October 28
From Hoopedia
- 1924 - Aleksandar Nikolić, the "Father of Yugoslav Basketball," is born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
- 1937 - Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Fame NBA player and winningest coach in NBA history, is born in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1973 - Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers sets an NBA record by blocking 17 Portland Trail Blazers's shots.
- 1998 - The NBA announces that it has canceled all games through November 30, 1998 and has indefinitely postponed the entire 1998-99 season because of the stalled collective bargaining negotiations with the NBA Players Association.
- 2006 - Legendary Boston Celtics coach, general manager and president Red Auerbach (right) dies of a heart attack at the age of 89.
