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Nov. 21, 1996: On this day 16 years ago, Bill Fitch gained a dubious distinction -- when the Los Angeles Clippers lost 105-94 to the Dallas Mavericks, he became the first coach in NBA history to lose 1,000 games. That's not to mock Mr. Fitch -- it...

Nov. 2, 1946: On this day 66 years ago, Arnold "Red" Auerbach made his coaching debut in a league that would later help form the NBA (the Basketball Association of America), guiding his Washington Capitols to a 50-33 win over the host Detroit Falcons...

Oct. 31, 1950: On this day 62 years ago, a 22-year-old man from Alexandria, Va., suited up for the Washington Capitols and made a breakthrough: Earl Lloyd became the first black player in NBA history. The Boston Celtics' Chuck Cooper (the first bl...

July 31, 2007: On a day that typically sees scores of Major League Baseball trades, a big one in the NBA took place five years ago: Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics, in exchange for Al Jefferson and several other pl...

LeBron James entered the NBA in 2003-04. He finally topped it in 2011-12. This is how every NBA season has ended for LeBron James: * * * 2003-04: Cleveland Cavaliers (35-47) miss playoffs (end with 100-90 win vs. Knicks) 2004-0...

First we had "nerd glasses" -- and, apparently, we still do. Now we've got denim jackets, which in recent days/months/in some cases years have been worn by NBA and other sports stars. Take Amare Stoudemire in the above photo; shortly after gettin...

June 4, 1976: Think Sunday night's Boston Celtics-Miami Heat overtime game was intense? Just check the scoreboard that hung above the head of Glenn McDonald on this day 36 years ago. No, that "7" under "Period" was no scorekeeping error. This was...

The 2012 NBA Western and Eastern Conference finals are here, with the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder already one game in, and the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat set for Game 1 on Monday night. For the occasion, the folks at Double Scri...