Published 11/21/2008
by ShoreBall Enterprises
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Not only is today November 21, but it is also my birthday.
With that being said, I did some research into this day in the world of basketball. Here’s what I found:
1927 – The original Celtics play their first game of the new season at Madison Square Garden.
1965 – Basketball Hall of Fame announcer Chick Hearn begins his streak of broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Los Angeles Lakers games.
1996 - With a 105-94 loss at Dallas, Los Angeles Clippers coach Bill Fitch becomes the first NBA coach to record 1,000 career losses.
2001 – The Denver Nuggets call up Chris Andersen from the Fayetteville Patriots, making Andersen the first D-League player to be called up to the NBA.
(Source: Hoopedia )
Also some current and former NBA players that share this same birthdate:
Josh Boone, 1984 – currently plays for the New Jersey Nets
Stromile Swift, 1979 – currently ...
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