This Day in Basketball History

1990 - Moses Malone reaches 25,000

Atlanta Hawks center Moses Malone scores 22 points in a 105-93 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks to become the seventh player in NBA history to reach the 25,000-point mark.

1996 - 1,000 the wrong way

The Los Angeles Clippers lose to the Dallas Mavericks, 105-94. With the loss, Clippers coach Bill Fitch becomes the first NBA coach to lose 1,000 games.

Birthdays

1940 - Terry Dischinger
1944 - Earl Monroe
1964 - Olden Polynice
1979 - Stromile Swift
1982 - John Lucas III
1988 - Larry Sanders
1989 - Chris Singleton