August 29
From Hoopedia
- 1949 - Darnell Hillman, a.k.a. Doctor Dunk, is born in Sacramento, California.
- 1980 - New Orleans Hornets power forward, David West is born in Teaneck, New Jersey.
- 2002 - Rookie Nikki Teasley (right) nails the game-winning shot in the waning seconds of Game 2 of the WNBA Finals to give the Los Angeles Sparks their second consecutive WNBA Championship, defeating the New York Liberty.
