewvW99AxM
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 27, 2021
AIR MORANT ✈️ pic.twitter.com/aCV6IjNOYr
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 27, 2021
“That’s not Derek Jeter, that is Kevin Newman with another spectacular play”
– Greg Brown#LetsGoBucs #PittsburghPirates #MLB #Baseball #Pittsburgh #Pirates pic.twitter.com/85ZTOFjl0z
— 🄻🄴🅃’🅂 🄶🄾 🄱🅄🄲🅂 (@Go_Buccos) May 27, 2021
Odubel Herrera pulls it right off the top of the fence!! 👀
He robs the Marlins of a run 💪
(via @Phillies) pic.twitter.com/w7ayGmwqeC
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 27, 2021
In honor of the @NBA Playoffs, Joe Ross busted out the behind-the-back assist.@JoeRoss21 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/QKX4ZOsW5c
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 27, 2021
Ja Morant goes off for a @memgrizz #NBAPlayoffs franchise record 47 PTS in Game 2!
Game 3: Saturday at 9:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/qmk1meXBBk
— NBA (@NBA) May 27, 2021
Derrick Rose (26 PTS) fuels the @nyknicks first #NBAPlayoffs win since 2013 as they tie the series 1-1! #NewYorkForever
Game 3: Friday at 7pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/H6agMwnCSS
— NBA (@NBA) May 27, 2021
25 PTS, 5 3PM for @spidadmitchell as the @utahjazz tie the series 1-1 in his return to action! #TakeNote #NBAPlayoffs
Game 3: Saturday at 9:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/e4XVxgOtdP
— NBA (@NBA) May 27, 2021
Clutch kick after clutch kick 🐐 @adamvinatieri pic.twitter.com/rYYrpNNFtk
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) May 27, 2021
May 26, 1987: Boston #Celtics F Larry Bird stole an inbounds pass from Detroit Pistons PG Isiah Thomas and connected with PG Dennis Johnson in the final seconds for an improbable 108-107 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 26, 2021
May 26, 2002: PF Robert Horry stepped up for the Los Angels #Lakers by hitting the buzzer-beating game-winner in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings that helped lead to LA’s 3-peat
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 26, 2021
May 26, 1999: Toronto #Raptors SF Vince Carter was named Rookie of the Year, earning an astounding 95.8% of the vote
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 26, 2021
Today In 1995: Seattle #Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. breaks his wrist while making a spectacular catch at the Kingdome vs. the Baltimore Orioles! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/HfzYrEhgNp
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) May 26, 2021
May 26, 1993: Indians’ Carlos Martinez hits a home run off of @JoseCanseco’s head. pic.twitter.com/q3JFCTmJ0J
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) May 26, 2021
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[Highlights] #4 @KNICKS (-130; $18.22) d. #5 HAWKS (+110; $13.67) 101-92 [NYK -2 | u212.5] (TIED 1-1)
[Highlights] #1 @JAZZ (-492; $13.00) d. #8 GRIZZLIES (+387; $12.26) 141-129 [UTA -9.5 | o219] (TIED 1-1)
[Highlights] #1 @76ERS (-360; $11.26) d. #8 WIZARDS (+293; $11.15) 120-95 [PHI -8 | u229.5] (PHI 2-0)
[Highlights] PG Ja Morant, MEM (L @UTA): 47 PTS (15-26 FG | 2-7 3P), 7 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] PG Ben Simmons, PHI (W v.WSH): 22 PTS (11-15 FG | 0-0 3P), 8 AST, 9 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] C Rudy Gobert, UTA (W v.MEM): 21 PTS (9-11 FG | 0-0 3P), 3 AST, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] PG Mike Conley, UTA (W v.MEM): 20 PTS (8-16 FG | 3-5 3P), 15 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] PG Trae Young, ATL (L @NYK): 30 PTS (11-20 FG | 4-7 3P), 7 AST, 1 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 5 TO
NFL: LB Nick Kwiatkoski, Las Vegas Raiders (turns 28)
MLB: OF Alex Dickerson, San Francisco Giants (31)
MLB: 2B Ben Zobrist, Retired after 2019 (40)
2015: Completing a sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 118-88 thrashing in Game 4, the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to their 2nd NBA Finals appearance in franchise history
2002: PF Robert Horry stepped up for the Los Angels Lakers by hitting the buzzer-beating game-winner in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings that helped lead to LA’s 3-peat
1999: Toronto Raptors SF Vince Carter was named NBA Rookie of the Year, earning an astounding 95.8% of the vote
1995: Seattle Mariners OF Ken Griffey Jr. made one of the most memorable catches of his career against the Baltimore Orioles, but fractured his wrist in the process and missed the next 73 games
1993: Texas Rangers OF Jose Canseco hilariously failed to catch a ball at the wall in the outfield where it instead bounced right off his head and over the fence for a Carlos Martinez HR
1987: Boston Celtics PF Larry Bird stole an inbounds pass from Detroit Pistons PG Isiah Thomas and connected with PG Dennis Johnson for an improbable 108-107 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
1959: Pittsburgh Pirates SP Harvey Haddix pitched a perfect game for 12 whole innings, but lost it in the 13th due to an error, an intentional walk of Milwaukee Braves OF Hank Aaron, then a 3-run HR by 1B Joe Adcock as the Milwaukee Braves won 3-0
1946: After beginning the season hitting just 2-for-48 (.041), HOF OF Mel Ott removed himself from the field and began only managing the New York Giants
1925: Detroit Tigers OF Ty Cobb became the very 1st player in MLB history to record 1,000 career extra-base hits
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