August 18
From Hoopedia
- 1890 - Maurice Podoloff, first President of the NBA, is born in Yelisavetgrad, Russia.
- 1992 - (Above) Tears in Boston: Celtics forward Larry Bird announces his retirement from the NBA after 13 seasons. Bird joins the Celtics management as a special assistant to Celtics Senior Executive Vice President Dave Gavitt.
