The first Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) game took place, with the Chicago Hustle vs. the Milwaukee Does.
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A helicopter carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed in California with no survivors.
Michael Jordan played in his final NBA game.
Robert L. Douglas, the Father of Black Professional Basketball, set up the first pro-black basketball team called Renaissance.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is founded.
The rules of Basketball are published.
