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What Happened in Sports: November 2, 2021
See what happened in sports on November 2, 2021 ft. Braves winning the 2021 World Series, Henry Ruggs arrested in Las Vegas, and more!
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November 2nd, 2021 was remembered for the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series as the first team ever with a LCS MVP (Eddie Rosario) and WS MVP (Jorge Soler) both being acquired midseason. In addition to the longest postseason drought (16 years) without winning a World Series in MLB history ending, the NFL trade deadline took place with only Melvin Ingram to KC being a notable move. Jaylon Smith, DeSean Jackson, and Henry Ruggs were all released with Ruggs’ departure coming after a tragic DUI arrest in Vegas.
Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat made history on Tuesday night as they continue to dominate out the gates while Chris Paul moved up to third place on the all-time assists leaderboard, and LeBron James showed he can still dunk with the best of them despite being in Year 19. Houston Rockets rookie G/F Jalen Green also gave Anthony Davis a big bucket in the clutch,
See what happened in sports on November 2nd last year, headlined by the Giants upset bid falling short against Tom Brady‘s Buccaneers on MNF and the NFL trade deadline heating up with CB Desmond King and LB Kwon Alexander both on the move as well as what happened in sports on November 2nd, 2019 ft. Furkan Korkmaz‘s epic game-winning buzzer-beater to cap off an unprecedented comeback.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
SOLER HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. pic.twitter.com/IOc5wXreRb
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
What a start to Game 6! ? #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/UcS2lvEIpH
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
The kid from Georgia is trying to win it #ForTheA! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/jdVIsxWMiD
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
FREDDIE! pic.twitter.com/evys0OR1pt
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
The @Braves are World Champions!!! pic.twitter.com/zTirZrkgUs
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
Which of these plays was your favorite of the #postseason?
Reply with your pick and you could win a jersey of your choice! pic.twitter.com/83tl2fA9vU
— MLB (@MLB) November 4, 2021
Bron drops the hammer ? pic.twitter.com/WxeWglUA8i
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 3, 2021
The best dunks from @KingJames in YEAR 19 thus far!
The train keeps rolling. ? pic.twitter.com/LzWmrLmRp5
— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2021
? JALEN GREEN CUTS IT TO 1! ?@HoustonRockets 117@Lakers 118
8.2 left on League Pass: https://t.co/5QqkBhf1W0 pic.twitter.com/d7b5gNuRv1
— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2021
? 25 for @raf_tyler
? 23 for @JimmyButler
? 22 for @Bam1of1
? 22 for @Klow7
? 5 straight wins for @MiamiHEAT
22+ points for 4 players…the first time in franchise history! pic.twitter.com/bPwrlNU0oc
— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2021
Chris Paul tonight:
14 points (5-5 in 4Q)
7 boards
18 DIMES
20 point @Suns comeback…
…On a night where @CP3 moved up from 5th to 3rd all-time in assists! pic.twitter.com/n82VmoberH
— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2021
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8:09 PM: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros [ATL leads 3-2]
7:30 PM: Miami Heat (5-1) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
9:00 PM: Sacramento Kings (3-3) vs. Utah Jazz (5-1)
10:00 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (1-6) vs. Phoenix Suns (2-3)
NFL: CB Caleb Farley, Tennessee Titans (turns 23)
NFL: EDGE Takkarist McKinley, Cleveland Browns (26)
MLB: RP Jonathan Loasiga, New York Yankees (27)
NFL: RB Jordan Howard, Philadelphia Eagles (27)
NFL: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers (30)
MLB: OF Brian Goodwin, Chicago White Sox (31)
NFL: WR Danny Amendola, Houston Texans (36)
NFL: WR Roddy White, Retired in 2016 (40)
2016: In a thrilling 8-7 Game 7 victory over the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings, the Chicago Cubs finally ended a 108-year drought and won their 1st World Series since 1908 to complete a 3-1 series comeback
2005: Los Angeles Lakers C Andrew Bynum became the youngest to ever play in an NBA game at 18 years and six days old to break Jermaine O’Neal’s former record
1999: NBA.com TV officially debuted with a 7-hour simulcast of the opening night’s games. Japanese audio was also offered for the very 1st time
1996: Just 2 weeks before his 15th anniversary, Miami Heat HC Pat Riley became the quickest to reach 800 career wins in NBA history
1995: New York Yankees announced the hiring of Manager Joe Torre as the franchise’s 31st Manager. Torre would go on to win 4 World Series over his 1st 5 seasons in the Bronx
1990: Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162-158, setting the all-time points record for a non-overtime game that still stands today
1990: Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz in Tokyo, Japan in what was the very 1st regular season NBA game played outside of North America
1988: Oakland Athletics SS Walt Weiss became the 3rd consecutive A’s player to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award after Jose Canseco in 1986 and Mark McGwire in 1987
1974: Atlanta Braves traded OF Hank Aaron, the all-time HR leader (733) at the time, to the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Dave May
1969: New Orleans Saints QB Billy Kilmer and St. Louis Cardinals QB Charley Johnson combined for an NFL-record 12 passing touchdowns in a single game (6 each); New Orleans won, 51-42
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