(Boulder-CO) I’m starting a new segment today for the Nuggets Nation’s truest basketball aficionados. It's called, “Today’s date in NBA History”. Everyday, I will give you historical tidbits from the NBA’s rich history to enjoy and your going to enjoy ‘em, see? Fun for the most obsessed NBA fan in every family!
Today’s date is December, 19 and on this day:
'56-Upon his return from Melbourne, Australia, where he led the U.S. Basketball squad to an Olympic gold medal, Bill Russell signed his first contract with the Boston Celtics.
'68-The Detroit Pistons traded Dave DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives. The acquisition of DeBusschere is often credited as providing the last piece to the Knicks’ championship teams of 1970 and 1973. The midseason trade also allowed Bellamy to play in an NBA record 88 games that season with New York and Detroit.
'90-Boston’s Kevin McHale scored 23 points in 29 minutes of play, helping the Celtics down Philadelphia 115-105 while reaching the 15,000 point mark for his career.
'92-New York’s 91-87 win over Miami at Madison Square Garden gave Knicks Coach Pat Riley his 600th career victory, the 12th coach in NBA history to reach that mark.
'06- Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first round draft picks.
Enjoy your day!
2 comments:
Doc,
You forgot to mention a certain trade made on this day...
Right... Do you like this kind of thing, geerten?
Thanks for reading,
The Nugg Doctor
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