September 9
From Hoopedia
- 1954 - Six-time NBA All-Star Walter Davis is born in Pineville, North Carolina.
- 1965 - Phoenix Suns former star Dan Majerle, is born in Traverse City, Michigan.
- 2002 - The Chinese Basketball Association announces that Wang Zhizhi, the first Chinese player in the NBA, has been expelled from the Chinese national team because he remained in the U.S. after the conclusion of the NBA season, instead of returning to train with the national team. In 2006 he was allowed back onto the national team.
- 2006 - The Detroit Shock win their second WNBA Championship by defeating the Sacramento Monarchs, 80-75, in Game 5 of the 2006 Finals. Deanna Nolan was named Finals MVP.
