August 4
From Hoopedia
- 1950 - ABA and NBA stalwart Caldwell Jones is born in McGehee, Arkansas.
- 1984 - Temple University star Mardy Collins is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1985 - Ha Seung-Jin, the first Korean player in the NBA, is born in Seoul, South Korea.
- 1996 - Dennis Rodman's autobiography, Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story , becomes a best-seller.
- 2005 - Iran pulls out of the FIBA World Championship under 21 tournament the day before it begins, citing visa problems. Iranian officials do not mention that they are unwilling to permit their team to play Israel, as is scheduled.
