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This Day In Basketball
Dec. 20, 1966 Seattle was named the 11th franchise city in
December 20, 1966
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Dec. 27, 1964 Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati had 16 free throw
December 27, 1964
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Dec. 22, 1962 The NBA’s 1,000,000th point was scored in either
December 22, 1962
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Dec. 14, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 63 points for the Philadelphia
December 14, 1962
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Dec. 8, 1961 Larry Costello of the Syracuse Nationals scored 32
December 8, 1961
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Dec. 8, 1961 Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points, the second highest
December 8, 1961
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Dec. 19, 1957 Boston Celtics legend Kevin McHale is born in
December 19, 1957
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Dec. 22, 1956 Bill Russell made his debut for the Boston
December 22, 1956
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Dec. 19, 1956 Upon his return from Melbourne, Australia, where he
December 19, 1956
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Dec. 7, 1956 Larry Bird is born in West Baden, Indiana
December 7, 1956
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