Random crazy trivia fact

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On 12/30/20, Becky Hammon, in a Lakers/Spurs NBA game eventually won by Los Angeles, made history. When Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was eected after a rant to a ref about a bad call, Hammon took over for him. That made her the first woman to act as a head coach during a game, not only in the NBA, but in all of male professional American team sports.

Dave Miedema

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Just as the late Buck O'Neil did with the Cubs in 1962, 29-year-old Bianca Smith will be doing in 2021. O'Neil became the first African-American to coach in MLB annals. Smith will be the first African-American female coach to take a coaching job in pro baseball. She will become a minor league coach in the Red Sox organization, mainly assisting players with their batting skills at the minor league complex in Fort Myers, FL.

Dave Miedema

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This coming Sunday, Tom Brady will add yet another first to his long career. When he starts for the Bucs against Green Bay, he will become the first QB in NFL annals to start in a Conference Championship game in 3 different decades.

Dave Miedema

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Lebron James has, over 18 season, set or broke a number of NBA records. He broke a new one this past Friday against Memphis, although he's not likely to brag about this one.

Against Memphis, Lebron's 4th turnover of the game put him on top in terms of the NBA category of most career turnovers. That one was #4,525, putting him ahead of previous NBA all-time leader Karl Malone.

Dave Miedema

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The recent NBA game in which the Bulls edged past the Pistons saw the Bulls down by 25 in the first half. The comeback to win was the largest one during the current season.

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During Sunday's game against the Red Wings, Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks scored his 400th career goal. He became the fourth player in team history to score 400 goals with the Hawks.

Dave Miedema