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What Happened in Sports: May 31, 2020
What happened in sports on May 31, 2020 ft. MLBPA's proposal for 2020 released, Forbes dropping the highest-paid athletes list, and more!
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May 31st, 2020 was highlighted by the MLBPA’s proposal for the 2020 season including 114 games, a June 30th start date, and expanded playoffs. Forbes also released the highest-paid athletes in the NFL, NBA, & MLB peaked by LeBron James and followed by Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Kirk Cousins, and Carson Wentz in the top five.
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.
When LeBron scored 29 of the Cavs last 30 points to beat the Pistons in the 2007 ECF pic.twitter.com/eLB2fKYav0
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) April 28, 2020
This @Kenny_Lofton7 robbery was incredible. 😱 pic.twitter.com/h6uXcfxK5l
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) February 23, 2021
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NFL: DB Nasir Adderley, Los Angeles Chargers (turns 23)
NFL: CB Lonnie Johnson, Houston Texans (23)
MLB: SP Shane Bieber, Cleveland Indians (25)
MLB: 3B David Fletcher, Los Angeles Angels (26)
NFL: WR Quincy Enunwa, New York Jets (28)
MLB: RP Matt Bowman, Cincinnati Reds (29)
NFL: WR Jordy Nelson, Retired after 2018 (35)
NBA: PG Nate Robinson, Retired after 2016 (36)
NFL: LB Lorenzo Alexander, Free Agent (37)
MLB: SP Jake Peavy, Retired after 2016 (39)
NFL: QB Joe Namath, Hall of Fame (77)
2018: Despite a Playoff career-high 51 points from LeBron James, the Cavaliers lost NBA Finals Game 1 to the Golden St. Warriors after George Hill’s missed game-winning free throw led to JR Smith’s mental error when he forgot the score with less than 5 seconds left in the game
2007: LeBron James scored 29 of Cleveland’s final 30 points, including 25 straight as the Cavs defeated the Detroit Pistons in 2OT to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals
1998: Michael Jordan’s Bulls defeated Reggie Miller’s Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to clinch their 3rd straight Finals appearance, and 6th straight during MJ’s final 6 full seasons with Chicago
1993: Down 2-1 to the Knicks and after a poor showing in Game 3, Bulls SG Michael Jordan scored 54 points to even the series and shift momentum
1991: The New York Knicks announced the hiring of Pat Riley as their new head coach. The Knicks won at least 1 Playoff series in all 4 of Riley’s years as HC in NY including a Finals visit in 1994.
1983: The 76ers swept the Lakers in the NBA Finals to win their 3rd championship in franchise history; C Moses Malone’s famous “Fo’ Fo’ Fo'” consecutive sweeps prediction nearly came true, as the 76ers lost just one single game throughout the postseason
1979: Tigers SP Pat Underwood shut out the Blue Jays over 8.1 innings in his MLB debut as his brother, Tom, took the loss for Toronto
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