Sħãlïq™ Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) BACK IN TIMENational Basketball Association's History Key FactsFebruary 8, 1998 http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/multimedia/photo_gallery/1002/this.day.sports.history.feb8/images/michael-jordan.jpg Michael Jordan scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and also dished a team-high eight assists on way to being named the 1998 NBA All-Star Game MVP. Jordan became the oldest All-Star Game MVP, winning the award nine days before his 35th birthday. One night earlier, Utah's Jeff Hornacek survived an overtime en route to winning the 1998 AT&T Shootout while Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who scored a game high 18 points, is named the Schick Rookie Game MVP. Houston Rocket Clyde Drexler and Houston Comet Cynthia Cooper captured the title in the debut of the Nestlé Crunch All-Star 2ball competition with a 73-61 win over Utah. February 9, 1980Houston's Rick Barry connected on 8-of-12 three-pointers in a Rockets victory over Utah, setting a record for three-pointers that would last 10 years, until Seattle's Dale Ellis sank nine on April 20, 1990. February 9, 1986Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons scored 30 points and handed out 10 assists to lead the East to a 139-132 win and capture the All-Star MVP Award in the 36th All-Star Game in Dallas. February 9, 1991Craig Hodges of the Chicago Bulls set an All-Star Saturday record in Charlotte by hitting 19 straight shots in the AT&T Shootout. That streak, which helped Hodges capture his second straight shootout title, broke Larry Bird's consecutive shot streak of 11 set in 1986. February 9, 1991 http://wannadunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dee_brown_no_look_dunk.jpg DeCovan Kadell "Dee" Brown won the Nestle Crunch Slam-Dunk Contest in Charlotte with a "no-look" dunk. February 9, 1992Magic Johnson, playing for the first time since announcing his retirement on Nov. 7, 1991 scored a game-high 25 points and dished off for a game-high nine assists to lead the West to a 153-113 win over the East in the 42nd annual NBA All-Star Game at the Orlando Arena. For his memorable effort, Johnson was honored with the second All-Star Game MVP award of his career. February 9, 2000 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2000/year/images/photos_sm/saying_goodbye/phills_square.jpg Bobby Phills, who died in a car accident on January12, 2000, became the first Charlotte Hornets player to have his number retired before the Hornets faced the Cavaliers. Phills wore No. 13 for eight seasons. Edited February 11, 2012 by Šhãłïq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 You should really link to the article on NBA.com that you got a bunch of this from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Oops! I forgot to add the link. My bad: http://www.nba.com/history/features/this-date-jan/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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