May 18
From Hoopedia
- 1949 - Robert Douglas, the first black owner of a pro team, sells the storied New York Rens to Abe Saperstein, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters.
- 1973 - Golden State Warriors forward and Connecticut Huskies star Donyell Marshall is born in Reading, PA.
- 1991 - Magic Johnson (Right) hands out 21 assists, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-106, in game one of the Western Conference Finals.
- 1998 - Michael Jordan is named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time, which puts him in a tie for the second-most league MVP awards with the legendary Bill Russell. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA MVP a record six times.
