September 15
From Hoopedia
- 1898 - Eddie Gottlieb is born in Kiev, Russian Empire. He would go on to influence greatly the development of US basketball as a player, coach, owner and executive from 1916 until his death in 1979.
- 1917 - Buddy Jeannette is born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He was two-time MVP of the World Professional Basketball Tournament.
- 1982 - The Houston Rockets trade Moses Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers for Caldwell Jones and a 1983 first-round draft choice.
- 1995 - Concerning the negotiations over the salary cap, player representatives ratify the terms of the new agreement by a vote of 25-2. Ratification by the owners follows shortly after and the lockout is lifted.
