The first Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) game took place, with the Chicago Hustle vs. the Milwaukee Does.
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Michael Jordan played in his final NBA game.
Basketball player Michael Jordan was offered the richest NBA one-year contract of $30 million from the Chicago Bulls.
American basketball champion David Robinson scored a career-high 50 points in the NCAA tournament.
NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
A helicopter carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed in California with no survivors.
