September 4
From Hoopedia
- 1999 - Teresa Weatherspoon of the New York Liberty hits a miracle shot from half court to win Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals and send the series with the Houston Comets to a third and final game. In 2006 WNBA fans voted it the "Greatest Moment in WNBA History."
- 2004 - Euroleague star Alphonso Ford dies after his seven year battle with Leukemia. Despite his illness, he was the league's leading scorer for the two seasons prior to his retirement.
