March 30, 2020 – International Olympic Committee (IOC) postpones 2020 Olympics
Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Olympics were postponed until 2021. The Olympics have only been postponed once in WW2.The IOC rescheduled the international games for 2021 with dates of July 23 to Aug 8. Though they will take place in 2021, the event will still be known as the 2020 Olympics.
March 31, 1993 – Michael Jordan assigned to Birmingham Barons
In 1993, NBA legend Michael Jordan was assigned to the Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox’ AA affiliate in Minor League Baseball, just four months after retiring from the NBA. Jordan, a three-time NBA MVP who was coming off a three-peat with the Chicago Bulls, wanted to play baseball as a tribute to his late father, who always wanted Michael to be on the diamond professionally. The NBA’s arguable GOAT played baseball for two years before returning to basketball.
April 1, 2015 – Golden State’s 54-game home winning streak is snapped
Coming out of nowhere, the Golden State Warriors ripped a 54-game home winning streak, the longest in NBA history. Starting on Jan. 31, 2015, the home win-streak ended on April 1, 2016 with a 3-point loss to the Boston Celtics. From 2014-2016, the team was 78-4 at Oracle Arena. Though their streak was broken, the Warriors finished the 2015-2016 season 73-9, the best in NBA history.
April 2, 2019 – Russell Westbrook has NBA’s first 20-20-20
In 2019, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook put up the second 20-point, 20-rebound and 20-assist game in NBA history while honoring the death of his friend, rapper Nipsey Hussle. “That’s for Nipsey,” yelled Westbrook as he pulled down his historic 20th rebound of the night with just 40 seconds remaining in the game. Westbrook is the second addition to the 20-20-20 club, with Wilt Chamberlain having 22 points, 21 assists and 25 rebounds on Feb. 2, 1968.
April 3, 2006 – Steve Yzerman scores final NHL goal
In 2006, NHL legend Steve Yzerman scored the final goal of his Hall of Fame career against the Calgary Flames. The Canadian hockey legend scored 692 goals in his 22-year playing career spanning from 1983 to 2006, playing all for the Detroit Red Wings. Yzerman left his mark in the league and in the record books. He has the 10th most goals scored (692), the seventh most points (1,755), the ninth most assists (1,063) and the 21st most games played (1,514) in NHL history.
April 4, 1986 – Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point
In 1986, Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his 213th point of the season, a score that he would increase to 215 before the season’s end. The record still stands today, and nobody has even come close. In the 1985-1986 season, Gretzky had 52 goals and 163 assists, with the assists being a single-season NHL record that nobody has come close to since.
April 5, 1984 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s record for career points
In 1984, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for career points, with the previous mark being 31,419 points. The 36-year-old center has a career average of 24.6 points per game in 1,560 games. Abdul-Jabbar increased the record to 38,387 throughout the end of his career and made a record that may never be broken. The closest current player is LeBron James, who is 3,198 points away.
