August 27
From Hoopedia
- 1863 - Hall of Fame referee George Hepbron, whose pioneering work as a referee and rule-maker helped to form the game in its first decades, is born in Still Pond, Maryland.
- 1997 - In what was then the largest trade in NBA history, 11 players change teams. The Vancouver Grizzlies trade the rights to Steve Francis and Tony Massenburg to the Houston Rockets for Michael Dickerson, Othella Harrington, Antoine Carr, Brent Price, Houston's first-round draft pick in 2000, 2001 or 2002, and the Orlando Magic's 2000 second-round draft pick. Orlando traded Don MacLean to Houston, and received Lee Mayberry, Makhtar Ndiaye, Rodrick Rhodes and Michael Smith from Vancouver.