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From Hoopedia

• 1946 - Seven-time NBA All-Star Jo Jo White is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

• 1957 - Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics snares 32 rebounds in one half in a 111-89 Celtics’ home victory over Philadelphia. Russell’s one half total is an NBA record and he finished the game with 49. Later in his career, Russell grabbed 51 rebounds in a game against Syracuse, on February 5, 1960. Only Wilt Chamberlain ever grabbed more rebounds in a game, with 55.

• 1962 - (Right) Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points against the New York Knicks.

• 1989 - Roy Tarpley of the Dallas Mavericks is suspended in the middle of the 1988-89 campaign for 49 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. It would be the first of several suspensions and bans.

• 2000 - The D-League tips off its inaugural season, as the Greenville Groove host the North Charleston Lowgators at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina.