5-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the NBA's Alltime leader in points scored against the Utah Jazz in Las Vegas Neveda(1984)
6-H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more.(1935)
8-FIBA allows the NBA to send NBA players to the Olympics(1989)
9-Boston Celtics win the first of their 8 concecutive titles(1959)
12-Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win three concecutive Championships(1954)
13-The Celtics go 40-1 at home for the best home record in NBA history(1986)
16-Lew Alcindor is Born,now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(1947)
18-Bill Russell becomes the first African-American coach in the NBA(166)
20-Micheal Jordan scores a playoff high 63 points in a loss to the Celtics(1986)
21-The Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards to finish the season 72-10. the best record ever.(1996)
22-The Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1, to win the first BAA championship(1947)
---The NBA Grants Expansion teams to Charlotte,Miami, Minnesota, and Orlando(1987)
23-The Minneaopolis Lakers become the first team to win back-to-back championships(1950)
---NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule.(1954)
24-the NBA Agrees to start a womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA)(1996)
26-Red Aurbach retires as a head coach(1966)
---The NBA Perminatly adds a third ref. the NBA Experimented with a third ref in 1978-79(1988)
27-The NBA Agrees to Expand to Vancouver Canada. both Toronto and Vancouver will begin play in 95-96.(1994)
28-Boston wins its 8th Title in a row. the longest streak in league history(1966)
30-Larry O'Brien is named Commisioner succeeding Walter Kennedy(1975)