June 5
From Hoopedia
- 1975 - Cleveland Cavalier Zydrunas Ilgauskas (right) is born in Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 1976 - Bill Walton blocks eight shots, a record for an NBA Finals game (since tied by three players), and the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers to win the series 4-2. It is the Blazers only NBA Championship.
- 2005 - Al Rayyan (Qatar) wins the 16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, the second in club history by beating Fastlink (Jordan), 83-76. Todd Day leads the victors with 24 points. It is Al Rayyan's second Asia Champions Cup title.
